Turnout in Minnesota, Wisconsin primaries surges to two-decade highs
Voter engagement in the 2018 U.S. midterm races remains feverish, primaries in notable swing states Wisconsin and Minnesota showed on Tuesday.
In first, transgender woman wins Democratic nomination for Vermont governor
Vermont Democrats made Christine Hallquist the first openly transgender person to win a major party nomination for statewide office in U.S. history as she clinched Tuesday’s primary election for governor.
New Mexico Judge gets death threats after granting bail to compound members
A New Mexico judge received death threats on Tuesday a day after she granted bail to two men and three women charged with child abuse and accused of training children at their compound to carry out attacks, court officials said.
Wisconsin, Minnesota races could serve as barometer of voter intensity
Voters had their say in primary races in the upper Midwestern states of Wisconsin and Minnesota on Tuesday, two key battlegrounds in November’s congressional elections that could determine control of Congress.
Wisconsin, Minnesota primaries to gauge strength of opposition to Trump
States such as Wisconsin helped drive Donald Trump’s surprising presidential win two years ago, and Tuesday’s primaries there and in neighboring Minnesota could serve as a barometer of opposition strength headed into the November midterm elections.
Outrage, praise as New Mexico compound members granted bail
A New Mexico judge’s decision to grant bail to two men and three women charged with child abuse and accused of training children at their remote compound for attacks was slammed by the state’s governor and many locals but praised by others who said the…
Nine hurt as Denver gas explosion levels residential building
Nine people were injured, one critically, on Tuesday when a natural gas explosion leveled a Denver apartment house, a fire department spokesman said.
Ford to invest $740 million in Detroit train station, city development project
Ford Motor Co disclosed Tuesday it will spend $740 million on a project to revamp Michigan Central Station, Detroit’s historic but dilapidated former rail station, as well as other neighborhood sites.
U.S. lawsuit over photos at U.S.-Mexico border crossings is revived
A federal appeals court on Tuesday revived a lawsuit by border policy activists challenging the constitutionality of a U.S. government policy requiring advance permission to take photos or shoot film at ports of entry on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Nine hurt as gas explosion levels Denver building
Nine people were injured, one critically, on Tuesday when a natural gas explosion leveled a Denver apartment building, a fire department spokesman said.
