Coronavirus spreading graph comparison between countries
Hot Topics
From today:
This week:
This month:
Articles in topic state's
Florida House passes bill creating election police force
The Republican-controlled Florida House on Wednesday night passed a voting overhaul bill that would create a new security office to investigate election crimes and increase penalties for violating the state's elections laws.
[ cnn.com ]DeSantis confronts reporter over 'Don't Say Gay' bill
Students that organized a walkout at a high school in Florida speak out against the state's recently passed Parental Rights in Education bill, also know as the "Don't Say Gay" bill.
[ cnn.com ]Georgia GOP chair tells January 6 committee that Trump campaign directed alternate elector effort
The chairman of the Republican Party in Georgia on Friday told the House select committee investigating the January 6 riot that the Trump campaign had directed the party in 2020 to put forward an alternate slate of electors after then-President Donald Trump lost the state's vote, according to a person familiar with the testimony.
[ cnn.com ]Changes in new Texas law angers voters
As early voting kicks off in Texas for US congressional seats, CNN's Dianne Gallagher speaks to voters who are seeing their mail-in ballot applications rejected as a result of the state's new laws.
[ cnn.com ]An Arizona bill would empower state legislators to reject election results
Republican lawmakers in Arizona are pushing a raft of major changes to the state's voting laws, including a controversial bill that would empower legislators to reject election results.
[ cnn.com ]Mother, 2 siblings charged in death of 6-year-old boy found in Indiana
The mother and two siblings of a 6-year-old North Chicago boy who was found dead in Indiana have been charged in connection with his death, the Lake County, Illinois, State's Attorney Office said.
[ cnn.com ]South Dakota places further restrictions on medication abortions
Women in South Dakota who are seeking a medication abortion will face additional restrictions later this month after state lawmakers approved a new rule from the state's health department.
[ cnn.com ]Overwhelmed hospitals get help from National Guard
As Covid-19 cases continue to rise in Ohio, the state's governor has asked the National Guard to step in and help out overwhelmed hospitals.
[ cnn.com ]Federal judge denies Oklahoma governor's request to stop military vaccine mandate
Oklahoma National Guard members must get vaccinated against Covid-19, a federal judge has ruled, denying a request from the state's Republican governor and others to halt the military's vaccine mandate.
[ cnn.com ]Brother of Colorado truck crash victim says governor should 'stay out of it'
CNN's Kate Bolduan interviews Duane Bailey, whose brother was killed in a fiery truck crash in Colorado. The state's governor is calling for a reduction in the driver's 110-year prison sentence.
[ cnn.com ]Walmart sued for allegedly dumping over a million hazardous items a year
California filed a lawsuit against Walmart Monday for allegedly disposing of hazardous waste at a rate of "more than one million items each year," the state's Department of Justice announced.
[ cnn.com ]Gorsuch deals abortion providers a setback
In the latest setback for abortion clinics in Texas, Justice Neil Gorsuch said Thursday that a conservative federal appeals court should handle the next steps of litigation concerning the state's six-week ban, a move that will likely leave women seeking abortions in the state in legal limbo for weeks if not months.
[ cnn.com ]South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's daughter was given an extra chance to obtain real estate license, former state employee testifies
The former state employee who is at the center of the controversy over whether South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem intervened to help her daughter obtain a real estate appraiser license testified before state lawmakers on Tuesday that Noem's daughter was given an extra chance to correct her work so that her application would not be denied and that the state's process for handling her application was unusual.
[ cnn.com ]How to improve our odds against deadly tornadoes
On Saturday, tornado scientists like myself woke to horrible news: Dozens of people had been killed in a devastating system of more than 50 tornadoes that spread across several states. The hardest-hit areas appeared to be in Kentucky, where Gov. Andy Beshear said he believes more than 80 people have died in what he called "the most devastating tornado event" in the state's history.
[ cnn.com ]What the Texas abortion decision portends for reproductive rights
For months, abortion bans made national headlines, in large part thanks to Texas. The state passed a law banning abortion at six weeks, the point at which doctors could detect fetal cardiac activity, and allowed any private citizen to sue a doctor or person aiding or abetting someone seeking an abortion for at least $10,000 dollars a procedure. The legislation solved the state's problems of enforcing laws by creating a lucrative bounty and incentivizing neighbors, friends and family to report one another.
[ cnn.com ]Analysis: Texas could test one of Biden's core political bets
No state may benefit more than Texas from the social programs included in President Joe Biden's Build Back Better agenda, an array of recent analyses show -- despite the fierce opposition to the bill from the state's Republican leadership. And over time that dynamic could make the state a crucial proving ground for one of the White House's core political bets.
[ cnn.com ]A North Carolina man accidentally bought 2 identical lottery tickets -- and won 2 jackpots
A North Carolina man wasn't sure if he had bought a ticket in the state's Lucky for Life lottery drawing, so he filled out the online form.
[ cnn.com ]'Incredibly alarming': Hear one secretary of state's election warning
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold describes efforts by election deniers to fill local government positions as former President Trump and others continue to spread misinformation about the 2020 presidential election.
[ cnn.com ]Dod denies governor's request and insists National Guard members be vaccinated
Secretary of State Lloyd Austin denied a request from Oklahoma's governor to exempt his state's National Guard members from the Pentagon's Covid-19 vaccine mandate.
[ cnn.com ]SCOTUS will hear dispute over North Carolina GOP legislators' defense of voter ID law
The Supreme Court said Wednesday that it will hear a case brought by Republican legislators in North Carolina who are seeking to defend the state's strict voter ID law because they think the Democratic state attorney general is not adequately representing their interests.
[ cnn.com ]