A group of voters and civil rights organizations are filing a lawsuit challenging Tennessee’s congressional and state senate maps as unconstitutional racial gerrymanders. The 49-page complaint accuses the state’s Republican-led Legislature of diluting the power of voters of color in the Memphis and Nashville areas by making "the conscious choice to manipulate the population of...

On July 27, Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) announced legislation to establish a new agency responsible for policing major tech companies. The Digital Consumer Protection Commission Act aims to regulate Meta, Google, Amazon and other Big Tech firms with strong penalties for violations that include revoking these companies’ licenses to operate. “It’s time for meaningful, structural change to rein in Big Tech,”the senators wrote in a press release.  This...

Housing prices are rising across the country and college students are not immune from the increased burden of pricey off-campus rentals. Some of the most affordable college towns in the U.S. are in rural areas of the country while the most expensive are often in coastal regions, according to a new report. California alone boasts...

A group of LGBTQ veterans who were discharged because of their sexual orientation sued the Defense Department in federal court Tuesday, arguing it violated their constitutional rights when it failed to update them to honorable discharges after it repealed the “don’t ask don’t tell” policy more than a decade ago. “The U.S. Armed Forces allows...

{beacon} 12:30 REPORT TALK OF THE MORNING Ohio rejects measure seen as threat to abortion rights: © Associated Press In what is seen as a win for abortion rights advocates, Ohio voters on Tuesday resoundingly rejected a proposed constitutional amendment that could have made it much more difficult to enshrine abortion rights into the state's...

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued people who jumped into the ocean off the island of Maui to escape the Hawaii wildfires fueled by an offshore hurricane, according to The Associated Press. Wildfires powered by strong wind gusts from Hurricane Dora have torn through the historic town of Lahaina in Maui, forcing residents to evacuate their...

Georgia GOP legislators propose parental consent for minors' social media accounts, combating cyberbullying and age verification concerns.

Disgraced former state attorney Monique Worrell attacked Florida Governor Ron DeSantis after he removed her from her post on Wednesday.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams renewed his calls for more action from the federal government over the migrant crisis – as he projected costs for the city could hit $12 billion by 2025.

Democrats from outside of Ohio are cheering the defeat of a GOP-backed state proposal after Republicans accused "liberal dark money" of funding the successful opposition.