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Though Gov. Ned Lamont's proposed $200-per-person election-year rebate will dominate the political conversation, most of the $28.7 billion budget he released Wednesday will simply maintain a course he and legislators have already charted.

A $13.5 million settlement has been reached with six children who were placed into an abusive home in California after they had previously been rescued from squalid and torturous conditions in their parents' home.

It's an annual ritual in Michigan: The state proclaiming how much cash the lottery is pouring into schools. Gov.

A new experiment hints that an ape may be able to play pretend like humans do. Scientists studied a bonobo named Kanzi who was raised in captivity and became a whiz at communicating with humans using graphic symbols.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune says Democrats' demands for new restrictions on federal immigration officers are "unrealistic."

Renée Fleming and Béla Fleck will perform a joint concert at Carnegie Hall in the 2026-27 season. They plan to present Appalachian folk music on Dec. 3.

A federal district judge on Wednesday declared a 2021 law restricting state investments in companies boycotting the fossil fuel industry unconstitutional, calling it "facially overbroad" and citing First and Fourteenth Amendment concerns.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says it would be up to the president to decide whether to sue Kevin Warsh, Donald Trump's nominee for Federal Reserve chair, if he doesn't lower interest rates.

A FIFA report shows that a record 5,973 international transfers were made in men's soccer during the January trading window.

Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino says he hopes a legal battle with a Hong Kong firm over Panama Canal ports does not escalate.