Some 250 years after “Common Sense” helped inspire the 13 colonies to declare independence, Thomas Paine might receive a long ...

A Florida school district “cut ties” with controversial Republican gubernatorial candidate James Fishback after a student claimed he had an “inappropriate relationship” with her while she was underage ...

The Brockton Republican City Committee is taking legal action against former GOP senate gubernatorial candidate Geoff Diehl over his push to dissolve and reorganize the local arm of the MassGOP. The ...

The National Baptist Convention is looking to host one of their three annual conventions in Buffalo. The group met with local elected officials and clergy members. Trump discovers Maduro’s Achilles’ ...

Speaker Mike Johnson is staring down a revolt from House Republican women. Several female lawmakers have been increasingly defying Johnson, R-La., on legislative matters and lobbing public broadsides ...

Republican Matt Van Epps has won a hotly contested special election for a deep-red congressional seat in Tennessee, NBC News projects, seeing off a Democratic challenge for the longtime GOP district.

Editor’s Note: As Lexington celebrates the 250th anniversary of its founding, the Herald-Leader and kentucky.com each day throughout 2025 will share interesting facts about our hometown. Compiled by ...