Hancock County probate judge turns himself in at jail for overdue child support

3 GOP states go to US Supreme Court to challenge 3 Democratic-led states' abortion 'shield' laws

Three Republican states went to the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to challenge abortion “shield laws” protecting providers in three Democratic states, escalating the legal conflict over pills that account for a majority of abortions. The attorneys general of Alabama, Arkansas and Louisiana contend that the laws in California, Massachusetts and New York undermine their […]

Rivals for California governor to meet in only scheduled debate as mail ballots go to voters

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The candidates for California governor will meet face to face Tuesday in the only scheduled debate of the campaign, giving Republican Steve Hilton perhaps his best chance of gaining ground on Democrat Xavier Becerra. The hourlong matchup on CNN comes just days before mail ballots are expected to begin arriving at […]

Troy Jackson's Gaza misstep shows him struggling with a big step up to national politics

Jackson is working through one of the most divisive issues on the left while running against strongly pro-Israel Republican Sen. Susan Collins.

Transcript shows woman told Cornell police 2 years ago she was 100% confident she was raped

A woman who filed a lawsuit saying she was sexually assaulted by seven men at a Cornell University fraternity house told police weeks after the incident that she could “say with 100% confidence I was raped,” according to a transcript obtained by CBS News New York. The transcript, which has not been publicly released, raises […]

Blue Hill sues downtown restaurant over unpermitted buildings

The lawsuit is the latest legal action involving businesses owned by Matthew Haskell.