Wisconsin Gov. Evers appoints former Milwaukee health commissioner to cabinet

Gov. Tony Evers on Monday appointed the former public health leader in Milwaukee as secretary of the state Department of Health Services. Kirsten Johnson, who formerly served as Milwaukee’s health commissioner for two years until resigning in January, will become the third secretary of the state agency under Evers when she takes the position on […]

Newsmax Coverage of State of the Union

Newsmax’s coverage of President Joe Biden’s second State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress and the Republican response begins Tuesday at 8:45 p.m. ET and will run until 11 p.m.

Flaco the owl flees New York Central Park zoo after enclosure vandalized

Read More A Eurasian-eagle owl named Flaco escaped New York’s Central Park zoo on Thursday night after his enclosure was vandalized and is still on the loose in Manhattan. Flaco was spotted at different times since fleeing by various onlookers, once on a sidewalk on Fifth avenue, across the Plaza Hotel, and perched on trees […]

Connecticut Gov. Lamont proposes state’s 1st tax cut in nearly 30 years

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced Monday his new two-year budget plan will include the state’s first personal income tax rate reduction since 1996, one of several tax relief proposals he will officially unveil to the General Assembly on Wednesday. The proposed rate changes are predicted to benefit about 1.1 million of the state’s 1.7 million […]

24 people killed as Chile battles deadliest wildfires in country’s recent history

Chilean firefighters were battling to hold back forest fires on Monday as authorities said hot and dry weather would continue this week, potentially exacerbating what are already the deadliest blazes in the country’s recent history. The fires, which have consumed 667,000 acres of land, have killed 24 people so far in south-central Chile, and already […]