Tensions rose during a bipartisan forum this week after an audience question about discrimination reportedly led an Idaho state senator to angrily tell a Native American candidate to “go back where you came from.” Republican Sen. Dan Foreman left the event early after the outburst and later denied making any racist comments in a Facebook post. Trish Carter-Goodheart, a Democratic candidate for the House District 6 seat and member of the Nez Perce Tribe, said the blowup left her shaken and thinking about security needs for future public events.
Federal immigration officers are hunting a violent fugitive accused of striking an ICE agent with his vehicle during a chaotic arrest attempt in Sacramento last week....
The Massachusetts State Lottery announced last week that a $2 million Powerball ticket was sold at the Old South Diner in Nantucket, Massachusetts, marking its fifth million-dollar prize in two years....