SZA’s songs blend R&B, pop, and alt-soul into stories that feel personal yet widely relatable. Since her 2017 album 'Ctrl', ...

SBC President Clint Pressley endorsed the effort saying it would “provide preborn children with equal protection of the laws.

PIERRE, SOUTH DAKOTA / ACCESS Newswire / February 9, 2026 / The South Dakota legislature today rejected a vendor-inspired ...

PIERRE, SOUTH DAKOTA / ACCESS Newswire / February 9, 2026 / The South Dakota legislature today rejected a vendor-inspired "transactional gold" bill that would harm South Dakotans, free enterprise, and ...

Some Republican legislators are looking to restrict their states' ability to set environmental regulations, a move that comes ...

In this installment of William Broyles and Stephen Harrigan’s serialized novel, Quin and Annie meet a famed vampire hunter—and a trio of deadly nemeses.

A bill that would have banned needle exchanges near schools and childcare facilities will not advance in the Oregon ...

SALT LAKE CITY, UT / ACCESS Newswire / February 19, 2026 / For the second time in as many years, Utah has rejected a government-run "transactional gold" scheme, joining Mississippi and South Dakota as ...

Kealoha Pisciotta, a Hawaiian cultural practitioner and animal advocate, disagrees with killing feral chickens simply because they’re a nuisance. Some chickens today descended from those brought to ...

Sound Off is an opinion forum for Mercury readers to offer brief comments on today’s news. Submissions must be 75 words or fewer and are subject to editing for grammar and clarity. Publication is at ...

My name appears in the ­Epstein Files — but it’s not because I was pals with the notorious dead predator. I’m just a reporter whose work made its way to his inbox. But even if I had cozied up to the ...