US REGIONS

Interest in indoor activities like board games and puzzles soared during the height of the pandemic as restaurants and bars shut down. But board game enthusiasts are dealing with long wait times and increased prices due to supply chain issues.

Opponents of the Florida legislature's move to dissolve Disney's self-governed tax district say local taxpayers will be saddled with hefty debt and increased property tax payments, but proponents disagree.

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson rips Biden's hypocrisy, arguing the president should reinstate both Title 42 and travel mask mandates if he believes a public health emergency "continues to exist."

Oklahoma is considering a bill that would give $698 million in rebates and incentives to companies who meet specific thresholds for job creation and capital expenditures.

Los Angeles mayoral candidate and real estate developer Rick Caruso has banned supporters of a recall attempt to oust Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon from seeking petition signatures on some of his mall properties, despite endorsing the effort.

A New York physician was charged in an indictment on Thursday over an alleged $10 million health care fraud scheme.

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday that his fight against Disney is not "retaliatory" after Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, a Democratic gubernatorial candidate, accused him of pushing policies "based on revenge and being a dictator."

While New Jersey hopes to catch the same marijuana sales profit buzz as Colorado and California, experts warn the weed tax won't change the "revenue picture."

A local Columbia, Missouri taxi company is packing it in as an extended shortage of workers and parts coupled with record-high gas prices make it too difficult to continue to operate.

Central Texas has seen booming population growth in recent years, but the influx of new Texans has also pushed housing costs up at a far faster pace than the rest of the state.

Hollywood actor Josh Duhamel will continue to promote his home state of North Dakota. The state's tourism agency confirmed Tuesday he will be paid $75,000 to be the face of the state's tourism campaign for the next 2 years.

Kelly Claggett and her husband, Brad, of Grove, Oklahoma, took a leap of faith amid COVID — and moved forward with a farm-to-table restaurant idea they'd nurtured for years. It took guts and grit — and now their venture is paying many dividends.

Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday that Florida will seek ways to hold Twitter's board of directors “accountable” over their response to billionaire Elon Musk's bid to take the company private.

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez says he "hopes" to help bring more young voters to the Republican Party.

Philadelphia businesses and residents are seeking to overturn Philadelphia's renewed indoor mask mandate through the courts.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott dropped an immigration order that backed up commercial trucks at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Thousands of unionized California grocery store workers have a new contract.

Several feet of snow were brought to the Sierra Nevada by a sudden spring storm

Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke on Sunday accused Republican Gov. Greg Abbott of "spiking inflation" with his now-repealed truck inspection policy that clogged traffic at the Texas-Mexico border.