Maine voters defeated a voter ID ballot initiative and approved "red flag" gun restrictions in Tuesday’s off-year election. The voter ID and absentee ballot initiative, referred to as "Question 1," was resoundingly rejected by voters and projected to fail shortly after polls in the state closed. "Question 1" would have required voters to present a photo ID for both in-person and absentee voting. It would also have imposed limits on the number of election drop boxes to one per municipality and required absentee voters to submit a written application before each election, according to The Associated Press...

New Jersey was supposed to be last night’s tough race for Democrats. An unpopular incumbent Democratic governor, Phil Murphy, combined with Trump’s 2024 over-performance, particularly with Hispanic voters, weighed heavily. Democrats whispered that the party’s nominee, Rep. Mikie Sherrill, was running an underwhelming campaign and perhaps wasn’t ready for the limelight of a statewide race. History was also working against Democrats. After all, it’s been more than six decades since any political party has won three consecutive gubernatorial elections in the Garden State...

A majority of Supreme Court justices seemed skeptical on Wednesday about President Donald Trump ’s ability to unilaterally impose far-reaching tariffs, putting at risk a cornerstone of his agenda in the biggest legal test yet of his unprecedented presidency. Three conservative justices raised questions about whether an emergency law gives Trump near-limitless power to set and change duties on imports, with potentially trillion-dollar implications for the global economy...

After a wave of stinging results in several state contests -- in an election considered a referendum on him and Republicans -- President Donald Trump has tried to dismiss the bad news. “TRUMP WASN’T ON THE BALLOT, AND SHUTDOWN, WERE THE TWO REASONS THAT REPUBLICANS LOST ELECTIONS TONIGHT,” according to Pollsters," he posted, but not naming the pollsters...

At least 11 people were killed and more than a dozen others injured after a UPS plane crashed shortly after takeoff near the Louisville International Airport on Tuesday, officials said. The National Transportation Safety Board has begun an investigation into the crash, and said Wednesday afternoon it has recovered the black boxes that record plane data. The death toll rose Wednesday afternoon, and Louisville mayor Craig Greenberg said on social media that the number is still expected to rise as several people remain unaccounted for...

President Trump on Wednesday afternoon will give remarks on his economic agenda as part of the American Business Forum in Miami. Recent polling has shown the president hitting his lowest approval rating on the economy in recent weeks amid dismal jobs numbers, uncertainty around his tariff agenda and a record-long government shutdown. The Federal Reserve also cut interest rates last month for the second time since Trump returned to the Oval Office...

Eighteen-year-old Samantha Frye has traded college life for entrepreneurship, and she has no regrets.Frye began working at Rosalie's Restaurant in Strasburg, Ohio at 16 as a dishwasher, working up the ranks as a kitchen prep, server, then line cook. All while working a second job, sometimes third job.After graduating from high school, Frye started college at Ohio State with plans of studying business or environmental engineering. But when she came back to work a shift at Rosalie’s for winter break, an opportunity arose—the owners had planned to sell the restaurant. She traded books for menus. Photo credit: CanvaThe moment the opportunity appeared"I was thinking that maybe [buying] was something I wanted to do," she told News 5 Cleveland. "I had savings because I was saving for college, so I had quite a bit of money saved away. And I was like, I could possibly do this."Frye acted on that gut feeling, and used her college funds to buy Rosalie’s. Now she spends every day at her new business, either in the kitchen, on the floor or in the office meeting with sales reps.This Ohio diner is under new ownership: an 18-year-old who started out as a dishwasher and is carrying on a legacy of the past. https://t.co/7VShD0O6n0— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) May 13, 2023Support and skepticism from the communityThough Fyre's mother, Brandi Beitzel, confessed to USA Today that she wasn’t initially “on board” with her daughter abandoning college plans, over time she became very “proud” of her for forging her own path, and applauded her “drive and ambition.”That sentiment is echoed both by Rosalie’s regulars and staff, who are amazing at the young woman’s drive and confidence.“I just really think she's a great example of a young lady that is following her dreams and doing what she loves,” said Leanna Gardner, an employee.Rethinking college costs and alternativesIt’s no secret that there are significantly less students attending college—down by about a million since the start of the pandemic. And while there are no doubt potential long term collective consequences to that, with exorbitantly high student loan rates, it’s easy to see why young adults would avoid massive debt for careers that don’t require a college degree.Luckily, there are more efforts to make college an affordable option being made nationwide, like offering a free two years worth of college to graduating students.And as Frye is proving by example, not going to college is certainly not a death sentence for one’s future. There are many ways to plant seeds for success. Honestly, college or no college, no matter which path is taken, there will likely be more uncertainty than there are guarantees. Perhaps the best bet then is trust those pings of intuition."You don't need college to make a decent living, and I think that's what a lot of people think nowadays," Frye attests. "Follow your instinct, honestly. If it feels right, just do it."This article originally appeared last year.

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