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NEW YORK — More than 10 school districts across New York State received so-called swatting threats, or hoax emergency calls, on Wednesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul said. The governor said the targeted school districts spanned Long Island, Western New York, the Albany area, Central New York, the Southern Tier and the North Country. The spate of disruptive swatting incidents did not appear to involve ...

The Wisconsin Department of Justice said Wednesday it will protect elections and election workers in the state.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul is instructing local governments to have plans in place for preventing domestic terrorism.

Cocapah tribe leader dies The so-called Traditional Chief of the Cocapah tribe Inocencia González Sainz died Wednesday, relatives reported on social media. The 84-year-old indigenous leader, one of the last speakers of the native language, died at 4 p.m. González Sainz was a highly recognized artisan that was decorated by Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador for the promotion of the tribe’s culture. Funeral services were announced in the Cocapah Community Museum. The f...