Mary Beth Uretz, a Homewood, Ill., resident who spent Tuesday morning crying in her basement clutching her pets as severe storms swept through a broad swath of the Chicago area. The storms tore down ...

Social media platforms will face a bevy of new restrictions in New Jersey that limit their use of children’s data, restrict algorithmic content recommendations to minors, and block notifications ...

For eight weeks this summer, starting on July 15, Indiana is offering many individuals and businesses who owe back taxes a deal: no penalties, no interest, and no prosecution if they simply pay the ...

Every eight years, state housing regulators give cities and counties across California an especially dreaded homework assignment: Make a plan for a bunch of new homes. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ...

The state expanded benefits dramatically back in 1999. It proved to be unsustainable. Now lawmakers of both parties are supporting changes that would cost the taxpayers billions.

After a recruit died, the academy asked international policing experts for help learning how to improve. In recent years, many academies are rethinking their approaches.

A new consumer protection law prevents merchants from adding debit card surcharges, but businesses still have to pay banks and card networks every time a customer swipes — costs that may ultimately ...

North Texas districts are opening their doors to students from neighboring communities as declining enrollment and growing school choice turn recruitment into a financial survival strategy.

As increasingly soundproof cars make traditional sirens harder for drivers to hear, the LAPD is turning to low-frequency technology designed to literally shake motorists into paying attention.

New York City is increasingly relying on half-century-old floating power plants to prevent blackouts as extreme heat, ...

Bay Area researchers found that gardens created to capture stormwater can do more than reduce flooding and manage water flow.

It survived last year’s congressional tax and spending debate, but efforts to repeal it are likely to come up again. Before ...