Time was running out to find survivors, as rescuers continued to work in the Kumamoto area on Japan 's southern main island of Kyushu, where the magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit Tuesday.

A company has come out with plans to build so-called “emergency resilience systems” at fairgrounds in California, which may include the Tulare and Kings county fairgrounds. Residents are raising an ...

Wildfires in central and eastern Oregon are prompting evacuations and forcing ranchers to scramble to move cattle and find ...

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Even the most permissive caseload standards recommend no more than 150 felonies or 400 misdemeanors per year. The report, ...

The Department of Homeland Security’s top lawyer is openly attacking U.S. District Court judges by name on an official ...

Twenty-nine-year-old British artist James Cook is gaining international accolades for his art, which includes portraits of ...

Last year, Congress passed a law adding strict new work requirements to Medicaid. At the time, Republicans talked a lot about the value and dignity of work, and making sure low-income people weren’t ...

The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday. Fed policymakers say they remain committed to ...

Experts say immersion in cold water before an ambulance arrives can greatly increase the chances of heat stroke survival and ...

At a Senate hearing Wednesday, Anthony Fauci is likely to face questions from Sen. Rand Paul related to the origins of the ...

Working-class voters have moved away from the Democratic Party. Winning them back is key to the party's future, a new reports ...