North Carolina lawmakers kicked off debate on the long-awaited $34 billion budget Wednesday. The bill passed the Senate on a bipartisan 37-12 vote with several Democrats in ...

After nearly three years at the helm of the country’s second-largest police department, Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling will retire on July 15. “During the past three years, ...

California’s effort to restrict sales of handguns that can be converted into fully-automatic machine guns drew an immediate federal challenge Wednesday, with the Trump administration suing the state o ...

Gov. Andy Beshear toured flood damage in two Kentucky communities Wednesday, and said he believes the request for financial relief from the federal government to victims to ...

Several laws restricting access to medications that can be used to terminate a pregnancy and others placing limits on minors’ access to sexual and reproductive healthcare — including the HPV ...

The just-approved California state budget strips authority from the elected state superintendent of public instruction, transferring power in January to an appointee of the governor, dramatically chan ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota’s Conviction Review Unit, the statewide agency that reviewed potential wrongful convictions, has closed, Attorney General Keith Ellison told board members in a letter Wednesday ...

Brittany Clark was a “beautiful, unforgettable soul” who fought to survive after an alligator attacked her while she cooled off from a hike in the Econlockhatchee River ...

Federal officials have set a date to round up and relocate 450 wild horses they say are damaging Mono Lake’s famed limestone ...

Skid Row's only post office has closed after what officials said were repeated break-ins and damage to employee property.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Tuesday imposing a 100% tax on any payments distributed to California residents from ...

Manny Rutinel was out to an early lead over Shannon Bird Tuesday evening in the Democratic primary election race that will ...