As more colleges shut down, communities are looking to convert their campuses into housing. Zoning, costs and neighborhood opposition can make that harder than it sounds.

With new billions coming from a social media giant, states have an opportunity to get the spending — and the accountability — right. That hasn’t always been the outcome.

Ann Arbor, Mich., teachers and supporters rally for better pay on Wednesday at a meeting of the local board of education. One in eight teaching positions in American schools — more than 400,000 — are ...

A new state program reimburses local jails for housing and treating people with mental illness while they wait months for a ...

An 1874 political cartoon by Thomas Nast: Nast was an early popularizer of the elephant and the donkey as the symbols of the major parties. (Library of Congress) Americans complain frequently that ...

A dusty haze settles over the City of Imperial at dusk near the site of a proposed 950,000 square foot data center on March 12, 2026, in Imperial, California. Many residents are concerned about the ...

An estimated $2 billion in federal funding has been disrupted, affecting programs ranging from disaster preparedness to ...

(TNS) — Out-of-state guns wreak far more havoc in New York City than in any other big city in America, federal data shows. From 2017 through 2021, some 93 percent of the 12,910 guns recovered from ...

Autonomous vehicles could travel predetermined downtown routes and transmit live video to officers monitoring the streets remotely.

Construction workers rebuild a home with an ocean view amid cleared lots and sparse construction after the Palisades fire in the Sunset Mesa neighborhood of eastern Malibu, California, on Tuesday, Oct ...

Police are deploying the technology faster than anyone is governing it. Here’s a framework that addresses both safety and ...

Republicans are on the defensive going into the 2026 midterms, when 36 gubernatorial seats are up for grabs. But it’s not all ...