News
On the night of the mass shooting, Kristin Jacobs was in the room as parents received news about missing children. "If you were in that room," she says, "how could you let nothing happen?"
Congress and the state of New York are trying to bring down the infrastructure bills. But what's making them so high?
By ensuring proper plans and systems are in place, you can keep your citizens safe and informed, no matter when a disaster strikes.
With a proposal for an even higher pay raise next school year, this year's statewide public school employees strike -- the second teacher strike in West Virginia history and the first to also include school service personnel -- is planned to end, at least for now.
Teachers could take up arms under wide-ranging measures dealing with mental health, school safety and gun access that are headed to the floor of the Florida House and Senate after passing through final committee hearings Tuesday.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday strengthened the Trump administration's power to hold immigrants in jail for months or years as they fight deportation, ruling federal law gives these detainees no right to a bail hearing nor a chance to go free.
There are now two Republicans running for governor in California after former Sacramento Rep. Doug Ose dropped out Monday. And if state party Chairman Jim Brulte had his way, there would be only one.
The five candidates vying for the Republican nomination in Maine's 2018 governor's race bucked a national tide by agreeing during a Monday night debate at Colby College that the way to make schools safer isn't through stricter gun control laws.
After initially skipping some top Texas Republicans when dishing out endorsements, President Trump on Tuesday gave his blessing to GOP candidates who are facing fierce primary challenges.
With U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts saying it was "chilling" to watch a video of Fane Lozman being led out of a 2006 Riviera Beach city council meeting in handcuffs, the high court on Tuesday may have signalled a willingness to make sure Americans' right to speak freely at public meetings isn't compromised.
In a move to address the nation's deadly opioid crisis, the Justice Department says it will target the prescription drug pipeline with a new focus on companies that manufacture and distribute the drugs.
Mayor Timothy P. Kerner's response to a federal official's suggestion that his Louisiana town, Jean Lafitte, should relocate instead of build a levee around the town to protect it from rising sea levels.
States considering creating a public registry of people convicted of abusing animals. Supporters argue the lists would not only keep pets from their custody but also raise red flags about people who may commit other violent crimes. Tennessee and a few municipalities already have one.
Coal companies linked to the billionaire governor of West Virginia owe $2.9 million in delinquent property taxes in Kentucky, shorting schools and local government programs of money at a time many are struggling with tight finances.
The federal response to Florida's school massacre remained captive to competing political imperatives Tuesday, as House Republicans declined to sign onto President Trump's proposal to arm and reward teachers willing to carry weapons, even as they made clear their aim is to oppose further restrictions on guns.
A divided California Supreme Court took another step Monday to reduce lengthy prison sentences for juveniles tried as adults, ruling that terms of 50 years or more for violent sex crimes violate constitutional standards based on youths' lack of maturity and their prospect of future rehabilitation.
The federal government is sending another wave of investigators to Michigan State University to look into the university's handling of the Larry Nassar case, U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced Monday.
As deaths from mass shootings have mounted across the United States, some states are moving to collect hard data to guide their decisions about guns — even as the federal government has retreated from such research in the face of pressure from pro-gun groups.
The federal government's response to Idaho's unprecedented plan to ignore parts of the federal health law could have ripple effects throughout the country.
A new report suggests that high fatalities may be the new normal and that cellphone and marijuana use could be two factors driving the death toll.
A Denver coffee shop received city approval Monday for the nation’s first business license to allow marijuana use by patrons under a 2016 voter-approved initiative.
Much like President Trump, many U.S. cities make an effort to use the goods and services of companies in their own city limits. It has some troubling side effects.
When the ice breaks, someone wins a cash prize.
The cost of post-retirement benefits is threatening governments’ ability to provide vital services.
Everyone thinks they know what a mayor does, but the role of a city leader varies greatly from one place to the next.
Atlanta, Chicago and Minneapolis have won funding to better identify and help victims.
A tragic school fire decades ago brought about real change that has saved lives. Today's school shootings call for the same kind of comprehensive response.
President Donald Trump said he wanted to meet with state attorneys general to hear their ideas about gun laws — he brought in two anti-gun-regulation Republicans, and the White House says that’s enough.
The National Redistricting Foundation sued Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin on Monday for not holding special elections for two state Legislature seats.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned down a legal claim over the secrecy surrounding Texas' lethal injection practices and the possibility that aging death drugs could cause suffering.
Most Read
