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The Florida Supreme Court went on summer vacation Thursday and put on ice rulings resolving two of the most controversial issues to come before the court this year: the death penalty and expansion of slot machines.
A controversial measure that would require a government-issued photo ID to vote was vetoed by Gov. Jay Nixon on Thursday, with the Democratic governor arguing it would act as a barrier against citizens' fundamental right to vote.
With California's strict vaccine mandate now in place, opponents are fighting to overturn the law in court.
Prosecutors dropped one of the five charges against Baltimore Police Lt. Brian Rice -- misconduct in office based on an alleged illegal arrest -- before launching into opening statements in his trial Thursday morning.
Gov. Mark Dayton on Thursday condemned the actions by police, saying that while not all the facts are yet in surrounding the fatal shooting of Philando Castile, the force used in the traffic stop was excessive.
Five police officers were fatally shot and six others wounded Thursday when snipers opened fire in downtown Dallas during a protest over recent police shootings in Minnesota and Louisiana, police said.
Freestanding ERs have been around for years. But only recently have they become profit-focused, deceptive places of care.
More information isn't always better. Some things are better kept secret.
A roundup of money (and other) news governments can use.
There's a wide variation in the numbers of public employees and how much they cost in each state. See how yours compares.
The head of the New York City Campaign Finance Board on Wednesday dismissed an ethics complaint against Mayor Bill de Blasio's fundraising nonprofit, but lamented that acceptance by such groups of unlimited donations, "plainly raises serious policy and perception issues."
Gov. Mike Pence outraised Democratic contender John Gregg during the second quarter of the year, according to preliminary fundraising numbers obtained by IndyStar.
Democrats blocked a proposal Wednesday by U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey to withhold federal grant money from communities where authorities refuse to hold suspected undocumented immigrants for federal agents without a court order.
More Americans will now have access to a drug that could help treat their opioid addiction, Sylvia Burwell, U.S. secretary of health and human services, announced Tuesday, even as she pushed for Congress to approve $1.1 billion targeted at the opioid epidemic.
Every weekday at 2 p.m., men in orange jumpsuits file into a Casper courtroom for their first appearance before a judge.
The fatal police shooting of an African American man hawking CDs in front of a convenience store in this sweltering Southern city has once again reignited the nation's long-running debate over race, police and the use of force.
The most important election news and political dynamics at the state and local levels.
Economic output would get a big boost if more women were in the workplace. A new report shows how far places have to go to close that gap.
Important budget decisions needn't be made in an atmosphere of anger or ignorance. There's much that governments can do to engage the public in the process.
Some counties are losing people in their prime working years, creating potential challenges for local governments.
In a year of political upheaval, the gubernatorial elections stand out for how little has changed.
It is officially swelter season in Texas, and for most of the 150,000 inmates in the state's sprawling prison system, it means another summer of seemingly endless months in cells where temperatures can climb north of 100 degrees.
It's been an article of undisputed faith among Florida cops, prosecutors and journalists for decades that phone calls to 911 are public records. So media lawyers were flabbergasted last month when Orlando police refused to turn over recordings of the 911 calls made during the murderous shootout inside the Pulse nightclub that left 49 people dead.
Enhancing mosquito control. Encouraging safe sex. Advising people to minimize travel to infected areas.
Kansas cannot cut off Medicaid funding for two Planned Parenthood affiliates, a federal judge said Tuesday.
On Friday, Arizona became the most stringent state in the nation for aid to poor families raising children.
The court struck down a rule issued by the Obama administration that barred the sale of such insurance as a separate stand-alone product.
Many municipalities have switched to LED streetlights to save energy and money. But the change still comes at a cost.
After legal battles and lobbying efforts, tens of thousands of people with hepatitis C are gaining earlier access to expensive drugs that can cure this condition.
It will soon be harder to buy ammunition in California and illegal to own magazine clips that hold more than 10 rounds under a suite of gun-control bills Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law on Friday.
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