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The Missouri Senate will continue investigating Planned Parenthood even though the state attorney general found no evidence suggesting the organization sold fetal body parts in the state.
Kelly Gissendaner, convicted of murder nearly two decades ago, was put to death early Wednesday morning.
Rep. Jud McMillin, a rising star in the state's Republican Party, abruptly resigned Tuesday.
Attorneys for Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis say the pope met privately with her and her husband, Joe, during the pope's visit to the United States last week.
Buffeted by a series of high-profile child abuse cases, Governor Charlie Baker pledged Monday to replace a patchwork of policies at the state’s Department of Children and Families with a clear, standardized playbook aimed at protecting children from violent crime at the hands of those closest to them.
Carrizo cane sprouts along the banks of the Rio Grande, providing easy cover for smugglers and drug mules. A new state law says it should be eradicated, and the governor requested $10 million to do the job. But lawmakers neglected to set aside any money for razing cane.
As the number of companies testing self-driving cars on public roads rises, nonprofit Consumer Watchdog says the public should have more information about the crashes those vehicles are getting into.
In 1986, Washington's Legislature decided police officers shouldn't be prosecuted for killing someone in the line of duty as long as they acted in good faith and without malice, or what the law calls "evil intent."
Prescriptions for birth control pills typically have to be renewed every 30 or 90 days, potentially resulting in women missing scheduled pills. The yearlong provision will begin in 2017.
Mayor Carlos Gimenez said he'll push for measures to expand the regular taxi force by ditching restrictions on how many cabs can operate in Miami-Dade and who can drive them.
Is the country—along with the aid groups that help in resettlement and local communities that receive refugees—ready for an increase in arrivals? And where will the new arrivals go?
The company that sold the amphibious Ride the Ducks vehicle involved in last week's deadly crash on the Aurora Bridge says it had "no reason to believe" that the Seattle firm that bought it had not made a safety fix to the vehicle that was recommended two years ago.
Gov. Christie said Monday that he wouldn't consider raising the state's tax on gasoline unless lawmakers pared back other levies, though he didn't endorse a specific plan.
Before she was sentenced Monday for her role in helping two killers escape from Clinton Correctional, Joyce Mitchell sobbed through a statement expressing remorse and fear of going to state prison.
Facing insolvency, the co-op health insurance plan operating under the state's Obamacare health exchange is being shut down.
Pennsylvania's chief justice declined Monday to join calls by other elected state officials for embattled Attorney General Kathleen Kane's resignation saying that is a purely personal decision for her.
This is one national ranking Tennessee officials are not likely to boast about any time soon.
In the absence of federal laws to address the stubborn pay gap between women and men, some states are stepping in with legislation.
Bill de Blasio will introduce a free one-stop shop for landlords to help them refurbish buildings for energy efficiency, clean energy and water conservation.
State elected officials and candidates receive perks and spend millions of dollars in campaign cash on car repairs, football tickets, male-enhancement pills, and overseas trips.
In Guadalupe, one of the state's smallest towns, residents try to combat persistent poverty.
Louisiana voters approved a ballot measure to let local governments tax property in their borders that's owned by another government.
The college celebrates 50 years as an independent institution.
A new long-term blueprint from San Diego planners puts skyways and light-rail stations in some of the county's beach communities, making it possible for people who want to get to the ocean to make the trip without getting behind the wheel.
The foreign-born make up 14 percent of the nation's population today. They are projected to be 18 percent of the population by 2065.
On the flight back to Rome, he was asked if he supported individuals, including government officials, who refuse to abide by some laws, such as issuing marriage licenses to gays.
Shell was counting on offshore drilling in Alaska to help it drive future revenue, but results from an exploratory well backed by billions of dollars in investment and years of work were disappointing.
The National Transportation Safety Board found the duck boat that crashed Friday did not have an axle repair that was recommended in 2013.
The case of a corrections officer who injured an inmate and lied about it, but who an arbitrator found could return to work after a 120-day suspension, illustrates a broader problem.
Federal prosecutors looking into Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s marquee program to revitalize Buffalo’s economy have been examining how the government-funded projects were awarded, and whether state elected officials played a role in choosing who would benefit from the infusion of funds.
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