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@ShaunKing, on Twitter, commenting on the death of Eric Garner, an unarmed black man who died after a police chokehold. Garner's death was filmed, but NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo was not indicted, raising questions about whether outfitting cops around the country with body cameras -- a recent proposal that's been dubbed "the Michael Brown law" -- would reduce police brutality.
Likely Democratic 2016 hopeful Martin O’Malley has added New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s campaign manager to his team as a senior adviser as he prepares for a White House run.
Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead (R) was once among the handful of state executives to sue the federal government over the Affordable Care Act. Now, he says he wants his state to expand Medicaid under the ACA to cover thousands of low-income residents.
At a news conference Wednesday, Perry said he would be requiring all state agencies to use E-Verify, a federal electronic employee verification system that aims to prevent the hiring of illegal workers.
Texas and 16 other states sued the federal government and immigration agencies in U.S. District Court on Wednesday to try to derail President Obama's executive action deferring deportation for up to 5 million people, arguing it was unconstitutional and would worsen the humanitarian crisis on the U.S.-Mexico border.
The New York Police Department on Wednesday announced the start of a pilot program this week to fit some officers with body cameras, an idea that has gained nationwide attention in the wake of the shooting of a Ferguson, Mo., man that sparked mass protests.
A New York grand jury Wednesday opted not to indict a white policeman in the killing of Eric Garner, an unarmed black man whose last words -- "I can't breathe" -- became a rallying cry for protesters who blamed his death on racial profiling and police abuse.
New estimates show health-care spending grew 3.6 percent in 2013, which is the lowest rate since 1960.
The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a two-say sentence stay for the defense team of Scott Panetti, who tried to call John F. Kennedy, Pope John Paul II and Jesus Christ as witnesses in his murder trial.
Review household city Internet adoption rates and connections data
Some states have begun to focus on helping homeless children, but their efforts are being complicated by the way the federal government counts them.
A new survey examines the main reasons most government workers' health-care costs are increasing and how municipalities are responding.
Amount of food (in equivalent hot dogs) consumed by ants in New York City that live on the medians on Broadway, according to a recent study.
A petition submitted by Washington, D.C., residents to rename the popular H Street to Marion Barry Boulevard after the controversial four-time mayor and city council member who died last month.
The D.C. Council voted Tuesday to approve a stadium for the D.C. United soccer franchise, making way for a second pro sports facility near the banks of the Anacostia River and probably ending the team’s decade-long search for a new home.
The first major Pacific storm of the season drenched much of California on Tuesday, slaking a parched and dusty region, but still leaving the state deep in a historic drought.
Fallout over the Los Angeles school district's $1.3-billion plan to provide iPads to every student intensified Tuesday with the revelation that the FBI is conducting a criminal investigation into the failed effort.
Do it or else. Increasingly, that’s the approach taken by employers who are offering financial incentives for workers to take part in wellness programs that incorporate screenings that measure blood pressure, cholesterol and body mass index, among other things.
A state crazy about college football will soon have one less college football team.
In a sudden reversal, Gov. Jay Nixon on Monday said he will not call a special session to appropriate emergency funds for security measures in Ferguson and the St. Louis area after Missouri Republican leaders voiced their doubt over its necessity.
A new report shows federal spending accounts for nearly one-fifth of the nation's economic activity, but its impact varies wildly from state to state.
Homeless patients are more likely to be readmitted to "safety net" hospitals when they have no safe place to recover from illnesses.
Tiny San Benito County provides a template for possible anti-fracking campaigns.
In Arizona, swings in Medicaid access show the program's impact.
Legal scholars say the decision could deal a potentially lethal blow to the law by undermining the government-run insurance marketplaces that are its backbone, as well as the mandate requiring most Americans to carry coverage.
Cost of a custom-built conference table purchased by Kean University, a public college in New Jersey, prompting students to petition the school's board of trustees to fire Kean's president.
Number of school districts in Kentucky where instead of getting snow days, students will work on assignments and attend lessons online.
Reading, Pa., City Council President Francis Acosta. Reading is planning a Charlie Brown Day festival on Dec. 20 to celebrate the city's scrawny, 50-foot Norwegian pine. The city tried to cut down the tree after residents complained it was too ugly, but officials later decided to keep it and use it to promote tourism.
Additional innovation is needed for infrastructure issues that aggravate the public.
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