It’s the most error-prone method of execution and has gone wrong several times this year. Christa Pike’s case was the latest.

Both are certainly important questions, but they leave out a critical issue that confronts governmental entities from coast ...

New data shows relatively low reconviction rates among 18-year-olds handled in family court as the state weighs expanding the ...

Oregon is furthest along, developing a single-payer plan that could become a model for California, New York, Washington and other states.

President Donald Trump speaks during a swearing-in ceremony for new Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on March 24 after the Senate ...

Solar-powered devices are helping control harmful algal blooms in a reservoir that supplies the community’s drinking water.

Residents protest against an approved data center at the Pittsburg Technology Park in Pittsburg, Calif., on Monday, July 20, 2026. Residents voiced concerns about resource constraints and pollution ...

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 ...