Detractors of the bill fear a rise in alcohol consumption in areas where social services to help people fight addiction are not readily available. They have questioned why the law needs to allow ...

Facing projections of spiking energy demand, U.S. states are pressing for ways to build new power plants faster as policymakers increasingly worry about protecting their residents and economies from ...

High-profile Republican priorities are advancing after the Iowa Legislature's first "funnel" deadline on Friday, while others failed to survive.

Firing squads have a long and storied history in the U.S. They've served as a punishment for mutiny in colonial times, a way ...

This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. It is part two in a four-part series. Read part one here. President Trump and Texas lawmakers are pushing to loosen the ...

By The President Donald Trump’s launched a trade war Tuesday against America’s three biggest trading partners, drawing ...

It replaces the old “county line” ballot ... then there is not a separate drawing for every office and candidate.” The bill needs to be signed into law before the June primary, otherwise ...

Smacking puts children at risk of "really significant physical harm", leading children's doctors have said as they call for ...

After about two hours of deliberations, jurors found Marshella Chidester of all charges stemming from the Swan Boat Club crash, including two counts of murder.

Prosecutors wrapped up their case after calling six witnesses Wednesday, including 14-year-old Edward ... and blood draw at the hospital. Under cross-examination, defense attorney Bill Colovos ...

Even though state law prohibits lottery retailers from selling ... He said he has "no confidence" in the 33-year-old state agency and left open the possibility it could be abolished by the ...