They say Trump's anti-DEI executive orders, put them in "impossible position."
Mahmoud Khalil requests transfer from Louisiana jail after judge blocks his release
Attorneys for the Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil have asked a federal judge to immediately release him on bail, or else transfer him to New Jersey, where he can be closer to his wife and newborn son
Supreme Court to hear appeal from Chevron in landmark coastal damage lawsuits
The Supreme Court will hear an appeal from Chevron, Exxon and other oil and gas companies that lawsuits seeking compensation for coastal land loss and environmental degradation in Louisiana should be heard in federal court
After Minnesota shooting, some states are more tightly guarding officials’ personal information
Lawmakers in some states are moving to delete their home addresses from online directories after one Minnesota legislator was killed and another wounded in their suburban Minneapolis homes last weekend
Florida budget puts millions in reserves as economic uncertainty brews. Here’s a look by the numbers
On the 105th day of what was supposed to be a 60-day session, Florida lawmakers gave final approval to a leaner state budget totaling $115.1 billion, marking the end of a lawmaking season that was largely defined by inter-party clashes in the Republica...
40 hours of violence and fear as gunman stalks Minnesota politicians
Early Saturday morning, when a man dressed like a police officer knocked at the home of a Minnesota state legislator, marked the start of nearly 40 hours of violence and fear that swept through towns in an arc around Minneapolis
Winning numbers drawn in Monday’s Powerball
The winning numbers in Monday evening’s drawing of the "Powerball" game were: 17-21-23-27-52, Powerball: 19
Senate expected to pass crypto bill without addressing Trump’s investments
The Senate is voting on legislation regulating a form of cryptocurrency called stablecoins
What warped the minds of serial killers? Lead pollution, a new book argues.
When Ted Bundy was a child in the 1950s, he hunted for frogs in the nearby swamps in Tacoma, Washington. The young Gary Ridgway, the future Green River Killer, grew up just a short drive north. Both men went on to become prolific serial killers, raping and mutilating dozens of...
Trump quietly shutters the only federal agency that investigates industrial chemical explosions
On a summer night in 2023, an explosion at one of Louisiana’s biggest petrochemical complexes sent a plume of fire into the sky. More explosions followed as poison gas spewed from damaged tanks at the Dow chemical plant, triggering a shelter-in-place order for anyone within a half mile of the...