In Florida, a new ban on abortion came into effect on Friday, whereas in California, lawmakers are preparing to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot to protect reproductive rights.

Safety anxieties are fueling a multibillion-dollar industry of school security products. Manufacturers sell gun-detection scanners, wireless panic buttons and cameras and software that can track students' locations and monitor their online activities.

‘Do you feel safe? You shouldn’t.’ And despite a federal effort to crack down on violent threats against election officials, many of them still don’t. The reasons are complicated.

“People are amazed by our resiliency, and they equate that to this being easy. It’s not.” A year after the Surfside condo collapse, the lives of those who lost loved ones and homes have never been the same.

After a prescribed burn got out of control in northern New Mexico, experts worry that backlash against the practice will produce even more colossal blazes in areas with overgrown vegetation.

Some politicians are accusing the Biden administration of ferrying migrants on clandestine “ghost flights” to their cities, but the planes carrying children who cross the border have been operating for decades.

A Biden administration policy that prioritized the arrest of undocumented immigrants who are considered a threat to public safety and national security has been suspended as of Saturday, rendering millions of people vulnerable to deportation.

The Illinois governor’s race is on track to become the most expensive campaign for a nonpresidential office in U.S. history. Chicago billionaire Ken Griffin gave $50 million in the GOP primary alone to a moderate running against a far-right state senator.

School districts around the U.S. are spending billions on high-tech systems meant to help stop shootings. But there is little evidence to suggest they reduce harm.