The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will release additional guidance next week on how to reopen schools safely, Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday during a White House coronavirus task force briefing at the…

The United States has experienced 10 extreme weather events so far this year that each caused at least $1 billion in damages, according to new figures released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. This…

New York Attorney General Letitia James on Wednesday proposed a series of police reforms she says should be "quickly" enacted following violent encounters between police and protesters during recent demonstrations after the death of George…

This article was produced in partnership with ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive ProPublica's biggest stories as soon as they’re published. HOUSTON — When Karen Salazar stopped by…

WASHINGTON — Nearly half the employees at an Arizona ICE detention center have tested positive for COVID-19, with a guard dying of the disease, and according to two employees and 14 migrants, a shortage of…

Over the past two years, thousands of tech company employees have taken a stand: they do not want their labor and technical expertise to be used for projects with the military or law enforcement agencies.…

New York City public school students will return, on a part-time basis, to classrooms this fall with in-person instruction two or three days a week, officials said Wednesday. The coronavirus pandemic forced the system of…

Lt. Col. Alex Vindman, a key witness in the impeachment case against President Donald Trump, announced Wednesday that he's retiring from the Army, with his lawyer alleging a "campaign of bullying, intimidation, and retaliation" by…