U.S. & World

Someone’s plans to harvest dozens of apparent cannabis plants grown on the Wisconsin state Capitol grounds have gone up in smoke.

States have for decades been using foster children’s federal Social Security benefits to help cover the costs of state services. The practice has saved states millions of dollars. But that’s beginning to change in some states under pressure from child advocates who contend it is immoral and detrimental to kids. Since 2018, at least a do...

The 1954 Brown v. Board of Education ruling and desegregation orders were only the first steps toward the elusive goal of equitable education. For many Black families, school choice has been critical to finding at least the option that works best for them. And that has not necessarily meant the school with the highest levels of racial integration. ...

Some people’s seasonal allergies are worse this year. Here’s why, plus effective ways to alleviate your allergy symptoms and still enjoy the spring.

When an upside-down U.S. flag flew over the home of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito in January 2021, it was largely seen in connection with the false claim by then-President Donald Trump’s supporters that the 2020 election had been marred by fraud.

The State Department renewed a global security warning Friday for Americans overseas, adding to it that LGBTQ people and events in particular face an “increased potential for foreign terrorist organization-inspired violence.”

A group of nuns associated with Benedictine College is weighing in on Harrison Butker’s controversial graduation speech.

Authorities say a man shot his 6-month-old baby multiple times at a home northwest of Phoenix.

Canadian police say they have linked the deaths of four young women nearly 50 years ago to a now deceased U.S. fugitive who hid in Canada from the mid 1970s to the late 1990s.

CNN reported that the video was from an incident in March 2016; it captures multiple angles.

Scottie Scheffler entered the clubhouse tied for third at the PGA Championship on Friday after being arrested in Louisville, Kentucky, earlier in the day.

Women say they are worried about their finances, from a higher cost of living to reduced retirement income, and that could affect the November election.

The man identified as the suspect in an alleged sucker-punch attack on actor Steve Buscemi was last seen days ago at a shelter in Brooklyn, according to two senior city officials with knowledge of the investigation.