A lawmaker from the district holding the troubled Western State psychiatric hospital highlighted a pair of bills that would restrict the location and release of violent offenders committed in the state's mental health system.
An attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice says Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross decided to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census because he believed another government agency needed better data.
A Los Angeles federal judge has permanently blocked the Trump administration from favoring police departments that cooperate with immigration officials when issuing some law enforcement grants.
The Alaska Supreme Court has struck down as unconstitutional a state law and regulation seeking to define what constitutes medically necessary abortions.
Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly says Kansas was "hoodwinked" into hiring a private company to build a new prison based on a promise that the new lockup would require less staff.
U.S. Senator Lindsay Graham says the response by the United States to China detaining two Canadians in apparent retaliation for the arrest of a Chinese Huawei executive has not been strong enough.
Beto O'Rourke said Friday during a visit to Wisconsin that before deciding whether he will join the increasingly crowded field of Democrats running for president in 2020 he wants to meet with voters in the "most honest, raw, real way possible.".
London is taking its turn in the style spotlight with the opening of London Fashion Week, an extravaganza that will feature up and coming designers along with big names like Victoria Beckham, Vivienne Westwood and Burberry.
Haitians say they will keep protesting until President Jovenel Moise resigns despite his announcement of upcoming economic measures to quell more than a week of violent demonstrations across the country.
The speaker of the Arizona House says he's not backing down from his push for legislation that prompted the Gila River Indian Community to threaten to pull out of a Colorado River drought plan.
The opening night at the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland focused on the theme 'Making America Safe Again.' Presumptive GOP candidate Donald Trump introduced his wife Melania as "the next First Lady."
