Ten years after Kalief Browder’s death by suicide, his story lingers as a reminder of both the horrors of New York City’s ...

A widespread data-sharing program highlights financial ties between local police and immigration enforcement—and how even ...

Democratic U.S. Representatives Abigail Spanberger, left, and Mikie Sherrill are running for governor, but the former is running uncontested in Virginia’s primary while the latter faces five opponent ...

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, a national figurehead of the so-called progressive prosecutor movement, survived impeachment proceedings initiated by Republican lawmakers soon after he ...

When Australia holds its federal elections on Saturday, it’ll do so with the requirement that all eligible citizens head to the polls and vote. If they don’t, the Australian Electoral Commission will ...

Volunteers with the League of Women Voters of Florida are often seen at farmers markets, book clubs, parades, and other gathering places, collecting petitions and raising awareness on new campaigns.

In late March, women who had suffered severe pregnancy complications and were forced to leave Texas for care sat in the state Senate chamber and implored Texas lawmakers not to make such situations ...

Intense, sustained thunderstorms in Pennsylvania on April 29, featuring some of the mightiest winds ever reported in the region, made the morning of April 30 very messy in the Pittsburgh region. About ...

As her 16th birthday approached, Sunday thought that she might finally get off probation. She had already been on court-ordered monitoring and restrictions in Alameda County, California, since she was ...

Editor’s note: Philadelphia approved this ballot measure by a large margin on May 20. In September 2024, activists burst into an auditorium in a Philadelphia library, interrupting a panel discussion ...

In February, the city of Pittsburgh cleared a homeless encampment along the Eliza Furnace Trail, colloquially known as the “Jail Trail,” for its proximity to the Allegheny County Jail. Previous ...