Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, a Democrat who has been mentioned as a potential 2028 presidential candidate, has officially announced his reelection campaign for governor.

A judge has rejected a challenge to two provisions of Georgia’s election law related to absentee ballot applications.

The United Nations is issuing an emergency appeal for nearly $140 million in desperately needed funding to help nearly half a million people affected by the devastating earthquake in eastern Afghanistan.

A Democratic lawmaker from Austin whose profile has risen with viral videos confronting right-wing policies is launching a long shot bid for a U.S. Senate seat in Texas.

The top-elected official in Milwaukee County, who rose out of poverty in one of the state’s poorest neighborhoods, has launched a bid for Wisconsin governor.

A new AP-NORC poll finds that most U.S. adults think personal choices are a major driver of poverty and homelessness, while fewer blame a lack of government support.

California fire crews are scrambling to save a grove of giant sequoias that is being threatened by a forest fire in the Sierra Nevada .

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is expected to take a crucial step to securing a second term when voters go to the polls.

Virginia voters are set to choose their congressional candidate to succeed the late U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly.

Mysterious at first, and with no proven treatment in the 1980s, AIDS was met largely with fear, neglect and a blame-the-victim response.