Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is emphasizing his commitment to service in his first State of the State speech.

A mountain lion apparently attacked a child on Tuesday evening while the boy was hiking southeast of Half Moon Bay, Calif. He is expected to recover.

The United States has opened an embassy in the Solomon Islands in its latest move to counter China’s push into the Pacific.

The Advanced Placement course on African American studies that has been rejected by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is being tested at 60 schools around the country.

The family of Tyre Nichols plans to lay him to rest on Wednesday, three weeks after he was beaten to death by Memphis police after a traffic stop.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is in the Philippines for talks on deploying larger numbers of U.S. forces and weapons in more Philippine military camps to ramp up deterrence.

Two of the former Memphis, Tennessee, police officers charged with killing Tyre Nichols had previously been reprimanded for failing to file required reports about the use of physical force.

The trial of a former narcotics detective for the New York Police Department, who was accused of using false evidence to build cases, ended abruptly Tuesday.

California has released a plan outlining how it thinks states should reduce their reliance on the Colorado River.

The first Black woman elected to the Mississippi Legislature 38 years ago says she will not seek another term.