Temporary Assistance for Needy Families is supposed to help some of the poorest people, and Mississippi has long been one of the poorest states in the U.S. But a welfare misspending scandal in Republican-led Mississippi has ensnared high-profile people…

The president responsible for giving America the federal Christmas holiday is getting a day of his own.

Two people in Florida are in jail after deputies say one of them made a 911 call to get help with moving their belongings from a home they were burglarizing.

Authorities in Pennsylvania are looking for a gunman they say shot and killed a police officer and wounded another during a foot pursuit near Pittsburgh on Sunday.

Police shot a machete-wielding man who attacked three officers Saturday night near Times Square, creating a chaotic scene on New Year’s Eve.

Just in time for the New Year, New York lawmakers will be the highest paid state legislators in the nation under a bill signed Saturday.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul was sworn in for her first elected term on Sunday, making history as the first woman elected to the position in the state.

Democrat Michelle Lujan Grisham has officially started her second term as New Mexico governor.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was sworn in alongside other Democratic leaders as she officially began her second term in office after winning reelection in the 2022 midterms.

California is drying out and digging out after a powerful storm brought drenching rain or heavy snowfall to much of the state.