Florida says the Advanced Placement high school course is not “historically accurate” and violates state law.

The case of a defeated New Mexico candidate arrested in a politically motivated shooting spree has turned a spotlight on an issue that has been evolving in the states: whether people with criminal convictions are eligible to run for public office.

As Baltimore’s former top prosecutor Marilyn Mosby prepares to face perjury and mortgage fraud charges, her entire defense team requested Thursday to withdraw from the case.

Advocates say the Biden administration has agreed to lower part of a border wall planned in the southwest corner of the continental United States.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration has blocked a new Advanced Placement course on African American studies from being taught in high schools.

Florida lawmakers can fine local government officials who attempt to restrict gun and ammunition sales under a state law upheld by the state Supreme Court.

A detention hearing has been scheduled for a felon and failed political candidate suspected of orchestrating a series of drive-by shootings at the homes of four elected Democrat officials in New Mexico.

A man has told jurors in his federal criminal trial that a death threat he made against U.S. Rep. Jake LaTurner came from God.

A small group of South Carolina senators are moving to shield large parts of the state’s lethal injection process from public scrutiny.

A $3 million settlement will establish a fund for former students as part of a lawsuit alleging abuse and deprivation of education at a now-shuttered Pennsylvania juvenile justice facility.