Scientists have solved the mystery of what killed over 5 billion sea stars — also known as starfish — off the Pacific coast ...

Texas Democrats prevented their state’s House of Representatives from moving forward, at least for now, with a redrawn ...

Oklahoma’s county jail backlog has increased 74% since 2021, contributing to an uptick in some jail populations and a ...

U.S. stocks rallied and won back most of their sharp loss from last week. The S&P 500 jumped 1.5% Monday to follow up its ...

Texas Democrats successfully prevented their state’s House of Representatives from moving forward with a redrawn ...

U.S. stocks rallied to recover most of their sharp loss from Friday's wipeout. The S&P 500 rose 1.5% Monday, following its ...

Texas holds the top spot in the USA Today preseason coaches football poll. Defending national champion Ohio State is No. 2 ...

Lawmakers have left Washington for the annual August recess, but a few weeks of relative quiet at the U.S. Capitol can’t mask ...

An Arkansas man who shot and killed four people at a grocery store has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. A ...

Dozens of Democratic state lawmakers in Texas have scattered to points across the country in a last-ditch effort to prevent ...

A spat over congressional redistricting in Texas marks the latest episode in a long national history of gerrymandering.