Coverage of major developments inside the United States, including policy decisions, government agencies, public safety, civil rights and stories that shape daily life across the country.
FOSTER CITY, Calif. — In a stunning development that has reopened a decades-old mystery, Patrick Galvani, the father of a Yale epidemiology…
HONOLULU, Hawaii — A routine dive turned into a harrowing fight for survival when 22-year-old commercial fisherman Josiah Kaimani Ventura encountered a…
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Miss Hall’s School, a prestigious all-girls boarding school in Massachusetts where tuition and room and board can reach $79,000…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a move the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) described as a “Christmas gift to Americans,” U.S. Immigration and…
BRYAN, Texas — Elizabeth Smart, the renowned kidnapping survivor and child-safety advocate, has voiced sharp criticism over the reported special privileges afforded…
MALIBU, Calif. — Two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies plunged into the fog-shrouded ocean near Malibu on Friday to rescue two paragliders…
CANTON, Ohio — A tense confrontation at a Walmart store ended without injury after a suspected shoplifter’s gun jammed as he attempted…
MIAMI, Fla. — Once synonymous with leisure and luxury, cruise ships have increasingly become the focus of troubling headlines involving violent crimes,…
FORT MYERS, Fla. — A desperate search is underway for two men, uncle and nephew, who vanished after heading out for a…
URBANA, Ill. — Leaked instructional materials from a University of Illinois teacher education course have ignited debate after revealing a curriculum deeply…