Tensions in heavily GOP Tenn. county after conservative takeover reflect wider battle over elections
Conservative groups that have targeted and won majorities on local boards and commissions across the United States over the past couple years are now pressing agendas that include election distrust, skepticism of government and a desire to have religion play a greater role in public decision-making.
Using ‘he/him,’ ‘she/her’ in emails got 2 dorm directors fired at small New York Christian college
The firing of two employees at a religious school in western New York is fanning the culture wars roiling parts of the United States.
New York City has a right to shelter, but will it establish a right to sleep outside?
Democratic leaders in major U.S. cities are finding themselves politically squeezed when it comes to addressing homelessness.
Smoke from Canada wildfires prompts air quality alerts in Colorado, Montana
Officials in Colorado and Montana have issued air quality alerts due to smoke from dozens of wildfires in Canada that has drifted south into the United States.
Former Arkansas U.S. Rep. Marion Berry, who served 7 terms, dies at 80
Former Rep. Marion Berry, who was known for blunt rhetoric and his advocacy work for farmers and elderly residents in eastern Arkansas, has died.
Television’s biggest mystery: how long will pipeline for new programming be closed?
The week in May when ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox traditionally unveiled programming plans in glitzy presentations to advertisers has always spoken to the networks’ power over popular culture.
Will Biden’s hard-hat environmentalism bridge the divide on clean energy future?
Perhaps the most unlikely feature of high-stakes budget negotiations going on in Washington is a debate over permitting.
More states are requiring patients to give consent for medical students performing pelvic exams
A new batch of states are looking to legislate the level of informed consent when it comes to medical students performing pelvic exams for educational purposes on unconscious patients.
A look inside the playbook on transgender health bills
Legislation to restrict gender-affirming care is often pre-written and shopped out by a handful of interest groups.
Transgender health: Comparing model bills to real proposals
An Associated Press analysis has found that many of this year’s statehouse proposals to restrict gender-affirming care for youths are identical or very similar to some model legislation.