The Supreme Court has indicated a willingness to limit race-based districts under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act

The superintendent of Georgia’s third-largest school district is resigning after being indicted on federal charges

Senate Democrats are poised for the 10th time to reject a stopgap spending bill that would reopen the government

Authorities say they have identified the remains of 14 of the 16 people killed last week in a massive blast at a Tennessee explosives plant

The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the “Powerball” game were: 10-13-28-34-47, Powerball: 15

A Mississippi man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a 20-year-old community college student is set to be executed Wednesday evening at the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman

Officials in Alaska are rushing to find housing for people from tiny coastal villages devastated by the remnants of Typhoon Halong

The winning numbers in Tuesday evening’s drawing of the “Mega Millions” game were: 12-22-49-57-58, Mega Ball: 19, Megaplier:

The ongoing government shutdown has delayed the announcement of the annual Social Security cost-of-living increase

The U.N. weather agency says carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere hit new record highs last year