Stopgap funding negotiations heat up after Johnson plan defeat

WASHINGTON — Bipartisan and bicameral talks to head off a partial government shutdown after next week appeared to be underway Thursday after the collapse of...Read More

The U.S. Department of Justice Thursday night is visiting Madison County and evaluating compliance with a settlement agreement to resolve race-based discrimination complaints in public schools.

Madison County Schools ...Read More

Taiwan’s Constitutional Court is set to rule on whether the archipelago should abolish the death penalty, a key test of its reputation as one of the most progressive societies in Asia.

The announcement Friday afternoon...Read More

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit Coast governments and groups filed against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over dolphin deaths after the corps opened the Bonnet Carré Spillway, releasing Mississippi River water ...Read More

An Eastern Kentucky sheriff was charged on Thursday with shooting and killing a district judge in the judge’s courthouse chambers in Whitesburg, according to Kentucky State Police.

Judge Kevin Mullins, 54, of Jackhorn, ...Read More

Tidal action on the underside of the Thwaites Glacier in the Antarctic will “inexorably” accelerate melting this century, according to new research by British and American scientists. The researchers warn the faster ...Read More