The U.S. Supreme Court has expanded the scope of a Louisiana redistricting case that could weaken key provisions of the landmark Voting Rights Act.

These two lakes are artificially made but they are a go-to destination for anglers and fishers, as well as anyone who can ...

First discovered: 11:35 a.m. Aug. 2 Initial location: Los Angeles County, Calif. A new wildfire was reported today at 11:35 a ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 11:35 a.m. in Mariposa County, California. Rush Fire has been burning on federal land ...

On Saturday at 2 p.m. an updated high surf advisory was released by the NWS Wakefield VA in effect until 8 p.m. for Eastern ...

The Voting Rights Act allows states in some circumstances to consider race in drawing districts as a means to redress ...

While Kerr County officials responsible for emergency preparedness were nowhere to be found on July 3 and had no plans in ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has signaled it will take up the question of whether race can continue to be used in drawing voting ...

Last week, I stumbled upon a headline that made me pause mid-scroll: “ Enough With the Ugly Cakes. ” The op-ed, published in The Cut on July 11, was paired with a collage of ornate confections — a ...

Next week marks 80 years since the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Japan. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Garrett Graff about his book "The Devil Reached Toward The Sky," which recounts the bomb's creation.

On Saturday at 5:50 a.m. the National Weather Service reported an air quality alert in effect until Sunday at 6 a.m. The ...

Lehigh County became official in 1812. Allentown, its county seat, was known as Northampton Towne until 1838. What was life ...