A Texas man facing execution did not appear at the state Capitol after two failed attempts by lawmakers to issue a subpoena for his testimony. The second failed effort Friday ...

A debate over the debt ceiling is at the center of a dispute over funding that is pushing Washington to the brink of a ...

Workers at U.S. Starbucks stores have begun a five-day strike to protest a lack of progress in contract negotiations with the company. The strikes began in Los Angeles, Chicago and ...

No state has a longer, more profit-driven history of contracting prisoners out to private companies than Alabama. Best ...

A Texas House Committee was left without its key witness on Friday after Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a motion late ...

Workers at Starbucks stores are planning to go on a five-day strike to protest a lack of progress in contract negotiations ...

Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a motion Thursday night to block death row inmate Robert Roberson from testifying at the ...

Immigration in 2024 drove U.S. population growth to its fastest rate in 23 years as the nation surpassed 340 million ...

The number of executions in the U.S. remained near historic lows in 2024 and was mostly carried out in a small group of ...

A Texas judge has refused to throw out criminal charges accusing the former Uvalde schools police chief of endangering ...

The city of Palestine has announced closing for its upcoming Employee Appreciation Awards. The following city offices and ...

It took more than 100 years, a few billion dollars and the cold, hard realization that you can’t fight progress forever. And ...