The outgoing president, who commuted 37 death sentences to life imprisonment without parole, excluded three prisoners due to the severity of their crimes and four others convicted by military courts
Senator Marco Rubio and Governor Doug Burgum are the favorites. The running mate he picks may help him win over women, young people or voters in swing states
It will be the last phenomenon of this kind visible in the contiguous United States in 20 years
Thursday night’s storms left trails of destruction in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and Arkansas. Tornadoes were also suspected in Illinois and Missouri. More bodies likely to be discovered, authorities said
A key point of clarity is how the law applies to ‘classroom instruction,’ as opposed to mere discussion or mention of a topic anywhere on school grounds
At least 10 states have enacted laws prohibiting or restricting students from using pronouns or names that don’t match their sex assigned at birth
A tornado struck an Indiana home, killing one occupant and injuring another, while two people died in Arkansas after a tree fell onto a house there as severe weather rumbled through a number of states
Judge James Patrick Hanlon’s order also blocks provisions that would prohibit Indiana doctors from communicating with out-of-state doctors about gender-affirming care for their patients younger than 18
The case involving Dr. Caitlin Bernard became a flashpoint in the national abortion debate days after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last summer
Missouri and Nebraska proposals are poised for action as well, and could add to the list of at least 17 states that have enacted laws restricting or banning gender affirming care for minors
Twenty-five U.S. jurisdictions have legalized the drug, while others have only decriminalized. If you’re traveling, make sure to avoid legal issues
An evacuation order for people living near the disaster remains in place for now, though the fire could be out by Thursday night or Friday
Multiple fires continued burning Wednesday within about 14 acres of various types of plastics stored both inside and outside buildings at a former factory site in Richmond, 70 miles east of Indianapolis
The abortion pill ban and the sweeping ban conflict and create confusion about what is and isn’t permissible under the new laws
The pills are already banned in 13 states with blanket bans on all forms of abortion, and 15 states already have limited access to abortion pills
In some states, Republicans are considering exemptions to sweeping bans or looking at ways to prevent abortions besides trying to roll back the number of weeks during which the procedure is allowed
Newsom last year signed a law requiring California to remove as much carbon from the air as it emits by 2045
In February 1993, the talk show host landed the first live, televised talk with the singer in 14 years. She asked the unthinkable in an hour-long television special, which portrayed an eccentric but vulnerable star. Mere months later, his public image would be tarnished forever
It’ll be a particularly busy weekend for 11 players who are now slotted to be in multiple events during the three days of action in Utah
Pence adviser Devin O’Malley said the Department of Justice completed “a thorough and unrestricted search of five hours”
The search Friday was described as consensual and came after an extensive back-and-forth between Pence’s legal team and the agency
‘Let me be clear about something: Those classified documents should not have been in my personal residence,’ the former vice president said
He will be the 18th third baseman in the Hall, the fewest of any position
The former vice president ‘was unaware of the existence of sensitive or classified documents at his personal residence,’ according to his attorney
Nearly 1,000 people are facing charges so far in the riot and the tally increases by the week
