NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Big Freedia about her new album, "Pressing Onward," and how her childhood singing in the church ...

Hurricane Katrina exposed longstanding flaws in the New Orleans criminal justice system. In the 20 years since, there has ...

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said particularly in the past five years, departments across the state are struggling with ...

Gov. Bill Lee declined to grant a reprieve Monday amid uncertainty about whether the implantable defibrillator will shock ...

The State Department said it would start a pilot program that will require cash deposits to tourist and business visas for ...

The Texas House failed to reach the quorum needed to vote on a new congressional map that could have given Republicans five ...

New York’s constitution now places a bipartisan Independent Redistricting Commission in charge of drawing districts for the U ...

A former corrections officer has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for his role in the death of an inmate at the Marcy ...

Her latest single has a new sound (wistful '90s acoustic pop), and a new vibe (toughing out whatever NYC public ...

New images of emaciated Israeli hostages held in Gaza have horrified Israelis and added pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin ...