A Monday afternoon shooting on one of Iowa’s busiest interstates brought northbound traffic on I-35 to a standstill in Warren County, leaving one person hospitalized and prompting an active investigation.
A sexual assault case rooted in a 2024 fraternity party at Cornell University has grown into a full-blown institutional crisis — drawing in the New York governor, the state attorney general, and now vandals who targeted the Ivy League school’s main administration building.
Metropolitan Police in D.C. have used window-tint violations as pretexts for stops, raising racial profiling worries.
A Christmas gift turned into a constitutional clash — and now the nation’s highest court has had the final word. The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to take up a case from a Michigan mother who argued that her sons’ First Amendment rights were violated when their school banned them from wearing “Let’s Go Brandon” sweatshirts.
For millions of American seniors and their families, the ability to afford prescription drugs changed dramatically in the early 2000s — not because of a medical breakthrough, but because of a legislative one. That change came under the watch of Dennis Hastert, the longest-serving Republican House Speaker in U.S. history, who died over the weekend at age 84.
UnidosUS empowers Latino communities with AI, enhancing efficiency and service delivery amidst rising demands and challenges.
SNAP enrollment dropped 13% by June 2026, with 36.4M participants. New policies and costs challenge state programs.
Four equity policies took effect this week — Florida’s $15 minimum wage, a North Carolina childcare subsidy floor, and two Maryland tenant protections. A climate science network also reported placing dozens of laid-off federal researchers in new positions.