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The Justice Department alleges the state’s policy has resulted in sexual assault and other crimes against female inmates.

Trump-endorsed Jones and healthcare executive Jackson are eyeing the governor’s mansion in the battleground state.

A top state official said concerns over vote-aggregation inside a ’secret bunker' were mischaracterized; critics say the ruling is a win for transparency.

The project will produce clay needed for cat litter and industrial uses for 20 years.

Voters said they were frustrated by influences from outside the district that tried to steer their decision.

The filmmaker and audience members say they hope to do more to make a difference at the documentary premiere in Washington.

Pelosi backed Supervisor Connie Chan over polling leader Scott Wiener and former AOC chief of staff Saikat Chakrabarti two weeks before the June 2 primary.

The Second Circuit upheld the state’s ban on guns in public parks but rejected a rule covering private businesses open to the public.

The judge said ICE agents are only allowed to make arrests at immigration courts when there are ‘serious threats of physical harm to public safety.’

New York has, in the past, only mandated vaccines approved and recommended by federal health agencies.

‘Industry has shown for years that energy development in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska can be done responsibly’ Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said.

The high court said vote-dilution claims against Mississippi and North Dakota need to be reexamined after its recent landmark redistricting ruling.

Former Los Angeles police detective Mark Fuhrman, who was convicted of lying during testimony at the O.J. Simpson murder trial, has died.

ICE agent Christian Castro faces four counts of second-degree assault and one count of false reporting of a crime.

The state Board of Elections said that some voters had received the wrong party’s ballot for the June primary because of a vendor error.

The Long Island Rail Road is expected to resume service Tuesday, May 19, at noon.

Paxton is suing the Texas American Muslim University in Dallas, alleging the school was not authorized to offer degrees.

‘These are not kids being kids. This is criminal conduct,’ U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro said.