In October 1962, the world was on the brink of nuclear war: the USA confronted the Soviet Union when the Soviets started ...

Red state leaders emboldened by Donald Trump’s presidential victory are not waiting for him to take office to advance far more conservative agendas at home. Idaho lawmakers want to allow school ...

However, numbers and rates varied by state, along with the prevalence of different types of homelessness. California alone accounted for nearly 30% of all homelessness in America, based on the ...

But it wasn’t all bad news. Nebraska legalized medical marijuana, making it the 39th state to allow for medicinal use of cannabis. And in December, the Drug Enforcement Administration held its ...

Despite an obvious need for mental health care, a majority of Americans (76%) are dissatisfied with the state of mental health treatment in the U.S. More than half of adults with a mental illness ...

According to the data, the fastest growing state, numerically, was Texas, which saw an increase of 562,941 people between July 1, 2023, and July 1, 2024. It's estimated population was 29,149,458 ...

The execution of an Alabama prisoner on Jan. 25 involved the first new death penalty method employed in decades and the first execution in the U.S. of 2024. Kenneth Eugene Smith – who was ...

In the Tenth Amendment, the Constitution also recognizes the powers of the state governments. Traditionally, these included the “police powers” of health, education, and welfare. So many ...

The US Program leads with the principle of racial justice and equity as a fundamental human right providing the foundational, over-arching, and unifying theme for all our work. Our strategic ...

The world is changing in big ways every day. State of the World from NPR takes you where the news is happening — and explains why it matters. With bureaus spanning the globe, NPR reporters bring ...

State of Decay 3 is the next entry in Undead Lab's open-world survival zombie series that looks set to expand on what's come before. Officially revealed back in 2020, it wasn't until the Xbox Game ...

Researchers have found that The Garden State tops the list of the loudest states in the country. From heavy traffic to countless airplanes flying over crowded communities, Jersey far and away ranked ...