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One of the four county officials in Oklahoma who were caught on tape allegedly talking about murdering reporters and lynching Black residents stepped down on Wednesday.

Senate Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins says there will not be any agreement on a new spending plan until at least Monday.

If a pregnant person is struggling with mental health and considering suicide, several states' laws, including Florida's, specifically say the "life of the mother" exception does not apply to them.

Anthony Comstock pushed Congress to crack down on what he saw as harmful vices, such as pornography and contraception. An 1873 law named for him has appeared in recent court battles over abortion.

The Chilean jazz vocalist makes a lasting impression at the Tiny Desk.

What an almost entirely white Republican supermajority in a gerrymandered state acting to expel two young Black democratic politicians reveals about race and democracy.

Governor Kathy Hochul’s second pick to become New York’s next chief judge cleared a key hurdle Monday when the state Senate Judiciary Committee approved his nomination. It came about two months after the committee and then the full state Senate rejected Hector LaSalle’s nomination. Rowan Wilson was confirmed by the Senate Tuesday evening, becoming the state’s first Black Court of Appeals Chief Judge.

The U.S. journalist is accused of espionage, a charge he and The Wall Street Journal deny. They and the U.S. government insist Evan Gershkovich is "wrongfully detained."

The car carrying Kaylin Gillis, 20, was turning around after her friends realized they had made mistakenly gone to the wrong address. The 65-year-old homeowner fired at them from his porch.

New York on Tuesday became the latest state in the nation to move to force schools to do away with the use of Native American team names or mascots. Those that don't comply risk losing their funding.