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A person jogs through a Brooklyn park on a hazy morning resulting from Canadian wildfires on June 6 in New York City.

How Canadian wildfires are worsening U.S. air quality and what you can do to cope

The National Weather Service said air quality has "plummeted" across the Northeast. A disaster preparedness expert says people should take the warnings seriously.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the sweeping anti-immigration bill, which is among the strictest in the country, on May 10. It will go into effect on July 1.

Why Florida's new immigration law is troubling businesses and workers alike

Gov. Ron DeSantis says the penalties for companies that violate new employment requirements will help the state prosper. But businesses and immigrant activists alike say it'll do more harm than good.

Bernardo Arevalo, presidential candidate with the Semilla Movement, shows his finger dyed with electoral ink after voting in the run-off presidential election in Guatemala City, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023.

Progressive Arévalo moves to decisive lead in Guatemala's presidential election

Outsider Bernardo Arévalo appeared to be the "virtual winner" of Sunday's election to be Guatemala's next president after voters made a decisive choice for change.

People watch Friday in in Massapequa Park, N.Y., as law enforcement officials investigate the home of a suspect arrested in the unsolved Gilgo Beach killings.

Suspect arrested in Gilgo Beach serial killings searched updates on police probe

A man connected to the Long Island murders that inspired the 2020 Netflix film Lost Girls was arrested in Midtown Manhattan on Thursday night.

The crime lab of the San Diego County Sheriff's Department, where blood testing of people, driving under the influence, will be checking for a lot more than just alcohol. Undated photo.

San Diego Sheriff’s crime lab expands DUI testing

A state grant will help provide resources to test for more than 100 intoxicating drugs that can impair people behind the wheel.

Migrants at the Clinton Hill Shelter seek relief from the overcrowded confinements of 47 Hall Street. Residents working as delivery drivers wait for orders to come in, Brooklyn, N.Y., on July 19, 2023.

There's a labor shortage in the U.S. Why is it so hard for migrants to legally work?

The wait time for an asylum-seeker in the U.S. to get a work permit is at least half a year. City governments across the country are pressing the federal government to change that.

Internal Revenue Service taxes forms are seen on Feb. 13, 2019.

These are the states with the highest and lowest tax burdens, a report says

A new report by WalletHub measured how much people pay in property, income and sales tax in proportion to the amount of money they make.

A "Vote Here" sign hangs on the San Diego County Registrar Of Voters Office, Nov. 6, 2018, with the KPBS Voter Hub overlay.

What you need to know to vote in California's 2023 Special Election

Some San Diego County residents will soon return to the polls for a special election. What do voters need to know about the voting process?

New York homeowner Kevin Monahan, 65, has been charged with second-degree murder after fatally shooting Kaylin Gillis, 20.

A woman was fatally shot by a N.Y. homeowner after she went up the wrong driveway

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.

U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. John Mauger, pictured here at a press conference on Monday, said Tuesday that search and rescue crews had covered an area the size of Connecticut in their search for the missing sub Titan.

Here's the latest on the missing Titan submersible and the race to rescue passengers

The Titan, a minivan-size submersible, was carrying five people to the Titanic's watery grave when it lost contact. The vessel has enough oxygen to keep its passengers alive for about 40 more hours.

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