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Daniel Duron and Kenny Butler, who started college in prison, participate in a mountain hike with their Pitzer College classmates and professors after resuming their classes on campus.

Getting a bachelor's degree in prison is rare. That's about to change

Kenny Butler and Daniel Duron worked toward their degrees while in prison. Their journey could become more common with Pell grants becoming available to incarcerated people.

Election workers sort absentee ballots at the Lansing city clerk's office on Nov. 3, 2020, in Lansing, Mich. This fall, Michigan voters will weigh in on an expansive ballot question that would change the voting process.

Voters in these states could make big changes to how their elections are run

The battlegrounds of Michigan and Nevada are among the states where voters this fall are set to decide ballot measures relating to the elections process.

Tax paperwork is spread across a table, April 8, 2022.

California extends tax payment deadline after disruptions in online service

California's Franchise Tax Board announced Monday the deadline to pay 2022 income taxes has been extended due to technical issues with their payment application. The new deadline is 11:59 p.m., April 19, 2022.

The Supreme Court is the most conservative in 90 years

In an astounding 62% of the decisions, conservatives prevailed, and more importantly, often prevailed in dramatic ways, according to new data.

President Biden listens as Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks about the collapse of the 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building in Surfside, Florida.

Biden Spends Hours With Families Affected By The Condo Collapse And Pledges More Help

President Biden met with Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and pledged more help with the Surfside condo disaster. DeSantis said the federal-state coordination has gone well.

US Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) pays respects to US Marine Corp Chief Warrant Officer 4, Hershel Woodrow Woody Williams, laying in honor at the Rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on July 14, 2022.

Biden urges Democrats to pass slim health care bill after Manchin nixes climate action

West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin's vote is key in the evenly divided Senate, and he already rejected President Biden's larger spending package in December.

Ta'Wan Grant and Lexxus Cherry in the front yard of their home in the Dunbar neighborhood of Fort Myers Florida, on October 2, 2022.

In one Fort Myers neighborhood, Black residents feel forsaken in Ian's aftermath

In historically African American Dunbar, some think that they are being ignored by authorities who are more concerned about helping affluent seaside communities.

This week Vice President Harris announced new actions the Biden administration is taking to help people in the United States struggling with medical debt.

What the White House's actions on medical debt could mean for consumers

The Biden administration announced new measures to ease the financial burden of high medical bills. Here's how the measures can help and what's still missing to protect patients.

This combo of images provided by the Kent County, Mich., jail shows Barry Croft Jr., left, and Adam Fox.

2 men are found guilty of conspiring to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

A jury convicted two men of conspiring to kidnap Michigan's governor in 2020 in a plot prosecutors described as a rallying cry for a U.S. civil war by anti-government extremists.

Exclusive: How the most affordable student loan program failed low-income borrowers

Income-driven repayment plans were intended to help low-income student loan borrowers, and eventually cancel their debt. New documents paint a breathtaking picture of the program's failure.

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