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Vice President Harris descends from Air Force 2 in Milwaukee ahead of a campaign event on Tuesday.

Poll: Presidential race hits a reset with Harris vs. Trump

More voters are now undecided after President Biden decided not to run for reelection, according to an NPR/PBS News/Marist survey. Vice President Harris has a brief opportunity to win them over.

Five Republican-led states have banned ranked choice voting in recent months. Voters in other states, including Missouri, could ban the system later this year. Here, anti-ranked choice voting buttons are seen in Alaska.

Missouri joins other red states in trying to stamp out ranked choice voting

Five states have banned ranked choice voting in the last two months, bringing the total number of Republican-leaning states now prohibiting the voting method to 10. Missouri could soon join them.

For Alix E. Harrow, writing 'Starling House' meant telling a new story of Kentucky

Alix E. Harrow's Starling House depicts a dying, fictional coal town's horrors and dark past. Harrow joins a long tradition of authors writing Gothic fiction as a way to process the ills of society.

Striking UAW workers picket at the Jeep Assembly Plant on Oct. 9, 2023 in Toledo, Ohio.

Autoworkers escalate strike as 8,700 workers walk out at a Ford Kentucky plant

The surprise move took down the largest and most profitable Ford plant in the world. The sprawling factory makes pricey heavy-duty F-Series pickup trucks and large Ford and Lincoln SUVs.

Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance speaks during the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Wednesday. Vance spent a portion of his address speaking about the influence of his late grandmother, who he called his "guardian angel."

Stories about J.D. Vance's grandmother stole the night at the RNC. Here's who she was

Up until her death in 2005, the woman known affectionately as “Mamaw” played a pivotal role in the life of J.D. Vance. She was a Christian who loved to swear, and was fiercely protective of family.

U.S. Supreme Court Police officers put up barricades to separate anti-abortion activists from abortion rights activists during a demonstration in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on June 24, 2024.

Republican candidates are downplaying abortion, but it keeps coming up

Torn between a base that wants more restrictions on abortion and a moderate majority that does not, it seems many Republicans would rather avoid the topic. But they can’t escape talking about it.

Interference by insurers is driving mental health care providers to flee networks. It makes treatment hard to find. Some states are passing laws to protect patients.

Insurers can restrict mental health care. What laws protect patients in your state?

It can be really hard to get mental health care in the U.S. Even if you find a therapist in network, your insurer can refuse to cover the prescribed treatment. Here are the laws protecting patients.

The U.S. government's "Solar for All" program is giving $7 billion dollars for solar programs for low-income homes.

Why the U.S. government is spending $7 billion on solar for low-income homes

Solar energy can reduce climate pollution and electric bills. The U.S. government will soon start giving out $7 billion in grants for solar programs for low-income homes.

Grace Bisch holds a picture of her stepson Eddie Bisch, who died from an overdose, while protesting during oral arguments Dec. 4 at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court's ruling on June 26 upended a proposed nationwide settlement with Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of OxyContin. Members of the Sackler family, who owned the company, will have to negotiate a new settlement for lawsuits over the impact of opioids.

Supreme Court overturns opioid settlement with Purdue Pharma that shielded Sacklers

Relatives of overdose victims felt uncertainty and frustration after the Supreme Court overturned a controversial settlement with Purdue. It could delay funds for communities battling addiction.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., center, is joined by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch, R-Idaho, right, on July 27. On Wednesday McConnell appeared to freeze while talking to reporters at a Kentucky event.

Mitch McConnell appears to freeze again while talking to reporters in Kentucky

Sen. Mitch McConnell appeared to freeze momentarily at an event in Covington, Ky. McConnell also froze in July at a news conference on Capitol Hill, going silent before being escorted away.

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