Miguel Gutierrez Jr.

As voters fill a vacant supervisor seat, county leaders warn that proposed federal cuts to food, housing, and health care programs could leave thousands without support.

Tennessee's new laws on immigration already face court challenges. Other states are changing gun laws or imposing new restrictions on transgender people.

After 12 hours of deliberation, the jury told Judge Arun Subramanian that it had decided on counts related to sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution but not yet on racketeering.

California's three largest utilities received approval to collect $27 billion from ratepayers after utility equipment sparked tragic wildfires. The soaring price of electricity has ignited debate about how much California families should bear for the cost of wildfire prevention, whether utilities are balancing risk and affordability and whether the money is being spent wisely.