Vice President Harris held her first meeting with members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) in her ceremonial office this week. The caucus tweeted a photo of Harris, an alum of the caucus, seated at a table in the office on Wednesday with Rep. Joyce...

More than 400 years after the first execution in Virginia -- of Captain George Kendall, accused in 1608 of spying for Spain -- the Old Dominion is on the cusp of becoming the first former Confederate state to abolish the death penalty.

A coronavirus variant spreading in New York City, the U.S. epicenter of the virus last spring, may be more resistant to vaccines, The New York Times reported Wednesday.The B.1.526 variant is detectable in samples going back to at least November. Researchers...

Bruce Springsteen pleads guilty to consuming alcohol in closed area at Gateway National Recreation Area in New Jersey.

“"This legislation marks a substantial step toward dismantling the systemic racism that plagues our communities, our state and our nation ... ,” Gov. J.B. Pritzker said.

The South Dakota governor has called on the state attorney general to resign and state lawmakers have started impeachment proceedings against him.