Authorities in Ohio have identified the Columbus police officer who fatally shot 16-year-old Ma’khia Bryant, with a city official calling Tuesday’s incident a “horrendous tragedy” but urging the public to be patient as the investigation continues....

The president is pushing employers to give paid time off to allow employees to get vaccinated.

The trial of Derek Chauvin and the shootings of Adam Toledo and Daunte Wright have renewed the spotlight on the inadequate nature of police training.

The New York state legislature passed a bill on Wednesday that would automatically restore voting rights to people convicted of a felony once they are on parole.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki invoked the phrase "systematic racism" in discussing the fatal police shooting of a 16-year-old Ohio girl who was seen on video attacking another female with a knife just moments before the verdict in a racially charged...