The legislation is uniformly opposed by Republicans and is doomed in the Senate as long as the filibuster remains in place.

A police officer who authorities say shot and killed a Black man in a Minneapolis suburb after a traffic stop has been charged with second-degree manslaughter, a prosecutor said Wednesday.

Former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter resigned after the death of Daunte Wright at a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb.

President Joe Biden, who on Wednesday announced the withdrawal of all US troops from Afghanistan, transformed into a vocal opponent of "forever wars" after being haunted by his vote to authorize the invasion of Iraq. In 2002, as chairman of the Senate...

When one of the nation's top health officials this week suggested states dealing with a spring spike of coronavirus cases should “shut things down,” the remark landed with a thud. Even Democratic governors and lawmakers who supported tough stay-at-home...

MIT researchers sonify the complex structure of a spider web, and the compositions could have applications beyond concerts.