AUSTIN, Texas — Texas House Democrats returned to the Capitol this week, touting their two-week quorum break as a success “beyond their wildest dreams” and pledging to advance the fight against a ...

Lawyers for a Spanish-language journalist who's been in federal immigration detention since June are asking a judge to order his release. They argued in a court filing Wednesday that the ...

Dr. James Dobson, who founded the conservative ministry Focus on the Family and was long a campaigner against abortion and gay rights, has died. He was 89. His death was ...

California's Democratic Legislature is expected to counter Texas' mid-decade redraw of its congressional map with one of its own. Texas Republicans passed a map creating five new winnable seats for ...

In the Sierra Nevada, private lands used for logging are more likely to experience high-severity fire that devastates forest ecosystems compared to public lands like National Forests.

No disturbance in the Atlantic looks like it will pose a threat to Florida or the Caribbean anytime soon, giving the state a bit of breathing room as ...

Walmart is reporting higher profits and sales as it pulls in shoppers seeking low prices for groceries and other essentials. The nation’s largest retailer also increased its annual profit and ...

Forecasters are tracking two weather systems in the Atlantic that have the potential to form into the next tropical storm in the wake of Hurricane Erin, ...

A Salvadoran man with a criminal record was recently arrested at San Francisco International Airport while trying to board a flight to self-deport.

James Dobson, whose conservative Christian ministry Focus on the Family long fought abortion and gay rights, has died.

Walmart Inc. reported increases in second-quarter profits and sales Thursday as it continues to pull in price-sensitive shoppers for everyday essentials like groceries despite a challenging tariff ...