The prison population has been creeping back upward. New laws in some states instituting harsher punishments threaten to further fill prisons, many of which are already understaffed and overcrowded.

Georgia has a winter storm warning in place until Saturday morning, but state officials are urging people to stay home until ...

U.S. employers added more than a quarter-million jobs in December, according to the Labor Department. That's far more than ...

As fire crews and air tankers work to block the wildfires' explosive growth, images of red clouds of fire retardant falling ...

President-elect Donald Trump received an unconditional discharge for his criminal conviction, meaning he will get a criminal ...

TikTok will be asking the Supreme Court to strike down a law that could ban the app in a matter of days. The Justice Department says the law should be upheld, since it considers China a national ...

Lawyers for TikTok will argue that banning the app will violate the free speech of 170 million American users. The Justice Department will contend that the app is a national security risk.

President-elect Donald Trump received on an unconditional discharge for his criminal conviction in New York on Friday, ...

Southern California wildfire victims report looting after returning home to assess damages. And, President-elect Donald Trump ...

California has turned to incarcerated firefighters since 1915. To those opposed to the use of inmates as firefighters, the ...

Lawyers for TikTok will argue that banning the app will violate the free speech of 170 million American users. The Justice ...

Jinghuan Liu Tervalon packed a few documents, keepsakes and clothing before leaving her Altadena, Calif., home ahead of the ...