A federal grand jury has indicted Sheng Thao as part of a sprawling case involving other top Bay Area officials and ...

New York's mayor, embroiled in legal trouble, has no chance at winning a second term. Meanwhile, the two parties argue about ...

Lots of prosecutors, judicial staff and jurors lost their homes. Many others left court because they felt ill from dangerous ...

The nation's largest health insurance program is likely to be cut in Congress this year to pay for other priorities. That ...

State officials face challenges from shrinking revenue and major changes from Washington in shared programs such as education ...

U.S. prisons are dangerous for corrections staff and incarcerated people alike and recidivism rates are high. Can a ...

A state Supreme Court justice won a narrow victory in November. Her challenger argues tens of thousands of votes should be ...

Mayor Michelle Wu has hired more than 300 new City Hall staffers, helping fuel budget growth of 8 percent over the past year.

Iowa leads the nation in the percentage of its electricity it generates from wind and solar, showing that the transition ...

As a legislator, governor, president and ex-president, he confronted the prejudices that were so much a part of where and ...

Before the Goodmans (Oscar and Carolyn) served as mayor, the biggest game in town was college basketball. Thanks to the ...

The state withdrew its pioneering clean air regulations for diesel trucks and trains, acknowledging they wouldn’t win federal approval. The state intended to end sales of trucks powered by fossil ...