Some capitols are closed, fences are up and extra police are in place at statehouses across the U.S. as authorities brace for potentially violent demonstrations over the coming days

A California congressman contracted the coronavirus before he could get a second dose of vaccine that would have improved his immunity

More than 125 people have been arrested so far on charges related to the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, where a Capitol police officer and four others were killed

The driver of a New York City tandem bus that plunged off a bridge this week is blaming the dramatic crash on mechanical failure

A Mississippi owner of pharmacies and pharmacy distributors has been sentenced to 18 years in prison and ordered to repay more than $287 million for his part in what prosecutors described as a $510 million health care fraud

A storm has lashed parts of New England and eastern Canada with heavy rain, snow and wind and caused power outages

Organizers of the March for Life are asking their supporters nationwide not to gather in Washington this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic and political unrest

Several governors expressed exasperation at the Trump administration after being assured that the federal government had enough vaccine stockpiled to speed up or expand state rollouts only to be later told those reserves don’t exist

War-like imagery has begun to take hold in Republican circles, erupting into the open after the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump

Members of the Church of Satan are grieving the destruction of a historic “Halloween House” that authorities say was set ablaze this week by an arsonist

Organizers of the Boston Marathon have launched a virtual Athletes’ Village to reproduce at least some of the camaraderie of the real thing

The National Rifle Association has filed for bankruptcy protection and will seek to incorporate in Texas instead of New York

Uncertainty over the pace of federal COVID-19 vaccine allotments is triggering anger and confusion in some states

New York prosecutors conducted an hourslong interview Thursday of Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former attorney

More Californians than ever are dying from the coronavirus --  525 every day

The prosecution of former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and others in the Flint water crisis is igniting a debate over whether public officials are being punished for judgment calls

A California lawmaker wants to ban some medically unnecessary surgeries on intersex children until they are at least 6-years-old

Governors in some states have called out the National Guard, declared states of emergency and closed their capitol buildings over concerns about potentially violent demonstrations

As states across the U.S. roll out the COVID-19 vaccine to people 65 and older, senior citizens are scrambling to figure out how to sign up to get their shots

Government attorneys and municipalities fighting over the 2020 census have asked a judge to put their court case on hold