Illicit drug overdoses and the deaths they cause are trending down this year, despite spikes in a handful of states, according to a Stateline analysis of data from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

A handful of places with rising overdoses are responding to the problem with cooperation, they say, by sharing information ...Read more

WASHINGTON — As the U.S. faces increasing demands for energy, the federal government has poured funding and regulatory support into the nuclear industry with the hopes of accelerating the development and deployment of new technologies. But an aging nuclear power workforce and shortage of qualified employees could pose a challenge to those ...Read more

In the heart of Appalachia, law enforcement is often seen as being on the front line of the addiction crisis.

Bre Dolan, a 35-year-old resident of Hardy County, West Virginia, understands why. Throughout her childhood, when her dad had addiction and mental health crises, police officers were often the first ones to respond. Dolan calls them “...Read more

DELAWARE COUNTY, Pa. — Drive into Ridley Creek State Park through the gold October foliage and around the sharp turns of Sandy Flash Drive, and you’ll find yourself in the past. That is, of course, if you’ve arrived at the Colonial Pennsylvania Farmstead, a five-decade-old museum and working farm that uses hands-on learning to teach ...Read more

MIAMI — Expired defribillator pads and inadequate handwashing facilities led to the suspension of the surgery registration license of a Florida doctor’s office after a Florida Department of Health investigation.

The investigation, the department says, was launched by three patients of Dr. Lily J. Voepel “contracting Hepatitis C via ...Read more

Carmen's abusive husband came home drunk one night last summer. He pounded and kicked the door. He threatened to kill her as her young son watched in horror. She called police, eventually obtaining a restraining order. Months later he returned and beat her again. Police came again and he was eventually deported.

Thinking she finally escaped his...Read more

Officials in Irvington, New Jersey, had an idea. To raise awareness about the dangers of opioid use and addiction, the township could host concerts with popular R&B artists like Q Parker and Musiq Soulchild. It spent more than $600,000 in 2023 and 2024 to pay for the shows, even footing the bill for VIP trailers for the performers. It bought ...Read more

A Navy pilot in New Jersey. A democratic socialist in New York City. Three Pennsylvania jurists who never wanted to hit the campaign trail in the first place.

The Democrats who scored big wins in Tuesday's elections came from across the political spectrum and succeeded in disparate campaign environments.

The results were momentous for a party ...Read more

WASHINGTON — As the federal shutdown has dragged on to become the longest in American history, President Trump has shown little interest in talks to reopen the government. But Republican losses on election day could change that.

Trump told Republican senators at the White House on Wednesday that he believed the government shutdown “was a ...Read more

The Trump administration faces a new challenge in the battle over food assistance benefits amid a federal funding lapse — a lawsuit filed by recipients who say they’re in danger of going hungry.

The proposed class-action suit comes as the administration has sent conflicting signals about whether it will comply with court orders to continue ...Read more

CHICAGO — A beloved day care worker at a Spanish-immersion preschool in Chicago was arrested by federal immigration agents Wednesday, sparking outrage among parents, elected officials and the surrounding community as agents in President Donald Trump’s Operation Midway Blitz took the unprecedented step of entering the school itself.

In a ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Democratic brand, badly bruised in 2024 when voters handed Republicans a governing trifecta in Washington, snapped to life Tuesday as the party collected victories up and down the ballot across the country.

Democrats won governor’s races in Virginia and New Jersey while bolstering their legislative majorities in both states...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The death toll from Tuesday’s UPS plane crash has climbed to 12 including one child, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg told TV station WHAS on Wednesday night.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said it’s likely the child was with a family member visiting Grade A Auto Parts, one of two nearby businesses destroyed by fire sparked ...Read more

Race and money.

Those were the keywords in the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina’s latest push for federal recognition at a Capitol Hill hearing Wednesday.

The Senate Committee on Tribal Affairs met to determine whether Congress should take up the Lumbee Fairness Act and provide the tribe with full federal recognition, which has been sought ...Read more

SEATTLE — At 8 p.m. every election night, candidates, consultants and other politics watchers obsessively click on the Secretary of State's website, waiting for the first vote tallies to roll in.

But in some recent elections — including on Tuesday — those initial vote counts have shown wildly inaccurate percentages in some closely watched...Read more

DETROIT — Federal prosecutors Wednesday charged a third Dearborn man in connection with an alleged Halloween terrorism plot targeting LGBTQ+ friendly clubs in Ferndale and what appears to be the Cedar Point amusement park in Ohio.

The case against 19-year-old Ayob Asmail Nasser was filed amid reports that two New Jersey men also were arrested...Read more

President Donald Trump’s escalating pressure campaign against Venezuela’s socialist regime — from designating the country’s drug cartels as transnational terrorist organizations to doubling the bounty on Nicolás Maduro to $50 million and deploying the largest military force the Caribbean has seen in decades — has found an unexpected ...Read more

Pope Leo XIV urged U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to respect the spiritual rights of individuals in ICE detention after Catholic clergy members said they were prohibited from giving Communion to immigrants at a Chicago-area facility.

On Nov. 1, ICE officials refused to let a group of clergy members led by Bishop José María Garcia-...Read more

American transportation regulators will cut flights by 10% across 40 of the nation’s busiest airports starting Friday if the government shutdown continues.

The move is to alleviate pressure on air traffic controllers who have been working without pay for weeks.

Officials did not disclose exactly which airports or airlines would be affected ...Read more

SEATTLE — Mayor Bruce Harrell’s lead over challenger Katie Wilson grew slightly on Wednesday, following the afternoon drop of roughly 23,000 new Seattle ballots.

After leading Wilson by just over 7 percentage points Tuesday night, Harrell’s margin is now up to 8, 53.8% to 45.7%.

Though left-wing candidates in Seattle usually gain ground ...Read more