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The heartbreak and cost of losing a baby in America

Even after their babies died, hospital bills kept coming. These parents of fragile, very sick infants faced exorbitant bills — though they had insurance. "The process was just so heartless," one says.

Pages from a U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in Atlanta ruling that lifts a judge's hold on the Justice Department's ability to use classified documents seized by the FBI at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate.

An appeals court rules the DOJ can regain access to documents seized from Mar-a-Lago

A federal appeals court has permitted the Justice Department to resume its use of classified records seized from Donald Trump's Florida estate as part of its ongoing criminal investigation.

A man wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses stands in the middle of a forested slope. Next to him is a tree with an orange marking around the trunk. He's talking about something and gesturing as he does so.

Environmental groups and the BLM fight over forests, but share similar passions and goals

Environmental groups and federal agencies seem to be locked in a never-ending fight over how to manage our forests. Can they work together?

The Presidential Election Reform Act was introduced by Reps. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo. (left), and Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., both of whom sit on the Democratic-led House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

The House just passed a bill that would make it harder to overthrow an election

The bill would amend the Electoral Count Act, which legal experts have called vague and confusing. The legislation is similar to a somewhat narrower bill from a bipartisan group of senators.

A Story Of Pigeons As Mules For Diamond Smugglers

New York State Attorney General Letitia James, pictured in February, New York's Democratic Attorney General Letitia James filed a civil lawsuit on Wednesday against former President Donald Trump, saying he "falsely inflated his net worth by billions of dollars to unjustly enrich himself, to cheat the system."

New York's attorney general sues Trump and 3 of his children for alleged fraud

AG Letitia James is seeking $250 million in damages and to bar Trump and his children from conducting business in New York state, where they built their fortune.

In this photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, yellow crazy ants are seen in a bait testing efficacy trial at the Johnston Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in December, 2015. An invasive species known as the yellow crazy ant has been eradicated from the remote U.S. atoll in the Pacific.

The number of ants on Earth has a mass greater than all birds and mammals combined

Researchers compiled hundreds of studies of tree-dwelling and ground-dwelling ants to make their estimate of 2.5 million ants for every human.

New Trump tome 'The Divider' offers most comprehensive chronicle of his term to date

The book by veteran journalists Peter Baker and Susan Glasser is a rushing torrent of anecdotes and recollections. A reader may plunge in at any point and pull up a pail of Trump at full tilt.

JR Anderson, program manager for Forth Mobility, views charging stations in Portland's Electric Avenue, Sept. 8, 2022. Anderson recently bought a 2022 Chevy Bolt and says it is one of the more affordable EVs, qualifying for both the federal and state rebates.

As Oregon pushes more electric vehicles, a gap emerges in access

State and local organizations are building programs to connect EVs with more rural and low-income people, as well as communities of color.

Older Kia and Hyundai vehicles that do not have engine immobilizers have been the target of car thefts in Milwaukee over the past few years.

Kia and Hyundai drivers might want to take extra precautions to deter car thieves

Kia and Hyundai cars have become the target of a large number of car thieves in Milwaukee, Wis., in recent years.

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