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Nebraska has a unique solution to staffing elections: It allows counties to draft workers. Omaha's Douglas County is the only one to regularly use it. Here’s how the jury duty-like system works.

Spruce Pine is a major global supplier of high-purity quartz. It's an essential ingredient for microchips and solar panels.

Democratic lawmakers are working on a separate proposal to address the state’s drug addiction crisis.

The attorney general pledged to restore the Justice Department to normal order. It hasn't been easy, and may not last.

As voters in the key swing state of Pennsylvania cast mail-in ballots, multiple legal fights over how the ballots of mail-in voters should be counted have been playing out in the courts.

As the homelessness crisis grows, it’s common for the public and politicians to conflate homeless encampments and criminal activity. But how much do these camps really affect crime in cities?

A new study shows 3D imaging found potentially serious cancers earlier and reduced the need for callback for further screening.

Researchers with the Trevor Project analyzed data from 61,000 transgender and nonbinary young people. They found that after states passed anti-LGBTQ+ laws, young people in those states were more like to attempt suicide.

It is the world's largest displacement crisis: 13 million people have fled their homes in war-torn Sudan. In neighboring Chad, both refugees and locals cope with this extraordinary upheaval.

Nintendo's latest game is the first to truly star Zelda in the series that has borne her name since 1986. It boasts innovative mechanics but is still a little too linked to the past.