More than two years after Valley Water Management Company settled with environmental groups to halt discharges at two facilities where wastewater seeped into groundwater, Race Track Hill and Fee 34 are finally closed.

Studies show that, in most cases, laws requiring doctors to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital are not necessary for the health and safety of women getting abortions.

In a new book, White House staffer Cliff Sims recounts what the president wanted for White House-sponsored ads intended to discourage young Americans from abusing opioid painkillers.

The study pinpoints a particular area and time period where climate change had a profound impact: countries affected by the Arab Spring between 2010 and 2012.

The Supreme Court voted Tuesday to enact the Trump administration's policy prohibiting people with a gender identity that differs from their biological sex from serving in the military.

Multiple courts across the country have issued injunctions preventing to the administration from repealing DACA. But that does not mean the program has been saved.

The research on the consequences of Planned Parenthood losing public funding offers a sense of what may happen.

A California law eliminating cash bail has been put on hold.

Just because we have CRISPR doesn't necessarily mean we should use it.

The House Oversight and Reform Committee announced on Monday the launch of an investigation into the pharmaceutical industry's pricing practices.

The former coal lobbyist, who has been a champion of Trump's deregulatory agenda without any of the ethical scandals of his predecessor, is all but guaranteed a confirmation.

People prefer "overdose prevention site" to "safe consumption site."

On a big day for Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis assumed his new position on Tuesday and, despite his efforts to delay it, Amendment 4 took effect.

As the state's longest-serving governor leaves office buoyed by positive news stories, it's easy to forget the times when his governorship and the state budget seemed doomed to crash.

The Supreme Court has never ruled that a gerrymandered map was unconstitutional, and it has so far punted on any opportunities to do so.

The Southern California Gas Company settles claims.

The documents went back up two days after a newspaper reported their removal, and just 12 days before the close of the plan's public comment period.

In his ruling, Judge Emmet Sullivan argued that the government ought to consider asylum requests on a case-by-case basis.

Hog farms in North Carolina produce 10 billion gallons of untreated, toxic waste each year—and much of it ends up in the state's waterways.

Monday marks the last day for public comment on the rule, which could make it harder for millions of immigrants who have used public services to acquire a green card or citizenship.

The Central Valley company faced $64 million in claims from the thousands of people who lost their homes in the Camp fire.

A rule requiring companies to disclose genetically modified ingredients is being finalized this week.

The new, wide-ranging warning about romaine lettuce illustrates gaps in the government's ability to oversee food safety.

A federal judge in San Francisco has issued an injunction against the Trump administration, temporarily suspending the administration's policy of denying asylum to migrants caught crossing the southern border illegally.