The Rhode Island Senate approved a bill Tuesday aimed at limiting the use of self-checkout lanes, citing concerns for both ...

Sen. Mark McKenney, D-Warwick, the lead sponsor of the Freedom to Read Act, said the bill contains a procedure for residents to object to specific books being in a library, but would not allow that to ...

Ministers are seeking to broaden the law to criminalise assisting self-harm online or in person as part of the Crime and ...

Animal rights advocates crowded a committee hearing in the Oregon House of Representatives today and pressed legislators to ...

A reduction in state funding for a Visalia-based nonprofit is creating a lot of angst among groundwater agencies and ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A proposal by Republicans in Congress would allow President Donald Trump’s administration to remove the tax ...

The U.S. is one of only a handful of countries that taxes citizens living abroad. Thus, thanks to his American passport, the ...

The Scottish parliament voted on Tuesday in favour of a bill that would allow people living in Scotland with a terminal illness to take their own lives, bringing the proposal a step closer to becoming ...

The all-local fest at independent venues will include the Wonder Years, Matt Quinn of Mt. Joy, and its first metal night with ...

BPA's glacial pace in upgrading its grid has delayed wind and solar projects and threatens the region with power outages and ...

Activist and philanthropist Abigail Disney urged donors and the leaders of major foundations and nonprofits to be braver with ...

Catholic priests are pushing back against a new Washington state law that requires clergy to report child abuse to law enforcement.