The Iowa House passed a bill requiring DNA samples from people arrested on certain charges, sparking debate over crime-solving tools, costs and constitutional rights.

Virginia is poised to become the 11th state with a ban on "assault weapons," an arbitrarily defined category of politically disfavored firearms. Senate Bill 749 makes it illegal t ...

The application comes as the justices are due to rule on a similar urgent appeal to end Syrian protections.

A U.S. district court judge in Minnesota found “compelling and troubling” evidence that federal agents racially profiled Somali and Latino residents during the immigration crackdown known as Operation ...

Iowa is closer to joining states that allow DNA to be collected after an arrest for committing violent crimes under a bill passed by the House.

Federal lawsuit claiming local officials illegally pushed polluting industries into Black communities reaches new stage.

But there were other topics on which General Rudd’s responses were troubling. He wouldn’t associate himself with the NSA’s ...

Ohio had 233 antisemitic incidents in 2024, compared to 237 in 2023, and 61 in 2022, according to a report from the Anti-Defamation League.

Gov. Jeff Landry opened his third Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature, reflecting on significant achievements and ...

A Texas lawmaker was doubly fact-checked by the Department of Homeland Security after the Democrat advanced what was dubbed the latest among “obvious hoaxes peddled by the […] ...

The following letters to the editor appeared in the March 4, 2026 edition of the Star Valley Independent. SF-0082 is ...