Explore the role of US counties, their history, and functions, from managing public services to influencing national trends.

Rep. Danny Davis, 83, will speak at a news conference on Thursday morning to "formally share his decision" on his reelection to the House.

Chicago’s proposed transit overhaul leaves key problems intact, critics warn—jeopardizing integration, equity and oversight of multibillion-dollar projects.

Hundreds of thousands of people are treated for Lyme in the United States each year — and that number is on the rise.

The 15th Congressional District is the only Republican-held seat in Texas that Democrats are targeting under the current map.

Redistricting battles in Texas, Ohio, and California will likely determine control of the House during the 2026 midterm elections.

On July 16, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck south of the Alaska Peninsula, and four days later, a 7.4 occurred off the east coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. Both triggered tsunami alert ...

La Cultura Del Mundo, an immigrant advocacy organization founded by Vasquez, will lead a rally and march on Friday to protest escalating ICE activity on the Central Coast and to celebrate the ...

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency predicted much of the country’s leftover lead plumbing would be found in lower-income ...

Steve Melchior, after abandoning his wife and children in Washington in the mid-1890s and settling into a life on the Kenai ...