Even College Grads Are Fleeing California’s Biggest Cities
California is expensive — that’s no secret. Nor is the fact that for years, lower-wage, less-educated workers have been leaving for more affordable states, like...
California Wildflower Scientist Searches for Rare Species After Wet Winter
The white Toyota Tacoma bumped along the dirt path, up and down hills, brush scratching the sides of the truck with a high-pitched whine. Naomi...
Grenade Detonation Kills Father and Injures His Two Children
An Indiana father was killed and his two children were injured after they went through a grandfather’s belongings and found a hand grenade that detonated...
‘Living in Fear’: Arson Is the Latest in a String of Attacks on Minnesota Mosques
A suspect was arrested on suspicion of arson after a fire last week at a mosque in St. Paul, Minn., at least the fifth such...
30 Tons of Explosive Chemicals Lost During Rail Shipment to California
About 60,000 pounds of ammonium nitrate, a chemical used as a fertilizer and in explosives, went missing on a rail shipment from Wyoming to California...
DeSantis Avoids Talk of Abortion Ban on the Trail
Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida could not have asked for a friendlier venue to highlight the sweeping six-week abortion ban he signed last month: an...
Why Many Hawaiians Are Making Las Vegas Their Home
The scenery can’t compare. So why are Hawaiians increasingly moving there? WHY WE’RE HERE We’re exploring how America defines itself one place at a time....
Biden Says He’s Optimistic on Debt Talks
President Biden on Saturday brushed off noisy statements issued by both sides in the debt and spending talks gripping Washington, dismissing them as little more...
With Feinstein Ailing, Newsom’s Vow Looms Over California Senate Race
Two years ago, Gov. Gavin Newsom of California vowed on national television that if Senator Dianne Feinstein stepped down early, he would appoint a Black...
Why Dianne Feinstein, Like Many Before Her, Refuses to Resign
Former Senator Tom Harkin, Democrat of Iowa, has put on a suit nine times since 2014, when he retired after serving in Congress for 40...
DeSantis Amps Up His Retail Campaign in New Hampshire
Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida on Friday hinted at how he might try to soften his image as a conservative hard-liner, a strategy that appeared...
F.B.I. Violated Surveillance Program Rules, Court Ruling Says
F.B.I. analysts improperly used a warrantless surveillance program to search for information about hundreds of Americans who came under scrutiny in connection with two politically...
‘No Labels’ Eyes a Third-Party Run Against Biden and Trump. Is Joe Manchin Interested?
The bipartisan political group No Labels is stepping up a well-funded effort to field a “unity ticket” for the 2024 presidential race, prompting fierce resistance...
A Loud Republican Minority Opposes More Ukraine Military Aid
A congressional delegation of five Republicans and two Democrats met with representatives of Ukraine’s Parliament this month in Poland, where the Ukrainians thanked the delegation...