The state's private prisons see higher numbers of deaths and sexual assaults while providing less opportunity for support and education.

Following years of decline, the state's prison population jumped by 8% in 2022, and signs indicate it's still on the rise.

The North Carolina Supreme Court dismissed on Wednesday a request by the trailing candidate in an extremely close race for a ...

ST. LOUIS – In North St. Louis, another historic church has been lost to a fire—the fifth in just five years. Investigators are still working to determine what caused the fire, but officials say the ...

The mayor of the City of St. Louis called lawmakers from outside the city “disrespectful” for filing legislation to put the ...

At least two students were wounded by gunfire at a Nashville high school Wednesday but the situation has been contained, police said. Metro Nashville Police spokesperson ...

The Justice Department is directing its federal prosecutors to investigate for potential criminal charges any state or local ...

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – President Donald Trump said he wants to abolish the Department of Education, and Republican lawmakers ...