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The measure’s sponsor has split the bill into two parts. The simple majority needed to legalize possession of less than an ounce seems to be on board.

Adm. Linda Fagan, who has served on all seven continents, is currently the Coast Guard's second-in-command.

Commonwealth Court, in a one-line unsigned order, said Tuesday it won't allow the official publication of the regulation “pending further order.”

After the Taliban takeover, family members — even spouses — were sometimes separated during U.S. evacuation efforts.

Bennie Thompson said that she had been answering investigators’ questions on a video teleconference since the morning and was not “chatty” but had been helpful to the probe.

Former President Obama will join President Biden at the White House Tuesday as Biden unveils new actions meant to expand the Affordable Care Act.

The U.S. and its European allies will impose stiff new sanctions, a U.S. official says, in retaliation for Russia’s “war crimes” in Ukraine.

Neither Russia nor its president are likely to face an international tribunal — but that's not the only approach to war crimes, experts say.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told the U.N. Security Council that the Russian military must be brought to justice immediately for war crimes.

Democratic lawmakers say the measure is desperately needed to act against the threat of climate change, and that it will speed up Pa.'s transition to a clean-energy future.

President Joe Biden is calling for a war crimes trial against Russian President Vladimir Putin and says he’d seek more sanctions after reported atrocities in Ukraine.

To contain the spread of COVID, hospitals and nursing homes barred visits, but the separation and isolation took a toll. Now, some states are trying to ensure access.

With fentanyl driving fatal overdoses to record levels in the U.S., state governments are scrambling for solutions.

City Council President Clarke’s goal is to embed officers in communities to build relationships that could lead to a decrease in the violence that has plagued Philadelphia.

Prosecutors say Dawn Chavous’ consulting firm was used to conceal payments to her husband. And that she did little work for the nonprofit.