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Northeastern states have the lowest crime rates, while states in the South and West have the most crime

Between 2021 and 2022, New York’s violent crime rate rose 39.2%, while its property crime rate rose 64.3%.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A week after rejecting a plea agreement from federal prosecutors, accused Jan. 6 rioter Sean Michael McHugh is asking a judge to release him from custody pending trial because his mental health is deteriorating and he is facing abuse inside a Washington, D.C., jail.

Despite some Republican governors using migrant buses to try to embarrass Democrats, transportation for migrants from border areas to places where they can find shelter may be an important part of handling an unprecedented crush of asylum-seekers.

Local YIMBY advocates express concern that the tool, as written, is overly vague and could be exploited to stop development.

Defendants claim ‘Gitmo’ would be better than ‘remaining trapped within the wretched confines of cruel and unusual punishment of the DC jail’

Maine, Vermont, and Washington, DC allow those in prison to vote.

Ranking the top 25 Heisman contenders after Week 5 – We had to drop Stetson a little after Saturday's game.

WASHINGTON — Alex Ortiz thought he was done with Capitol Hill. After a decade as a staffer for “the representative for all Alaska,” Ortiz carried out the sad duty this spring of packing up Don Young’s office after the Republican’s sudden death — even at 88 years old, it still…

The esteemed correspondent covered the White House for decades and is considered to be one of the longest-serving White House broadcast journalists in history

Has Rep. Mary Peltola started a new staffing trend? Her decision to hire Don Young’s chief of staff has raised eyebrows in Washington.