A new study identified hot spots of sinking levees that will need to be prioritized for maintenance to withstand future ...

The court’s choice to punt a key redistricting case signals trouble for the future of the Voting Rights Act. Support ...

Parts of New Orleans, including its international airport, are sinking nearly 2 inches per year, according to a new study. Wetlands and parts of the city's levee system are sinking, too.

The Supreme Court justices gave an ominous prelude to next term, when voting rights — another pillar of a strong democracy — will be in the conservative majority’s crosshairs.

The case that would have determined whether one of the state's two majority-Black congressional districts was a racial ...

The Supreme Court took hard right turns in major First Amendment cases, but also sided with civil-rights plaintiffs and ...

The HHS secretary traveled to Oklahoma and Louisiana to endorse legislative efforts inspired by his Make America Healthy ...

A map reveals the states which will be most impacted by cuts to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) under US ...

The court also separately has acted on an emergency basis in a number of cases involving challenges to President Donald Trump ...

The battle over birthright citizenship is just getting started. Challengers to President Trump’s executive order view ...

The U.S. Supreme Court kept millions of Louisianans — and millions more across the nation — waiting for one of the most ...

Taylor Seay, of Montpelier, was riding a trail on his property when he was thrown off his bike and hit a tree.