North Carolina residents can now buy a handgun without getting a permit from a local sheriff

Nashville is awaiting a candlelight vigil to mourn the three children and three adults killed in a shooting at a Christian school

Companies have offered a combined $264 million for drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico in a sale mandated by last year’s climate bill compromise

Economists for a California task force on potential reparations for Black residents estimate payouts could reach more than $800 billion for harm caused by policing and housing discrimination

The countries of the United Nations led by the island nation of Vanuatu adopted what they called a historic resolution Wednesday calling for the U.N.‘s highest court to strengthen countries’ obligations to curb warming and protect communities from climate disaster

The National Women’s Hall of Fame has announced a new group of inductees

In the federal budget standoff, the majority of U.S. adults are asking lawmakers to pull off the impossible: Cut the overall size of government, but also devote more money to the most popular and expensive programs

Around the U.S., private schools generally do not face as many requirements as public schools for developing security plans

The U.S. Energy Department said Wednesday it has a new strategy to help meet the nation’s goals to vastly expand offshore wind energy

Officials in Alabama say a Huntsville police officer has died after being shot and another officer was critically wounded

Public outrage is swift following mass shootings such as the one that killed six people at a Nashville elementary school