A baby sea lion toting an artificial kelp strip has been filmed performing intricate rhythmic gymnastics-esque circles through the waters of a Washington state aquarium

State attorneys general have a higher profile than in years past, thanks to lawsuits against the federal government and others, and few have been as active as Republican Andrew Bailey of Missouri

A Texas appeals court has halted the execution of a man who has spent more than 30 years on death row and had been set to die by lethal injection this week

The Associated Press has obtained a document showing that the Trump administration is halting a $1 billion program that helps preserve affordable housing

Candidates in a race that will determine ideological control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court will square off in their only scheduled debate before the April 1 election

An advocacy group says it’s time for states to stop requiring abortion providers to file reports for every abortion

Trump imposes 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports, saying they will create jobs despite stock market sell-off

The Philippine government says ex-President Rodrigo Duterte has been arrested at Manila airport

The Philippine government says ex-President Rodrigo Duterte has been arrested at Manila airport

A man convicted of kidnapping a woman in Miami and later strangling her to death is set to be executed next month