Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin is readying for Thursday's faceoff with Democratic rival Joe Biden as new polls indicate growing doubt over whether she is ready for what the job ...

Nearly a decade after Maine became the first state to approve the use of ranked-choice voting for statewide elections, it has ...

The long-running debate got a new spark in March due to an uptick in reported sightings in Ohio. They were cataloged around ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska wildlife agents can resume shooting and killing black and brown bears — including from ...

Tech leaders are betting on a former executive to take the lead in the California governor's race. The 43-year-old mayor of ...

Two Cornell University students said the university’s president hit them with his car after a campus debate over Palestine.

The Alaska Senate on Tuesday passed a bill to reform the state’s pension system for public employees, ending months of debate on future retirement benefits for Alaska’s state and municipal employees, ...

After dozens of attempts, it's the first time a bill offering state and local employees a pension has passed both chambers of ...

Members of the Alaska Senate voted to approve a long-awaited pension bill on Tuesday, amid debate on the cost of the new public retirement benefits system and responsibilities of the state and local ...

Some experts worry that less homework could be a problem for math achievement, at a time when test scores nationwide are ...