Search results for

The mayor of the Uruapan municipality, in the western state of Michoacan, was gunned down Saturday night in front of dozens of people who had gathered for Day of the Dead festivities, authorities said.

One in three convicted women are held in jail rather than prison, compared to about 1 in 10 of all convicted people. But compared to prisons, jails tend to have fewer resources and support systems.

Typhoon Fung-wong blew out of the Philippines after setting off floods and landslides, knocking out power to entire provinces, killing at least four people and displacing more than 1.4 million.

NPR's A Martinez asks Yale University philosophy professor Jason Stanley, an expert on fascism, about his decision to leave the U.S. and accept a position teaching American studies in Canada.

It's the first measles death in the U.S. since 2015. More than 130 people in west Texas and New Mexico have been sickened in the outbreak so far.

Some states are passing new laws requiring artificial intelligence to be clearly labeled, especially in regulated industries or on high-stakes documents such as police reports. The labels are crucial for people who'd rather not use AI at all.

Lee County is having to delay the in-person issuing of parking permits on Boca Grande. Lee had scheduled a number of days in December for people to get permits at a location in the community. But Lee said Friday that building construction is causing utility problems at the permit distribution site.

In Aleppo province of northern Syria, rebel leaders are planning the first "free" election outside government control — imperfect as it may be. For the first time, towns and villages across the province will come together in each place and decide who will represent them. Rima Marrouch contributed to this report.

U.S. immigration agents in Oregon must stop arresting people without warrants unless there's a likelihood of escape, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.

A resident of Paradise, a town that wildfire virtually leveled in 2018, explains what it takes to build a home in California after the disaster.