SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday signed a bill to shore up abortion rights in New Mexico, saying a woman has the right to make decisions about her own...

DENVER (AP) — A legislative committee in Colorado has advanced a bill that would give recent and future victims of child sexual assault unlimited time to sue their abusers.

EDMONDS, Wash. (AP) — The city of Edmonds lost another legal battle this week in its effort to enforce a statute telling residents how to store their guns.

WINONA, Minn. (AP) — The Diocese of Winona-Rochester in Minnesota says it has reached a $21.5 million settlement with 145 individuals who were sexually abused by its clergy members.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Several adult victims of child sexual abuse appealed to lawmakers in emotional testimony Wednesday to back legislation that would give survivors more time to sue their...

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico district judge ruled directives written by the state Department of Health for oversight of a medical cannabis program were not supported by evidence and must be...

BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts-based electronic health records company has agreed to pay more than $18 million to resolve allegations that it paid illegal kickbacks to generate sales of its...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Companies looking to mine copper, gold and silver in Wisconsin will face dramatically higher costs and have to work around an extensive list of off-limit areas under new rules...

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The last of four domestic terrorists who robbed banks and planted bombs in the Spokane region in 1996 has been resentenced to 55 years in federal prison.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The family of a man killed by St. Paul police six years ago is suing the department.

The aunt, mother and grandmother of Marcus Golden filed their federal lawsuit just...

ALLENDALE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A billboard urging the removal of a statue of a Confederate soldier in western Michigan was taken down within hours after complaints.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota's attorney general said Monday his office's 18-month investigation into allegations of child sexual abuse by members of the state's two Roman Catholic dioceses will...

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Former Connecticut Republican Party chairman Richard Foley Jr., a fixture for decades at the state Capitol and in state politics, has died. He was 71.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A new state law in Virginia will change the requirements for obtaining a concealed gun permit.

The Virginian-Pilot reported Wednesday that Virginians will need to...

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont’s top law enforcement officer said Monday a two-year investigation into allegations of murder at a long-closed Burlington orphanage found no evidence of such crimes...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky man has been charged in connection to the death of a man who had been active in the protests over the police killing of Breonna Taylor.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The lower house of Mexico’s congress unanimously approved a law Thursday that would prohibit all forms of physical punishment of children by parents, caretakers, teachers or...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has revamped the Holy See’s financial intelligence and anti-money-laundering unit following financial scandals, including an ongoing in-house corruption probe,...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A state panel in Virginia will soon make a decision about the replacement for Virginia’s Robert E. Lee statue at the U.S. Capitol.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The government of Alabama's capital city is settling a federal lawsuit with an agreement to stop arresting or ticketing panhandlers.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Supreme Court ruled Friday that results from warrantless blood tests were admissible in two cases of driving under the influence, even though the statute that had...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah state representative has proposed a bill that may exonerate drivers who accidentally kill or injure protesters while fleeing in fear for his or her life.

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine officials are considering steps to remove a statute of a former Supreme Court chief justice who supported a decision that institutionalized racial...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — More than 70 nations voiced strong opposition Monday to what they consider threats to the International Criminal Court and decried sanctions on its top officials, issuing a...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A lawsuit filed by the state of Rhode Island against 21 fossil fuel companies seeking damages for the impacts of climate change will be allowed to proceed in state court, a...

SEATTLE (AP) — The state of Washington must reimburse Snohomish County and 38 other counties for money spent on additional ballot drop boxes required to comply with state law, a judge...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities is enforcing a law preventing signs from being posted along state roads, including many campaign...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors charged two more men Wednesday with damaging property for allegedly helping topple two statutes on the Wisconsin Capitol grounds during a June protest against...

CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — The ousted diversity director for St. Louis County alleges in a lawsuit that she was dismissed in retaliation for publicly complaining about minorities being excluded in...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas law that prohibits electioneering within a 250-foot buffer zone of a polling location is constitutional and does not infringe on the First Amendment, a federal...

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — The Diocese of Camden has filed for bankruptcy, citing revenue losses because of the millions it paid out to clergy abuse victims and the pandemic.