Under a new “ethnic unity” law, Mandarin Chinese must now be the language of teaching. Parents must guide their children to love the Communist Party. Neighborhoods should be mixed.

New legislation will require schools to use Mandarin by default, taking priority over minority ethnic languages such as Tibetan, Uyghur and Mongolian ...

57-year-old Gregory Lee Vogelsang, who sexually abused young boys, was eligible for a parole hearing under the Elderly Parole Program.

The law, which was approved at the close of China's legislative meeting on Thursday, has wide-ranging provisions that touch on education, housing policy, entertainment and other areas ...

Lake Worth Beach officials had hoped leasing sites near the beach and the golf course to developers could increase the tax ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — The system used to select City Council and School Board members the last two election cycles is now officially part of the law. Monday, the Virginia Senate and House of ...

The omnibus hearing for an off-duty Washington State Patrol trooper accused in a Richland crash that killed a 20-year-old motorcyclist has been pushed back to Aug. 12, 2026. The trooper, Sarah Lee ...

The controversial spying power, which allows agencies to access foreigners’ overseas communications without a warrant, will expire in April unless Congress renews it. The White House is pushing for a ...

A city committee approved a proposal that aims to spread future interim housing sites across the city. San Francisco enacted a similar law last year.

The Thai authorities should immediately release Le Chi Thanh, a prominent Vietnamese anti-corruption activist, and ensure ...

Did you know that Louisiana is the only state in the US that convicts people on non-unanimous juries? Even if two people dissent, the accused can still get sent to jail. And did you know that ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — While current South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden and current state Speaker of the House Jon Hansen trail in a poll from KELOLAND News and Emerson College on the state’s ...