A university in Pennsylvania told students that “action could be taken” against them if they do not respect their classmates’ preferred pronouns....

Scott Peterson, who spent more than 15 years on Death Row in the 2002 murders of his pregnant wife and unborn son, will be sentenced to life in prison this fall, a judge said Wednesday....

An armed Florida home invasion suspect stole at least two cars and carjacked a FedEx truck while fleeing from police, according to local reports....

A photo of a sign labeled “white” was placed above a drinking fountain at a North Carolina high school, prompting outrage among parents and students....

A day after assuming his job, Florida's newly appointed surgeon general on Wednesday signed new rules allowing parents to decide whether their children should quarantine or stay in school after being exposed to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19....

A California man authorities suspect of killing Kristin Smart, a 19-year-old college student who vanished 25 years ago, and his father can be tried in her presumed death after prosecutors had presented sufficient evidence, a judge ruled Wednesday....