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Whether backpacking in the Trinity Alps, rafting on the American River or rock climbing in Joshua Tree, more people are exploring the great outdoors than ever these days. Some may even be...

CHICAGO — Chicagoans were heading to the polls on Tuesday morning to vote in highly contested mayoral and City Council races that have largely focused on crime, policing and the performance of...

Nearly 100 immigrants who were rounded up during a 2018 raid at a meat processing plant in Tennessee have reached a $1.17 million settlement against the U.S. government and federal agents, who...

WASHINGTON — Companies that receive federal subsidies from a $39 billion program to support semiconductor manufacturing will be required to meet strict financial conditions, including in some cases sharing unforeseen profits with...

Representative Elissa Slotkin, a Michigan Democrat and former C.I.A. analyst who has notched several high-profile victories in a challenging district, said Monday that she would run for the Senate seat being vacated...

In 2013, the House of Representatives had a single Indian American member. Fewer than 10 Indian Americans were serving in state legislatures. None had been elected to the Senate. None had run...

The Northeast is forecast to get sleet and snow starting on Monday and continuing into Tuesday after a mild winter in which the region has been spared the kinds of snowstorms that...

A powerful wind storm with widespread severe gusts of up to 110 miles per hour is expected to hit Oklahoma on Sunday evening, the National Weather Service said, adding that strong tornadoes...

Shortly after Hannah Dreier joined The Times as an investigative reporter last year, she mentioned something that shocked her editor, Kirsten Danis. While Hannah had been reporting a 2019 series about immigrant...

In Northern California, which felt the impact of this storm earlier in the week, residents are facing another dose of wintry weather early next week. Yosemite National Park announced that it would...