The United States has slid into competitive authoritarianism. The slide has been modest and remains reversible—but it is real. Even after Donald Trump, American democracy will remain fragile.

There is no clear path showing that today’s AI systems will lead to superintelligence, much less a basis for calculating the probability of doom.

The risks of AI aren’t what we think they are, as a recent security incident between China and the United States reveals

Congressional races will take center stage on Nov. 3, but they’re just the tip of what to watch. Prosecutors and governors, attorneys general and sheriffs, school boards and mayors, utility... Read Mo...

Frederick County’s sheriff turned his office into a force multiplier for ICE before such collaboration became commonplace. As he again faces voters this year, the harm to immigrant communities is impo...

North Carolina Justice Anita Earls, a former voting rights lawyer, and Sarah Stevens, a longtime legislator, have been on opposite sides of election issues for over a decade.

For more than a decade, the federal government published Playboy in braille. Congress defunded it. Blind readers sued—and won.

Major medical groups released new recommendations on who should get the shots, citing a lack of strong guidance from the federal government.

Province’s rat patrol called in to investigate as town of Bowden announces discovery of dead vermin

Voters face stark choices for offices with vast powers on policing and punishment. Bolts walks you through key contests to watch across a dozen states.

AI glasses are a double-edged sword for disabled people, who face unique risks from surveillance.

To give voucher programs a toehold in state legislatures, politicians touted how students with disabilities would gain access to private education. But those students’ families often have the hardest ...

Residents at the prison contributed $3,810 of their own money, while Kansas Department of Corrections employees added another $457.

Medical aid in dying is now legal in New York. A team of clinical professionals decided to create a practice to help their clients die on their own terms.

A new book examines the labor of getting chronic illness diagnosed and treated—for those lucky enough to get care.

The shots have been approved for people 65 and older, and for younger people with underlying conditions. Others may be able to get them off label.