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A man with a set of maps heads to a federal courthouse in San Antonio last year for a redistricting trial. Texas is one of three states with cases in redistricting before the Supreme Court.

Where Redistricting Fights Stand Across The Country

Here's your guide to the state of redistricting in six key states. The U.S. Supreme Court is set to decide three major cases this term that could determine how districts are drawn for the next decade.

Early Voting Starts For Unalaska's Mayoral Recall Election

Early and absentee voting starts Wednesday, Feb. 14 for Unalaska’s mayoral recall election.Registered voters can cast their ballots at City Hall until…

Yazidi Women Finally Go To School, Defying Former ISIS Rulers — And Their Own Parents

Some villagers considered it improper for girls to go to school. Now, after surviving the reign of ISIS, young Yazidi women in Iraq's Kurdistan region are getting an education.

Saad, 22, and Mayda, 22, were celebrating their first Valentine's Day together.

In Pakistan, Valentine's Day Brings Out Roses And Culture Wars

Conservative Pakistanis keep trying to ban any celebration of the Christian saint of love, but flower sellers keep turning up for couples who mark the day.

The Key To Raising A Happy Child

A new book warns parents: Stop micromanaging your kids. Think of yourself less as their boss, and more like a consultant.

Ramona Morales, 79, had to pay about $6,000 in legal bills on top of a fine because one of her tenants kept chickens in the backyard of a rental house. Some Southern California cities are prosecuting code violators and slapping homeowners with gigantic legal bills they can't afford to pay.

Some California Cities Criminalize Nuisance Code Violations

A lawsuit filed Tuesday aims to halt what it sees as the criminalization of minor property code violations, which can hit homeowners with thousands of dollars in cost recovery fees.

While much of the world gorges on pancakes for Fat Tuesday, the semla is the go-to delicacy of the North, traditionally devoured just before Lent. It takes various forms (and names) throughout Scandinavia.

'Semla Man': The Pastry-Eating Superhero Sweden Needs On Fat Tuesday

The Swedes are fiercely devoted to almond paste- and whipped cream-filled semla. (One king died after gorging on them.) And the day before Lent is game time for feasting before the fast.

A young man uses heroin under a bridge in the Kensington section of Philadelphia, a neighborhood that has become a hub for heroin use. The economic costs of the epidemic are mounting, researchers say, as the U.S. loses more and more workers in their prime.

Cost Of U.S. Opioid Epidemic Since 2001 Is $1 Trillion And Climbing

Economists tracking federal mortality data say the opioid crisis is undercutting the productivity of people in their prime working years — 30s and 40s.

Maame Biney reacts after winning the women's 500-meter A final race during the U.S. Olympic short track speedskating trials in December.

Maame Biney Came To The U.S. From Ghana At 5. Now 18, She's A Team USA Speedskater

Born in Ghana and raised in the Washington, D.C., suburbs, Biney is the first African-American woman to qualify for a U.S. Olympic speedskating team. Her father is her biggest fan.

Led by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., senators are beginning debate on immigration legislation on Monday. It's anyone's guess what the outcome will be.

Immigration Debate Starts As A Jump Ball In The Senate

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is launching an unpredictable process Monday, affording lawmakers the chance to bring any ideas to the floor. "Whoever gets to 60 [votes] wins," he said.

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