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Every Jan. 1, states across the country implement new laws. Some groundbreaking new laws address Internet user privacy and the classification of contract workers in California, for example.

While Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler waited to hear Wednesday afternoon if he had a big enough margin in the primary election to avoid a runoff and six more months of campaigning, there was one other thing on his plate: approval of a $5.6 billion budget.

Oregon health officials reported more than 200 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 in the state Friday.

An uproar followed comments by Sanofi's CEO that if the company develops a vaccine, doses would likely go to Americans first. The board president later insisted, "Any vaccine will be a public good."

The Taj Mahal reopened at sunrise Monday for the first time since March 17. It is limited to 5,000 visitors a day, and all must wear masks. Before the pandemic, up to 70,000 people visited every day.

NPR's A Martinez talks to ESPN panelist and Washington Post columnist Kevin Blackistone about the suspension of Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson for sexual misconduct.

The special counsel's office has proposed that a federal judge set Jan. 2, 2024 as the start of former President Donald Trump's trial on charges related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

President Trump issued pardons and commutations to every defendant charged and convicted in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, which injured more than 140 police officers.

The Federal Railroad Administration says many railroads are behind schedule in installing technology that could prevent crashes. It would slow or stop a train if the human operator failed to do so.

Big primaries in Maryland and West Virginia could have implications for the Senate in November — and signal fights ahead for Democrats.