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Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart in Robbins, Ill., on Nov. 19, 2013. Dart says many suburban departments have a hard time just getting officers to patrol the town.

What Happens When Suburban Police Departments Don't Have Enough Money?

Small police departments struggling with high crime and low budgets tend to pay fast-food wages, may employ officers with troubled pasts and can miss out on opportunities to learn from mistakes.

King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg, right, testifies in favor of repealing the death penalty in Washington. He was joined by Attorney General Bob Ferguson.

Is Support Building For Death Penalty Repeal In Washington?  

Momentum may be building to repeal the death penalty in Washington state. The Senate Law & Justice Committee is expected to pass a repeal measure ...

Oscar Nominations Will Be Viewed Through 'MeToo' Lens

The 90th Academy Award nominations are announced Tuesday. Issues about sexual misconduct and gender parity might play a role in how members vote, and they may come up during the ceremony in March.

In a photograph taken in October, a resident tries to connect electrical lines downed by Hurricane Maria in preparation for when electricity is restored in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico.

Puerto Rico's Governor Announces Plan To Privatize Island's Troubled Electric Utility

Gov. Ricardo Rosselló says it may take 18 months to sell off the beleaguered Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, or PREPA, which has failed to fully restore electricity months after Hurricane Maria.

A map from the U.S. Tsunami Warning System shows the offshore location of a powerful earthquake that struck overnight, along with the revised tsunami advisory area.

Tsunami Alert Is Downgraded Along Alaska's Coast After Powerful Quake

The magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck about 175 southeast of Kodiak, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The U.S. Tsunami Warning System issued a tsunami warning before downgrading to an advisory.

Despite the disbanding of communes and the persistence of capitalism, culinary contributions from hippies have not only endured, but helped set the framework for the way we eat today.

The Far Out History Of How Hippie Food Spread Across America

Finding granola, hummus, organic produce and whole grains is easy now, but it wasn't always. Jonathan Kauffman's new book, Hippie Food, explores the people and places that expanded America's palate.

Thailand's fishing industry remains the home of widespread labor and rights abuses, Human Rights Watch says. In this photo from 2016, a fisherman is seen in the freezer hold of a boat unloading fish after arriving at a Thai port.

Rights Abuses Still 'Widespread' In Thailand's Fishing Industry, Report Says

Migrant workers from Myanmar and Cambodia are often paid below the minimum wage, are not paid on time, and are held in debt, says a new Human Rights Watch report.

The 2018 Oscar nominations had enough freshness and enough room for new voices that they didn't feel rote.

'Shape Of Water,' 'Dunkirk' And 'Three Billboards' Lead Oscar Nominations

This year's Academy Award nominations include a lot of old favorites, but also some new voices — including the first women ever nominated for cinematography.

If a bill in the California Legislature become law, campus health centers at public universities would be required to provide abortion pills.

California Bill Would Mandate On-Campus Access To Abortion Pills

As restrictions on medication abortion mount in other states, legislation that would require health centers at California public universities to stock abortion pills is moving ahead.

Sessions Sits For Voluntary Interview With Mueller

The Justice Department has confirmed that Special Counsel Robert Mueller interviewed Attorney General Jeff Sessions last week for its investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election.

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