MITCH SMITH

Authors and activists said the Republican-backed law infringed on free speech. The judge said the ban imposed a “puritanical ‘pall of orthodoxy’ over school libraries.”

He produced soaring installations of public art over a career that he said was shaped by attending the funeral of Emmett Till.

Across the South and Midwest, scientists are working to understand why wild turkeys are on the decline.

Michigan prosecutors had charged former Gov. Rick Snyder with neglect of duty, but said appellate court rulings left them unable to pursue the case against...

Brighton Park has taken in immigrants for generations, but residents are split over plans to house migrants in winterized tents on an empty lot.

The city beat out others to host Barack Obama’s presidential center. But as construction continues on the South Side, some residents fear being priced out.

The family of Wadea Al-Fayoume, 6, was set to mourn him at a funeral in suburban Chicago. The man accused in the boy’s death was...

Fewer Michigan residents work in auto manufacturing than before, but a strike by U.A.W. members is a reminder of what the industry still means to...

Texas was the largest state to pass a law banning transition care for transgender minors. The law is set to go into effect next week.

In a new lawsuit, Maui County said Hawaiian Electric acted negligently by failing to disconnect power lines that were at risk of toppling in high...