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Antarctica's ice is melting faster than was thought, say scientists who recently completed the most exhaustive assessment of the ice sheet to date.

New York State collects and spends an enormous amount of money. Last year’s state budget, for example, exceeded $220 billion, second only to the state of California. The state is also home to some of the loosest campaign finance rules in the nation. Using the leverage of state spending powers to rake in campaign contributions has been a time-honored practice among New York’s elected officials.

In the town of Oakdale, La., the government shutdown has far-reaching effects, from restaurants to barber shops, all the way up to the mayor's office.

The 2008 presidential campaign was supposed to herald a new era for women in politics, but more than a year later the proverbial glass ceiling still appears hard to break through. Anne Kornblut, author of the new book Notes from the Cracked Ceiling: Hillary Clinton, Sarah Palin and What it will take for a Woman to win, says no one has figured how female candidates should present themselves.

How tech companies and government officials handle local impacts will shape the industry's future in the U.S.

The federal government is ballooning in size. Government grows itself by its very nature.This is problematic for everyone, because the larger the…

The rapper's Instagram account says his lungs collapsed after he was stabbed 14 times, but he is "in good spirits." Lanez is serving a 10-year sentence for shooting Megan Thee Stallion in 2020.

The number two House Republican is publicly calling for the removal of Congresswoman Liz Cheney as the party's third-ranking leader in the chamber.…

Buffalo defensive back Damar Hamlin was in critical condition early Tuesday after the Bills say he suffered a cardiac arrest on the field following a tackle hours earlier, leading to the indefinite postponement of Buffalo’s pivotal Monday night showdown against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Major League Baseball plans to unilaterally issue a 60-game schedule for its shortest season since 1878 after the players' association rejected a…