A redistricting battle over Louisiana's congressional map has spanned years and been before the Supreme Court twice already.

States must balance complying with a civil rights law that protects the voting power of a racial minority while not discriminating against other voters.

The National Weather Service's (NWS) Storm Prediction Center has categorized the storm threat as "slight" (level 2 out of 5) for a 69,416-square-mile area, which extends from east Texas to the ...

Hummingbirds are on track to make their migratory return trip back to New England. Here's when you can expect to leave out ...

Severe weather threatens the mid-Mississippi Valley and Southeast this weekend, with possible hail, and isolated tornadoes. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

Violent tornadoes ripped through parts of the U.S., wiping out schools and toppling semitractor-trailers in several states.

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From aerial crop dusting pioneer to global megacarrier – marking 100 years of operations of Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines.

A dynamic storm system threatening to spawn powerful tornadoes and hail as big as baseballs has earned a relatively rare designation from forecasters. It's known as a "high risk” day for severe ...

The case, which centers on whether Louisiana’s congressional districts are an illegal racial gerrymander, tests the leeway ...