The age of the Yamaki Pine, a bonsai tree known as the Peace Tree. The tree survived the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima. "As I understand, the Yamaki Pine was positioned in the garden near a wall, ...

With so much federal funding going away, states and localities need to identify what’s most important before they decide what ...

Overloaded with cases, public defenders often cannot give enough time to each client, and defendants may face long waits to ...

Maryland has seen its credit rating drop for the first time in decades. It's the latest in a string of challenges for the ...

The transit agency, which serves 350,000 riders daily, reached an agreement with union leaders. The contract still needs ...

Climate models aren't generally specific enough to capture the reasons some urban neighborhoods are prone to flooding. A ...