(THE CONVERSATION) The U.S. operates one of the largest and most punitive criminal justice systems in the world. On any given day, 1.9 million people are incarcerated in more than 6,000 federal, state ...

Experts said it is ordinary for immigration authorities to detain defendants outside courthouses before or after pretrial ...

The school district became aware of the fraud — which had been perpetrated for five years — and reported it to the Suffolk ...

BOSTON (AP) — A judge in Boston is holding a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in contempt after he detained a ...

Karen Read’s high-profile murder case heads to trial for a second time this month. Here’s a guide to who’s who.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services officials did not respond to Newsday's questions about whether they would look into ...

The Capital Region, Hudson Valley and Long Island showed recent growth in population, according to the Census Bureau.

The standoff between ICE and Massachusetts law enforcement comes from a 2017 law preventing the latter from assisting federal agents—a so-called sanctuary policy. The rule has meant that some known ...

Commentary: Legislation would standardize care for parents-to-be and their babies, prioritizing their health and well-being.

The City of Chelsea, in partnership with the Governor Bellingham Cary House Museum, is thrilled to announce a series of public Open Houses and exciting historical programming this spring as part of ...

Healthcare mergers and acquisitions are in no short supply as providers, health tech companies, retailers and other industry ...