Democratic-led states are going to court to block a Trump administration plan to strip on-site abortion providers such as Planned Parenthood Federation of America of millions of taxpayer dollars for family planning, arguing the federal government is exceeding its authority to limit the federal funding.

The California Supreme Court affirmed the state’s ability to roll back a specific pension benefit but left in place an influential rule offering public workers protection against cuts.

Frosty relations between the U.S. and the European Union warmed when Washington reversed its decision to downgrade the bloc’s embassy.

Rescue teams searched for victims a day after a tornado tore through rural southeast Alabama and killed at least 23 people, including a 6-year-old boy ripped from his fathers’ arms.

A $2 billion Chicago-St. Louis project will offer a top speed of just 110 mph and shave an hour off the trip. Few people are expected to use it. One problem: having to share the track with freight railroads.

Democrats intensified their investigations into President Trump and his associates, with House committees demanding records related to his business dealings, interactions with the Justice Department and communications with Russian President Vladimir Putin.