Kirstin Garriss, CMG Washington News Bureau

A new study shows nearly 187,000 people died from combined deaths from drugs, alcohol, and suicide during the first year of the pandemic alone, which is a 20 percent increase in one year.

More than a dozen states have new laws prohibiting schools from teaching certain topics in the classroom including lessons related to racism, bias, and LGBTQ+ topics.

Dozens of college campuses remain on edge after bomb threats canceled classes across the country earlier this year. Months later, there are still no arrests and FBI and Homeland Security officials are continuing to investigate why dozens of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) were targeted.

As the nation awaits the fate of Roe v. Wade, some privacy experts are concerned about how your personal health data is stored online and even shared without your knowledge.

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City of Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum will be in Washington, D.C. Friday to speak with President Joe Biden about cracking down on violent crime.

Millions of workers are losing billions of dollars in stolen wages. It’s called wage theft and it happens when companies force employees to work off the clock or deny overtime pay.

After months of horrific attacks in Ukraine that have killed thousands, members of Congress want to hold Russians accountable for the potential war crimes.

You may not know it but when you swipe your credit card, it comes at a cost to business owners.

Prices are still soaring as you fill up your tank and more lawmakers are calling for the Federal Trade Commission to investigate companies engaging in gas price gouging.

The cost of living is soaring and even hitting record levels nationwide.