The Arkansas' Crisis Center is typically contacted by an adult over the phone, but when they added texting, 65% on that platform were children and teenagers - 24/7 988 Lifeline.

287(g) agreements are intended to help ICE enforce federal immigration law locally. But some worry the new law will keep migrants from reporting crime because participating local law enforcement officers become de facto ICE agents.

This La. Army National Guard (LANG) deployment to New Orleans becomes the second deployment underway at the same time in the city. The two-month long immigration crackdown, launched by Homeland Security, known as "Operation Catahoula Crunch" started Dec. 3, 2025.

2024 marked the year where the NIH announced that all remaining chimps at the Alamogordo Primate Facility in New Mexico would be transferred to Chimp Haven in Keithville, La.

The Arkansas Supreme Court recently ruled that state lawmakers may only alter or eliminate citizen-led constitutional amendments if both chambers reach a two-thirds majority, also known as a supermajority.

Judge Dianne Hensley of Waco, Texas hopes her lawsuit has the same effect on gay marriage that the Dobbs ruling had on the issue of abortion. The Dobbs 2022 High Court ruling revoked the constitutional right to abortion and sent the issue back to the states.

La. Attorney General Liz Murrill's message: If your child has access to the internet, a pedophile has access to your child. She urges parents to stay vigilant and stay involved in your child's online activities.

Prof. Shirin Saeidi’s social media accounts, included posts calling Israel a quote, “terrorist state that must be dismantled for the sake of humanity.”

State documents released through a public records request show 110 people sought to change the sex listed on their Texas driver's license. The names were redacted before being publicly released. Some worry the information could be used to pass laws targeting trans rights.

A new report concludes an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court ruling against Louisiana's newly-redrawn congressional map, could allow the GOP to gain 19 congressional seats and roughly 200 state legislative seats in the South.