People who are wrongfully incarcerated then exonerated, sometimes after spending decades behind bars, face yet more challenges finding jobs and rebuilding their lives after their release. Advocates say exonerees lack work history, viable skills, training and references when seeking work. Advocates and exonerees say they also face bias and stigma, even though they have been found innocent. National nonprofits and local groups are working to provide employment opportunities and other assistance for exonerees. The National Registry of Exonerations reports that more than 3,800 people have been exonerated in the U.S. since 1989.

The Trump administration is spending nearly $2 billion to get energy companies to walk away from U.S. offshore wind projects. Democrats in Con…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Billionaire climate activist Tom Steyer is selling himself as a class traitor in his bid for California governor.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will face questioning from lawmakers Wednesday for the first time since U.S. President Donald Trump launched the war against Iran. The hearing was called to discuss Trump's proposal to boost next year's military spending to an unprecedented $1.5 trillion. Democrats are likely to focus on the ballooning costs of a conflict waged without congressional approval. Republicans said they'll keep faith in Trump's leadership, for now. Meanwhile talks on ending the war have stalled. Trump posted on social media Wednesday that Iran “better get smart soon!" with an image of himself carrying a weapon in a war zone, saying “NO MORE MR. NICE GUY.”

Proponents of raw milk are pushing to make the unpasteurized product more widely available and easy to obtain. More than three dozen bills supporting raw milk have been introduced in statehouses across the nation, the AP found. The momentum is growing even as a new outbreak sickens U.S. children. Health officials have long warned that raw milk can contain potentially deadly germs. But government officials like Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., along with social media influencers, have fueled sharp new interest in unproven health benefits.

Union representatives and safety consultants say the case of the man charged with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at a media dinner is the latest example of someone allegedly trying to use the country's passenger trains to smuggle guns for an attack. And they say it won't be the last time until ground transportation companies address security and passenger screening at the vast network of stations. Rail passenger advocates argue that TSA-style checkpoints are impractical at both rural stations and bustling hubs of commuter traffic with many entrances and exits.