Even as a jury failed to reach a verdict in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial, her future is unlikely to include freedom, at least for a long time. But Americans have been divided over the goal of her confinement.

Data from Gallup shows that Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents have their largest advantage over Republicans since 2008.

The governors of Texas and Florida have taken steps to curtail the use of license-plate readers, even as the police say they help with solving crime.

Even a very successful thriller writer fights self-doubt. His new tough-talking writing guide doubles as a memoir that explains why, and how to beat it.

As Dr. Anthony Fauci has faced public scrutiny from congressional Republicans, the D.O.J. has pursued a quieter and more expansive effort against a wider circle of researchers.

Hung juries are not common, but the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy was emotionally wrenching and uniquely complicated.

The feminist icon insisted that women were not a niche audience — and proved it in 1971 with the start of an influential publication owned and operated by them.