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San Francisco's year-old ban on plastic bags in grocery stores has cut use by 5 million plastic bags per month. Now, other cities are considering similar bans, and companies are developing alternatives to disposable bags.

Think of the past few months as the prologue to the 2012 presidential election story. A new study from the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism reveals which candidates have gotten the most media attention during that time — and whether it's been positive or negative. The results may surprise you.

The election of 2012 is now less than 15 months away, and it is clear that elements of the Republican Party have not locked in on a candidate. But it is worth remembering that in the late 1970s, as the GOP sought just the right opponent for incumbent Jimmy Carter, plenty of party people were not satisfied with a field that included Ronald Reagan.

The two leading GOP presidential candidates got a warm welcome at the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in San Antonio this week. Texas Gov. Rick Perry and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney both boasted of their support for the military and aimed their vitriol at President Obama.

Some analysts say the merger would only benefit AT&T, which would leapfrog Verizon to become the largest wireless provider in the country. In some markets, it would give AT&T more than 50 percent market share and analysts predict it would increase prices for consumers. AT&T disagrees.

A new Pew post-election survey also finds voters pessimistic about partisan cooperation, and still most concerned about the economy and jobs.

Late Friday night, Texas Republicans approved an unprecedented change to their official party platform: a call for a national guest-worker program.The…

Good morning. The National Weather Service says Austin’s in for highs in the 70s after this morning’s fog burns off. Here’s some of KUT News’ top…

GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum won the Mississippi and Alabama primaries on Tuesday night. Ed Kilgore of The New Republic argues that only Santorum and Romney now matter as candidates despite their apparent flaws.

The New Yorker reports the women, with whom Schneiderman had romantic relationships, say he physically abused them. Schneiderman denies the accusations but says they prevent him from doing his work.