Gov. Gavin Newsom touted California’s environmental efforts at a UN climate summit, but toxic spills and a new law speeding drilling have tarnished the state's reputation at home.

Homeland Security’s SAVE program — Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements — was originally intended to help state and local officials verify the immigration status of individual noncitizens ...

The announcement caps a crisis year for many U.N. organizations as the U.S. and other Western donors have cut billions in ...