Shorter summer breaks and free tutoring: How some schools are tackling pandemic learning loss
The significant learning loss experienced during the Covid-19 pandemic coupled with a historic federal investment in K-12 education made the timing ripe for some schools in Virginia, Texas and Indiana to make big changes.
2023-10-15 01:58
Gymnastics-U.S. great Retton making 'remarkable' progress in pneumonia fight - daughter
NEW YORK Olympic gold medallist Mary Lou Retton has made "remarkable" progress, her daughter Shayla Schrepfer said on
2023-10-15 01:23
Ukraine Recap: Russian Forces Step Up Offensive Near Kupyansk
Russian attempts to capture Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine, a move that Moscow’s authorities claim will mark the end
2023-10-15 00:46
Louisiana Republicans face first test in effort to flip governor's office
Republicans' efforts to win control of the Louisiana governor's office face a first test Saturday in a "jungle primary" that is likely to narrow the field to a head-to-head runoff next month.
2023-10-14 21:29
Jordan faces grim prospects in speaker's fight after whirlwind week for House GOP
After a series of setbacks, Republicans ended the week no closer to electing a new speaker as deep internal divisions have left the conference struggling to govern and the House in a state of paralysis.
2023-10-14 21:16
House speaker crisis is a symptom of historic Republican divisions
You might have thought it was a Democrat who recently said that House Republicans were in the "same stupid clown car with a different driver." And while I'm sure many Democrats feel that way, it was Republican Rep. Dusty Johnson who uttered that memorable phrase.
2023-10-14 18:21
Haley and DeSantis campaigns make case to major GOP donors
Top officials from the campaigns of Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis made their case Friday to major Republican donors, as the two compete to position themselves as the most viable alternative to former President Donald Trump.
2023-10-14 07:52
Brexit: 'Call us' on trade, says German finance minister Christian Lindner
In a BBC interview, Christian Lindner invites the UK to discuss a closer relationship with the EU.
2023-10-14 07:21
Trump-backed Jim Jordan chosen as Speaker nominee
It is still unclear whether Jim Jordan has enough support to win an overall majority in the House.
2023-10-14 04:26
Austin and Blinken pledge fulsome support for Israel as concerns about expected ground offensive grow
The Biden administration underlined its public and fulsome show of support for Israel Friday as two of its most senior national security officials visited the Middle East ahead of an expected Israeli ground incursion into Gaza.
2023-10-14 04:17
Trump Org. execs considered boosting net worth with a 'presidential premium' while Trump was in office, employee says
Trump Organization executives considered tacking on "presidential premiums" to some of then-President Donald Trump's properties in a way that would increase asset values and inflate his net worth in 2017, according to exhibits and testimony shown at Trump's civil fraud trial on Friday.
2023-10-14 03:45
Supreme Court to consider conservative effort to block federal power and a challenge to 'qualified immunity' for police officers
The Supreme Court on Friday added another case to its docket that asks the justices to overturn decades-old precedent to scale back the power of federal agencies, as well as a case that looks at "qualified immunity" for police officers.
2023-10-14 03:23