Math scores plunge for 13-year-olds as pandemic setbacks persist
Math and reading scores among America’s 13-year-olds fell to their lowest levels in decades, with math scores plunging by the largest margin ever recorded
2023-06-21 12:22
'We can't do anything:' Ukrainian pilots plead for F-16s as they struggle to contain Russian aviation
One of the main issues Kyiv's ground forces have faced as the counteroffensive gets underway is Russian air power holding them back. Russia still maintains air superiority, which makes it difficult for ground forces to advance.
2023-06-21 12:21
Once wrongly imprisoned for notorious rape, member of 'Central Park Five' is running for office
Some consider Yusef Salaam a folk hero as a member of the “Central Park Five,” the group of teenagers wrongly convicted of raping a white jogger in a brutal attack 34 years ago
2023-06-21 12:19
Reform-minded prosecutors in northern Virginia win reelection nominations in Democratic primaries
Three incumbent prosecutors in northern Virginia who faced tough challenges after being elected four years ago on a progressive reform agenda have won their Democratic primaries
2023-06-21 11:45
Biden compares China's Xi Jinping to 'dictators' even as Washington and Beijing work to thaw relations
President Joe Biden compared Chinese President Xi Jinping to "dictators" during a political fundraiser in California Tuesday night, delivering the unscripted remarks roughly a day after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said his recent trip had yielded "progress" in repairing the fractured relationship between Washington and Beijing.
2023-06-21 11:23
Parents take on struggle for trans rights for their kids and others in conservative Poland
Parents of trans children are mobilizing in Poland seeking acceptance after the country’s leader mocked trans people last year during Pride season
2023-06-21 11:17
Judge rules Arkansas ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors violates US Constitution
A federal judge has struck down Arkansas’ ban on gender-affirming care for minors
2023-06-21 10:56
Parts of Florida's Broward County are under quarantine after giant African land snails were detected
Some neighborhoods in Florida's Broward County are under quarantine Tuesday after sightings of invasive giant African land snails, known to be one of the most dangerous species, officials said.
2023-06-21 10:28
Gambia tightens rules for Indian drugs after cough syrup deaths - letter
By Krishna N. Das and Edward McAllister NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Gambia will make it mandatory for all pharmaceutical products from
2023-06-21 10:22
Ex-state legislator defeats incumbent senator in Virginia primary race centered on abortion rights
Several Virginia incumbents prevailed over challengers in a closely watching Virginia primary election
2023-06-21 10:18
Biden calls Chinese President Xi a dictator
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Kanishka Singh KENTFIELD, California/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday called Chinese President Xi Jinping
2023-06-21 10:16
Foreign companies are shifting investment out of China as confidence wanes, business group says
A business group says foreign companies are shifting investment and their Asian headquarters out of China as confidence plunges following the expansion of an anti-spying law and other challenges
2023-06-21 09:52