How one school is making changes to combat pandemic losses
While nationwide scores are still below pre-pandemic levels, some local districts are seeing improvements in math and reading.
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AP says White House banned its reporter over Gulf of America name
The White House on Tuesday demanded the AP alter its style guidance of the Gulf of Mexico, which President Trump renamed last month.
Ronald Rowe, who led Secret Service after Trump assassination attempt, is retiring
Rowe led the Secret Service as acting director after Kimberly Cheatle's resignation in the wake of the assassination attempt on Donald Trump in Pennsylvania last July.
Missouri sues Starbucks over DEI practices, claiming they slow orders
A new lawsuit filed by Missouri's attorney general alleges that Starbucks is unlawfully relying on "race-and-sex-based hiring practices."
NASA announces plan to bring Starliner crew home in March
By switching the next space station crew to a different ferry ship, the Starliner astronauts will get home a bit earlier than planned.
Elon Musk defends DOGE as Trump orders agencies to comply with cuts
Elon Musk, the world's wealthiest man, took questions for the first time since the president gave him broad authority to overhaul the executive branch.
Google Calendar omits Pride, Black History Month from default display
Also omitted is Indigenous Peoples Month, Hispanic Heritage Month and Holocaust Remembrance Day, according to social media users and product experts.
Louisiana resuming executions after 15 years, advances nitrogen gas method
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry announced the state will resume executions after a 15-year hiatus, potentially using the experimental method nitrogen hypoxia.
Durbin accuses Patel of ordering FBI firings before his confirmation
Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin said he has "highly credible information" that Patel is behind the firings at the FBI, though he is not yet the FBI director.
El Salvador OK'd migrant prison deal as U.S. paved way for nuclear power
The nuclear agreement is a potential national security win for the United States, one expert said.
Coca-Cola may use more plastic if Trump aluminum tariff takes effect
Soda prices could rise, too, if packaging costs increase under President Trump's tariffs.
Marc Fogel, released by Russia, arrives back in U.S., stops at White House
"I feel like the luckiest man on Earth right now," Marc Fogel said, standing alongside President Trump in the White House upon his return.
Trump administration sued by religious groups over immigration arrests policy
The lawsuit from more than two dozen Christian and Jewish groups contends that the new policy is spreading fear of raids, thus lowering attendance at worship services.
Maps show snow storm forecast as parts of U.S. brace for winter weather
A procession of winter storms is forecast to bring snow, sleet, ice and potentially flood-inducing rain to sprawling bands of the U.S. this week.
Justice Department charges 2 with operating cybercrime group
The charges are one of several recent moves against international ransomware groups.
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