Misty Copeland broke barriers in ballet. Now she’s retiring and moving to ‘the next stage’
Trailblazing ballerina Misty Copeland has decided to move on to what she calls “the next stage” in her career
June 09, 2025Trailblazing ballerina Misty Copeland has decided to move on to what she calls “the next stage” in her career
June 09, 2025Advocates say Georgia's experience with a work requirement for Medicaid should serve as a warning to Republicans in Congress pushing a similar mandate
June 09, 2025The FBI under the leadership of Director Kash Patel has made fighting violent crime and illegal immigration top priorities
June 09, 2025NIH employees publish ‘Bethesda Declaration’ in dissent of Trump administration policies
June 09, 2025Democratic voter Joe Mayhew, a union representative from Pawling, New York, was one of several people at a rowdy town hall with Republican Representative
June 09, 2025If President Donald Trump's budget proposal wins final congressional approval, funding will be slashed for tribal colleges and universities
June 09, 2025US State Department orders embassies to resume processing Harvard student visas
June 09, 2025Amazon.com said on Monday it plans to invest at least $20 billion in Pennsylvania to expand data center infrastructure, adding on to the billions of dollars the technology giant has
June 09, 2025"Lemonade and Leashes" raises money for hundreds of animals at animal shelter
June 09, 2025Family of worker killed in University of Chicago construction site fall gets $23.5 million settlement
June 09, 2025States that weakened gun laws saw rise in pediatric mortality, study finds
June 09, 2025The dispute between Donald Trump and Elon Musk was triggered by months of intense stress on both sides, and the public battle between the U.S. president and the
June 09, 2025California leaders support Salinas teen track star disqualified after celebration
June 09, 2025Cole Escola of “Oh, Mary!”
June 09, 2025Ironman race holds special meaning for father-son team
June 09, 2025How a Supreme Court decision backing the NRA is thwarting Trump’s retribution campaign
June 07, 2025Soldier returns from mission to find his Louisville home destroyed
June 09, 2025Trial begins for man accused of shooting, killing 2-year-old niece
June 09, 2025The moment is clearly not too big for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
June 09, 2025NYU researchers developing technology to detect hidden GPS trackers
June 09, 2025Even though there are 8 billion people on Earth today, a catastrophe could send that number much lower within a few decades.
June 09, 2025Rejection can feel physically painful. It also provides a lesson for your brain on whom to connect with and how.
June 09, 2025Most big collections have only a fraction of their items on display, with the rest locked away in storage
June 09, 2025Town workers racist words caught on high school graduation live stream in Lynnfield, Massachusetts
June 09, 2025Donald Trump aims to rewrite America’s official history. George Orwell − who wrote, ‘Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.“ − would recognize that impulse.
June 09, 2025When American readers follow local news, it can help reduce political polarization and also make them more likely to vote in local elections.
June 09, 2025After a lengthy litigation process, the NCAA will provide US$2.8 billion in back pay, while allowing schools to directly pay athletes for the first time.
June 09, 2025Modern school voucher programs, publicized as a tool to provide education options for low-income families, have harmed majority Black schools.
June 09, 2025Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz told the military on Sunday to stop a charity boat carrying activists including Sweden's Greta Thunberg who are planning to
June 08, 2025Education Department pays over $7 million a month to employees forced to sit idle
June 09, 2025Trump deploys National Guard to stop LA immigration protests, defying California’s governor. Why experts call the move dangerous
June 09, 2025The original cast of ‘Hamilton’ reunites on the Tonys stage with rousing performance
June 09, 2025“Maybe Happy Ending” had a definite happy ending at the Tony Awards
June 08, 2025As President Trump sends National Guard troops to Los Angeles, a military historian explains why crowd control is one of the Guard’s most challenging and dangerous missions.
June 08, 2025High school students build tiny homes to help solve Bay Area housing crisis
June 08, 2025Mohammad Sharafoddin, his wife and young son managed to make it out of Afghanistan as refugees nine years ago, at one point walking 36 hours over mountain passes
June 08, 2025Wisconsin police: 12-year-old set 3 cars on fire, family left without a vehicle
June 08, 2025‘Our Constitution is easy prey’: Republican-led states try to shut down liberal ballot initiatives
June 08, 2025‘If you fall silent, the country is doomed’: CBS News’ Scott Pelley stresses courage as network faces pressure campaign
June 08, 2025Canadian teenager Summer McIntosh smashes 400m freestyle world record
June 08, 2025The New Jersey gubernatorial primary has emerged as a crucial test for Democrats seeking to regain Latino support nationally
June 08, 2025Sub-Saharan Africa has the world's highest school dropout rates and a driving factor is that parents are being crushed by unpredictable school fees
June 08, 2025Canadian three-times Olympic champion Summer McIntosh set a world record in the women's 400 metres freestyle at the Canadian Swimming Trials in Victoria, British Columbia, on Saturday.
June 08, 2025Six decades after the federal government ordered Concordia Parish to desegregate its schools, the district remains racially divided
June 08, 2025South Dakota is on a path to invest $2 billion into its corrections facilities in the next decade as a result of its stringent crime laws
June 08, 2025Trump deploys National Guard after second day of Los Angeles immigration protests
June 06, 2025The Chicago Sky hosted the Indiana Fever in the first WNBA game at the United Center
June 08, 2025Gray skies and drizzle gave way to sunshine, multicolored flags and celebrations as the nation’s capital hosted the World Pride parade
June 07, 2025Texas Tech pitcher NiJaree Canady has signed another $1 million-plus NIL deal, a person with knowledge of the agreement told The Associated Press
June 06, 2025Throngs of people gathered Saturday in a scenic Minneapolis neighborhood for an annual ritual — the sharpening of a gigantic No. 2 pencil
June 07, 2025A bottlenose dolphin at the Brookfield Zoo Chicago gave birth to a calf early Saturday morning with the help of a fellow mom
June 07, 2025Recent Prosper graduates recall chaos, sickness at senior lock-in: "Dropping like flies"
June 07, 2025Chicago police officials say an officer killed this week was accidentally shot and killed by her partner after they encountered someone with a rifle when they chased a suspect into an apartment
June 07, 20254 arrested after shooting, reported fights outside Burnsville High School following graduation ceremony
June 07, 2025Mid-century wedding photo discovered in Sterling Heights library book reunited with family
June 07, 2025A criminal case in Alaska involving nearly a dozen people born in American Samoa is highlighting concerns about birthright citizenship and voting by people who are not U.S. citizens, issues that have been prominent in the early months of President Donald Trump’s second term
June 07, 2025‘Every turn reveals something new’: Hiking Southern Utah’s stunning slot canyons
June 07, 2025How to watch the 2025 Tony Awards
June 07, 2025As World Pride celebrates steps from the White House, LGBTQ pioneers call for a return to the movement’s roots in protest
June 07, 2025Texas routs Texas Tech to secure first Women’s College World Series title in program history
June 07, 2025Teen arrested in mass shooting plot at a Washington state mall faces multiple charges, DA says
June 06, 2025Bryan Seeley has been named the inaugural CEO of the recently established College Sports Commission
June 07, 2025Helmeted police in riot gear turned out on Friday evening in a tense confrontation with protesters in downtown Los Angeles, after a day of federal
June 07, 2025Edmund White, a pioneer of contemporary gay literature, died this week at age 85
June 07, 2025Texas Tech’s NiJaree Canady threw every pitch for the Red Raiders in the Women’s College World Series, all the way through the first two games of the championship series and the first inning of the third
June 07, 2025A federal judge in Washington, D
June 06, 2025The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to pause a court order to reinstate Education Department employees who were fired in mass layoffs as part of President Donald Trump’s plan to dismantle the agency
June 06, 2025A federal judge has signed off on arguably the biggest change in the history of college sports, clearing the way for schools to begin paying their athletes millions of dollars as soon as next month
June 07, 2025German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says he found President Donald Trump open to discussion and is convinced that Washington remains committed to the NATO alliance
June 06, 2025When he first ran for office, Donald Trump seemed like he could be a new kind of Republican when it came to LGBTQ+ rights
June 06, 2025As transgender service members face a deadline to leave the U.S. military, hundreds are taking the financial bonus to depart voluntarily
June 06, 2025A U.S. judge on Friday granted final approval to a $2.8 billion settlement with the National Collegiate Athletic Association that will allow schools for the first time to
June 07, 2025Trump asks aides if they think Musk’s behavior could be related to alleged drug use, source says
June 06, 2025The U.S.
June 06, 2025Donald Trump's administration asked the U.S.
June 06, 2025Sheriff says mass shooting at grad ceremony thwarted; Second suspect arrested
June 06, 2025SYNTAXX: Man builds artificially intelligent, Terminator-style robot
June 06, 2025Man lost his friends in a house fire nearly 60 years ago. Now, he’s buying their gravestones.
June 06, 2025'It saved my life' | A recovery center is using pickleball to treat mental illness. They say it’s working.
June 06, 2025Meet the Zooming Demons | Middle school students' summer running goal goes viral
June 06, 2025Trump preparing large-scale cancellation of federal funding for California, sources say
June 06, 2025She's a former inmate. Now, she and Kix Brooks are helping inmates restart their lives
June 06, 2025Subadult amputee sea turtle returns to ocean with help
June 06, 2025'Literal steps to recovery:' 12-year-old hit by minivan battles severe injuries
June 06, 2025Consuelo Garcia del Cid was 16 when the family doctor came into her bedroom in Barcelona, Spain with her mother in 1974, grabbed her left
June 06, 2025The Bush family’s nonprofit Points of Light will lead an effort to double the number of people who volunteer with U.S. charitable organizations from 75 million annually to 150 million in 10 years
June 06, 2025As baby corals float in the currents, they can expand their species’ range. But can they get to climate refuges fast enough to survive? A new study has good news and bad.
June 06, 2025WWII vet honored for serving on segregated front lines: 'He was my hero'
June 06, 2025Aid distribution in Gaza was halted on Friday after the U.S. and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) said
June 06, 2025Teacher loses hundreds of dollars after theft in restaurant
June 06, 2025Trump urges Supreme Court to allow mass layoffs at Education Department
June 06, 2025Mom of murdered 11-year-old Jayden Perkins on facing killer in court as he represented himself: "This is sick"
June 06, 2025The school graduation season is the busiest time of year for the Walmart workers who hand-decorate cakes per customers’ orders
June 06, 2025Tens of thousands of secondary school students sat for state exams in rebel-held eastern Congo this week, a complicated logistical feat requiring rare
June 06, 2025Trump’s big bill includes an ‘unprecedented’ tax credit for a national school voucher program. Here’s how it would work
June 06, 2025The Thunder didn’t even exist in Oklahoma City when the 1995 bombing happened; the franchise that had been known as the Seattle SuperSonics didn’t relocate to America’s heartland until more than a decade later
June 06, 2025Missile defense systems are nothing new. History shows that even if they work as advertised – a big if – they’re a bad idea if your aim is to make your country safer from nuclear attack.
June 06, 2025A legal scholar with a Ph.D. in wildlife genetics explains the promise biotechnology techniques hold for some animals that are currently endangered.
June 06, 2025The independent federal agency had been facilitating the work of approximately 200,000 volunteers a year, deploying them across the country through partnerships with thousands of nonprofits.
June 06, 2025A researcher offers families advice on playful paths to summer STEM learning for children.
June 06, 2025Representation of many of the world’s faiths and spiritual traditions has been minimal to nonexistent in the mainstream comics universe
June 06, 2025Trump’s attacks on international student enrollment could ultimately shake the economy
June 06, 2025Promoted one day and not ‘fit for duty’ the next: Transgender military personnel grapple with dismissals as forced separations are set to begin
June 06, 2025