Martin Valkanov of French-American School earns a silver award in the competition in Thailand, representing Team USA ...

SAFETY NOT IN NUMBERS — The math isn’t mathing for California Democrats when it comes to the crowded race to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom — and Republicans could benefit from the chaos.

The prospect of a humiliating pile-up in the governor's race has put the state’s political class increasingly on edge.

This year, my organization helped over 50,000 public employees across America exercise their First Amendment rights to opt ...

Chicago’s fiscal challenges are real. So are the economic pressures facing its taxpayers and employers. Bridging that divide requires more than moral rhetoric and hard lines.

But the $200 million that Hochul has set aside for downtown Albany will be spent on something. And in an election year, the governor will want the money to make an attention-grabbing splash. A home ...

Test scores are down, learning loss is real, and inequality is growing. Here are 5 truths Democrats must face on education.

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The STEM Foundation in Richland named Prescott High School senior Irma Serratos its Rising Star from the Mid-Columbia Region ...

George Rebane's "Climate hysteria on steroids" foresees a world where, 25 years from now, people will be emerging from poverty and together with the growing needs of AI will need ...

That joyfulness can extend even to the more mundane lessons, like learning new vocabulary, which historically has involved ...

Brutal, funny, and wildly unhinged, this action comedy turns pain immunity into a nonstop rampage fueled by love, chaos, and ...