More kids are repeating a grade. Is it good for them?As some children struggled to keep up with school in the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic, many states saw significant increases in the number of students held back to repeat grades.
Fall books a broad mix of literary and commercial favoritesAnticipation has been growing all year for one of the fall’s likeliest bestsellers, Colleen Hoover’s “It Starts With Us.”.
US boosting military presence in Europe amid Russia threatPresident Joe Biden says the U.S. is enhancing its military presence in Europe for the long haul to bolster regional security after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Energy shift creates opening for ‘world’s largest batteries’A question is hovering over the transition from fossil fuels to cleaner energy such as wind and solar: What happens when the wind doesn't blow or the sun doesn't shine.
Biden to require US-made steel, iron for infrastructureThe Biden administration is taking a key step to ensure federal dollars will support U.S. manufacturing.
Nebraska US Rep. Fortenberry found guilty in campaign probeA federal jury has convicted U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska on charges that he lied to federal authorities about an illegal $30,000 contribution to his campaign from a foreign billionaire at a 2016 Los Angeles fundraiser.
Ashli Babbitt a martyr? Her past tells a more complex storyFormer President Donald Trump and his supporters have sought to portray the woman who was shot by a police officer during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot as a righteous martyr who was unjustly killed.
Indictment accuses Nebraska congressman of lying to FBIA federal grand jury has indicted U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska, accusing him of lying to the FBI and concealing information from federal agents who were investigating campaign contributions funneled to him from a Nigerian billionaire.
Beyond, Impossible join crowded plant-based chicken marketBeyond Meat and Impossible Foods are getting into the fast-growing market for plant-based chicken.
Arlo Parks wins Mercury Prize for 'Collapsed in Sunbeams'Soulful British singer-songwriter Arlo Parks has won the prestigious Mercury Prize for her debut album “Collapsed in Sunbeams.”.
Fiction, memoirs, poems spring from 1,000-word challengeIt began in 2018 as a conversation between authors Jami Attenberg and Anne Gisleson: a writing “boot camp” in which each would write 1,000 words a day for 14 days.
Memorabilia from Springsteen to 'Phantom' set for auctionCelebrities including Bruce Springsteen, Hugh Jackman, Elton John, Bette Midler, Christine Baranski, Steve Martin and Tina Fey have raided their closets to offer up personal items for a charity online auction.
