Biden’s education chief says he avoided ‘culture wars’ despite goading from GOP governors
While Republican states were working to limit school history lessons and ban transgender athletes, President Joe Biden’s ...
Border crossings in December trend low as Biden administration wraps up
U.S. officials on Tuesday announced the latest border data, and it suggests the Biden administration is poised to end its ...
Biden announces 2 new national monuments in California after wildfires scuttled previous event
In an announcement postponed by the Los Angeles wildfires, President Joe Biden on Tuesday designated two sites in California ...
Hegseth beats back blows from Democrats in blistering hearing: 5 takeaways
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s choice for Defense secretary, on Tuesday emerged largely unscathed from an at times ...
2 men, including Wake County manhunt subject, charged in human trafficking, attempted murder case
A man who prompted a massive manhunt near Zebulon Monday is connected to a case involving the human trafficking and attempted ...
Obesity won’t be solely defined by BMI under new plan for diagnosis by global experts
A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial ...
Prominent Puerto Rican civil rights leader José “Cha Cha” Jiménez dies at 76
José “Cha Cha” Jiménez, a prominent civil rights and liberation movement figure and founder of the Young Lords in Chicago and co-founder of the Rainbow Coalition has died. He was 76. His sister, ...
NCAA to dole out $1.2M to help pay for House settlement. Its president asks for Congress to step in
Stressing his own organization’s ability to pay out $1.2 billion over 10 years to help settle an industry-changing lawsuit, ...
Suspect at large after car chase with multiple crashes in Wake County, deputies say
A suspect is at large following a car chase that caused multiple crashes in Wake County late Tuesday afternoon, deputies said.
Melissa Rivers recounts grabbing valued possessions before Pacific Palisades fire burned home down
Melissa Rivers recalled how swiftly the California wildfires spread, forcing the county’s Ready, Set, Go evacuation plan to ...
House barrels toward fight over placing conditions on California fire aid
The House is barreling toward a contentious debate over disaster relief for California as many — but not all — Republicans ...
Octavia Butler imagined LA ravaged by fires. Her Altadena cemetery survived
Decades ago, the writer Octavia Butler had imagined a Los Angeles ravaged by fires. The Altadena cemetery where the science ...