The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected Roy Moore’s push to restore an $8.2 million defamation verdict awarded to him over a 2017 Senate ad.

For schools, the bus driver shortage was bad enough. Then diesel spiked.

It bills itself as an "independent journalism" outfit, but the innocuous-sounding North Carolinian is among hundreds of partisan sites that researchers say masquerade as local news outlets in battlegr...

When summer heat feels stifling, most people can cool off with a glass of ice-cold water, turning up the AC or opening a window.

“Seven former Cornell students are accused in a civil lawsuit of sexually assaulting another Cornell student who says she was incapacitated. Messages alleged...

The Authors Guild advocates for the rights of professional writers to create, publish, and earn a sustainable living as fiction and nonfiction writers, poets, translators, and journalists. Book bannin...

Paxton was caught on tape in audio leaked last week saying the GOP’s midterm campaign has hurt his poll numbers.

Nearly 12,000 books were banned in public schools during the 2025-2026 school year, according to PEN America’s Index of School Book Bans.

The reporting experiment demonstrates how easy it can be to open private schools that might then access public money. No credentials or background checks required.

History suggests that giving each president equal influence over the Court’s makeup could produce a healthier institution.

Norma Bowe, 68, was flung to the ground at Delaney Hall, the infamous New Jersey detention center. She sees her lawsuit against ICE as one step towards justice

The 15-0 vote was observed by union and management officials at the National Labor Relations Board offices at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse.

A new tool from PEN America and #DefendResearch lets users check any text for words or phrases banned by federal government agencies.

ROCKFORD, IL—Toilet paper rolls hanging limply at their sides as they stood astonished in front of the home, local teens observed this weekend that their math teacher’s duplex was too depressing to TP...

A 1-minute guide to all the dates and information you need for Election Day.

Yet another setback for the embattled lawmaker.

The risks of cognitive and emotional dependence, along with falling test scores, are fueling a backlash.

Five states now have laws that require or authorize Ten Commandments displays in public schools.

Proposed rules from the IRS offer some details on how the first nationwide school choice program will work.

"The results show a clear theme about the fear of harm coming from AI and its users. More people expect AI to do more harm than good in their day-to-day lives, and while there are significant concerns...

ProPublica is tracking the historic rise in challenges filed by immigrants claiming their detention is illegal.

Experts say now is an ideal time to get a flu shot, before influenza starts spreading widely. It's also a good time for vulnerable people to get vaccinated against another winter risk, RSV, and to get...

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We discovered a set of additional, similar incidents where rogue AI agents appear to have used aggressive techniques to access public data on government websites.

In 1980s New York, Donald Trump had the press in the palm of his hand. Only one magazine had the temerity to note the length of his fingers …

When the new ‘department of government efficiency’ sent young techies to disrupt federal agencies, not everyone complied. Here’s what happened when one worker fought to protect immigrant data

No matter our zipcode, our religion or our race, what most Illinois families want is a well-resourced public school right where they live and play. Strong public schools benefit all of our communities...

The Legal Defense Fund (LDF), the Advancement Project, and 14 other civil rights organizations yesterday urged governors in all fifty states and the District of Columbia to reject the invitation for t...

“I’m just thinking out loud here, but maybe a political party that has dedicated the last forty years to taking away women’s rights could also give some thou...

DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.

Records show that campus police officers informed Tompkins County prosecutors that they had conducted additional interviews beyond taking a statement from the woman who said she was raped.

The use of AI technology reaches its most violent and bloody conclusion after a series of deepfake videos are unleashed into the world.

Kushner’s private equity firm is the largest stakeholder in an Israeli financial institution that invests in Israeli defense companies.

The State Board of Education raised concerns about Alpha School's AI tool. Then the Texas Education Agency helped pilot it in public school districts.

A federal court in Texas has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from building a border wall in the Big Bend region.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox is promoting himself as a "peacemaker."

The president reportedly used the AI chatbot for hours when Elon Musk visited the White House last December.

Rather than stand up for editorial independence, the University of Alabama at Birmingham is rolling over to Trump and his “Gulf of America.”

The government-funded ads show just how much President Trump has been able to use federal money for his own aims.

The church and artists must ally, he said, "to safeguard our humanity."