After Chicago closed 50 schools, activists won an elected school board. As Cleveland closes 18 schools, some residents want the same.

If the governor signs off, voters will decide how the leader of Hillsborough County’s schools is picked in November.

Molinaro, who previously served as U.S. Representative for New York’s 19th congressional district (2023-25), was nominated by POTUS 47 in February 2025 for the top FTA job. The U.S. Senate Banking, ...

Hundreds of people gathered outside the Stonewall National Monument on Thursday to witness local elected officials and activists raise a Pride flag in the same place where federal officials removed ...

The Hall of Fame's new, more stringent voting rules have made it more difficult for modern-era finalists to be inducted. Former Colts players Reggie Wayne and Frank Gore were among the finalists who ...

Feb. 4 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1789, George Washington of Virginia, the commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, was elected the first president of the United States ...

At times, the simplest tasks, such as responding to emails, scheduling appointments and paying bills, can pile up. Then you suddenly have one daunting mountain of to-dos. Tackling such monotonous ...

The Episcopalians of Alabama now know who their next bishop will be. The Rev. Richard T. Lawson III, dean of Saint John’s Cathedral in Denver, has been elected as the next bishop of the Episcopal ...

ST PAUL, Minn — Gov. Tim Walz says he is a "lightning rod" to the Republican Party. It's part of why he dropped out of his bid for reelection at the start of this month. Now, in an interview with MS ...

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SALEM — The city of Salem inaugurated not only a new slate of elected officials on Monday, but a momentous chapter in the city’s history as it celebrates 400 years since becoming a settlement. A ...

On Tuesday, Virginia Democratic State Sen. Ghazala Hashmi became the first Muslim-American woman ever elected to statewide office in the United States, capturing the race for lieutenant governor. What ...