Anchorage police plan to begin offering people accused of some low-level crimes a chance to avoid arrest and prosecution in exchange for addressing substance misuse or other issues that ...

A New York State course intended to help educators use phonics and the science of reading effectively doesn’t do so and could impede students’ progress, literacy experts say.

For American science to remain cutting edge and competitive, we need to take tactical steps to foster better, more supportive ...

Many older Americans end up relying on Medicaid for long-term care because Medicare rarely covers daily help like bathing or ...

While the federal government has gradually released more information about its budget cuts, public sector unions have sounded ...

Iran’s military retaliation, along with the political defiance of its new leaders, evokes a decades-old pattern of unrealized goals for American interventions in the region. By Neil MacFarquhar After ...

Every other second, an American employee takes a leave of absence. According to the Department of Labor, more than 15 million American workers took a leave in 2024 alone, making it a question of "when ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – In the basement of a southeast Grand Rapids community center, local housing advocates gathered Monday to speak about the need to increase affordable options in West Michigan.

It took only hours into military strikes on Iran for the United States to find itself in a familiar but unsettling position: the swift removal of a global foe, only to confront an aftermath that ...

A federal judge on Friday dismissed the Trump administration's request to eliminate a student loan repayment plan that lowered monthly bills for millions of borrowers. Judge John Ross of the U.S.

Approximately 56 million Americans do not have access to a retirement savings plan at work, according to 2025 research from the Pew Charitable Trusts. President Donald Trump said during the State of ...