New federal test scores show younger students are making gains in reading and math — after years of declines. "I think this is an optimistic release," Matthew Soldner, acting commissioner of the ...

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass faces two serious challengers as she battles for a second term amid major criticism of her time in office. Former reality TV star Spencer Pratt, a Republican whose home ...

North Korea state media says Japan overseas aggression is reality, not hypothetical A commentary carried by North Korean state media KCNA on Tuesday criticised Japan's military expansion, saying its ...

After years of declines, scores for 9-year-olds improved in reading and mathematics from 2022 to 2025, while scores for 13-year-olds showed no significant change, according to a federal assessment ...

More than 373,000 US customers without power due to extreme weather More than 373,000 homes and businesses were without power as of Monday due to extreme weather conditions across several areas of the ...

President Donald Trump on Tuesday “delivered a bunch of falsehoods” about U.S. inflation, tariffs, consumer prices and the cost of prescription drugs during his speech at the Detroit Economic Club, ...

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Two days of strikes followed downing of US Apache helicopter over the strait of Hormuz, which Trump has blamed on Iran – key US politics stories from Wednesday 10 June at a glance The US has launched ...

Microsoft has released Windows 11 KB5094126 and KB5093998 cumulative updates for versions 25H2/24H2 and 23H2 to fix security vulnerabilities, bugs, and add new features. Today's updates are mandatory ...

U.S. and Iranian officials said final details were still being worked out, but President Trump and Iran’s foreign minister both said they were close to an agreement. Previous potential deals have ...

The 2026 World Cup is here! The tournament kicks off Thursday with Mexico facing South Africa at a sold-out Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, setting in motion the biggest World Cup ever staged with 48 ...

This live blog is now closed. Trump abruptly cancels signing of bill aimed at lowering housing cost Sign up for the Breaking News US email The Republican senator Bill Cassidy, who just lost ...