Alabama Senate votes to change archives oversight after LGBTQ+ lecture

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Senate voted Wednesday to put a politically appointed board in…

Conservative Nebraska lawmakers push bills that would intertwine religion with public education

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Conservative lawmakers who want to intertwine religion with school curriculum in Republican-dominated…

Mississippi will spend billions on broadband. Advocates say needy areas have been ignored

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s plan for spending $1.2 billion in federal funds to expand broadband…

A woman stole a memory card from a truck. The gruesome footage is now key to an Alaska murder trial

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A woman with a lengthy criminal history including theft, assault and prostitution…

A woman was hired to investigate racial harassment after a suicide. Then she encountered it herself

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Black woman hired by a northern Utah school district to…

At Florida’s only public HBCU, students are wary of political influence on race education

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A core mission of Florida A&M University from its founding over a…

Nevada tribe says coalitions, not lawsuits, will protect sacred sites as US advances energy agenda

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The room was packed with Native American leaders from across the United…

Missouri school board that previously rescinded anti-racism resolution drops Black history classes

O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — A conservative-led Missouri school board has voted to drop elective courses on…

How many students are still missing from American schools? Here’s what the data says

Since the pandemic first upended American education, an estimated 50,000 students are still missing from any…

Lawyers and prosecutors make final arguments in trial of 3 Washington state officers

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Lawyers for three Washington state officers charged in the death of a…