How Ohio's overhaul of K-12 schooling became a flashpoint
Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Ohio’s K-12 education system has become the center of a legal battle between lawmakers and members of the State Board of Education. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine passed HB 33 in July
BET Hip Hop Awards 2023 honoring Swizz Beatz and Timbaland with Rock The Bells Cultural Influence Award
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for We The Best Foundation A few hip-hop stars will be announced winners at the BET Hip Hop Awards Tuesday night, but they’re not the only ones receiving awards. BET has revealed Swizz Beatz and Timbaland are among the special
FEMA will test cellphone emergency alert system Wednesday
Karl Tapales/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Americans’ cellphones will get an alert from the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Wednesday. But don’t worry, there is no need to panic — it is only a test. Every year,
Two Army soldiers killed in Alaska as tactical vehicle flips in Yukon training site
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A U.S. Army vehicle flipped over on Monday, killing two service members and injuring 12 others in the Yukon Training Area in Alaska, Army officials said. The vehicle, a Light Medium
Suspect in kidnapping of 9-year-old Charlotte Sena in upstate New York identified
Saratoga County Jail (NEW YORK) — A 47-year-old man charged with kidnapping 9-year-old Charlotte Sena at an upstate New York park and allegedly holding her in the cabinet of a camper he lived in next to his
US passport processing times reduced after historic number of issuances
Tetra Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — U.S. passport books and cards hit an all-time record high with more than 24 million issued over the last 12 months, the State Department announced Monday. With the post-pandemic rush of
Hunter Biden returning to court for arraignment on federal gun charges
Mark Makela/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Hunter Biden returns Tuesday to the same Delaware courthouse where his federal plea deal fell apart more than two months ago — this time to face three felony gun charges leveled
Powerball jackpot climbs to $1.2 billion ahead of Wednesday's drawing
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An estimated $1.2 billion jackpot is up for grabs in the next Powerball drawing on Wednesday night. It’s now the third-largest purse in the American lottery game’s history and the biggest
Department of Defense official charged with running dogfighting ring
Thinkstock/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A Department of Defense official has been charged with dogfighting, according to records unsealed by the Justice Department on Monday night. Fredrick D. Moorefield Jr. — who serves as the Deputy Chief Information
FAA, NTSB investigating Utah plane crash that killed North Dakota state senator and family
Sheila Paras/Getty Images (MOAB, Utah) — The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating a small plane crash that killed all four occupants — North Dakota state Sen. Doug Larsen, his wife and their