Reading test scores declined, but these schools improved with phonics
MODESTO, Calif. (AP) — Before every important test, teacher Nancy Barajas dims the lights, turns on a disco…
New political map sends longtime Memphis neighbors into different districts
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — For 21 years, Steve Fowler and Sam Wilson have performed together in a band…
Democrats’ redistricting in Virginia is upended by state Supreme Court
The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday struck down a voter-approved Democratic congressional redistricting plan, delivering another major setback…
1,500 beagles find safety after protests at Wisconsin dog breeding site
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The first beagles removed from a Wisconsin dog breeding and research facility that…
Ex-Miami congressman is convicted in a secret Venezuela lobbying case
MIAMI (AP) — A former Miami congressman and longtime friend of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was…
Florida opens a new front in congressional redistricting war
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Legislature approved a new congressional map intended to maximize Republicans’ advantage in…
Florida’s redistricting fight puts DeSantis back in Republican spotlight
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Ron DeSantis was once the future of the Republican Party, a battle-tested conservative twice…
Virginia Supreme Court weighs whether to block new US House districts
The Virginia Supreme Court on Monday will hear arguments in a Republican challenge to the redrawn congressional map…
USF students missing: Roommate faces murder charges after remains found
A former University of South Florida student has been charged with killing his roommate and the roommate’s girlfriend…
US Rep. David Scott, Georgia Democrat, dies at 80
ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. Rep. David Scott, a Georgia Democrat and the first Black chairman of the House…
Florida’s attorney general investigates ChatGPT’s role in FSU gunman’s crime
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s attorney general on Tuesday opened a rare criminal investigation into OpenAI’s ChatGPT over…
Virginia votes on Democratic redistricting plan for US House
Virginia voters on Tuesday are deciding whether to ratify an unusual mid-decade redrawing of U.S. House districts that…