From rural routes to desegregation runs, the yellow school bus faces a new reality
The industry is facing new challenges — including an ongoing driver shortage.
How the No. 2 pencil became a uniquely American school supply staple
No. 2 strikes a balance of graphite and clay that is dark enough, yet not too smudgy for writing.
New evidence prompts trial delay for Libyan man charged in 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103
His trial will be the first in the U.S. for the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing.
Some homes and businesses in Gary, Indiana, still without power 13 days after storms
Northern Indiana Public Service Co. reported that most of the 370,000 affected customers have had power restored.
Police find body of Massachusetts woman named a suspect in death of her police officer husband
A final ID was still pending but authorities said they were confident the body was Karen Solomon.
A psychologist at Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial says she has bipolar disorder
A forensic psychologist has testified at the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy that he diagnosed her with bipolar disorder after she killed her three children.
Near-total lunar eclipse is coming up with the Americas in prime position
After being shut out of this month's total solar eclipse, the Americas will have the best seats when Earth's shadow briefly envelops the moon.
8-year-old Louisiana girl dies from a rare brain-eating amoeba found in warm freshwater
An 8-year-old girl in Louisiana has died after being infected by an extremely rare brain-eating amoeba that is found in warm freshwater.
As the Clancy case highlights postpartum psychosis, a mom stricken by it shares her story of hope
About two weeks after giving birth, Bridget María Chesterton was curled up on the bathroom floor, saying things that made little sense. The family eventually learned that she had postpartum…
Washington Post ordered to reinstate Black opinion writer fired after Charlie Kirk posts
An arbitrator has ordered The Washington Post to reinstate a Black opinion writer fired over social media posts about violent white men following last year’s killing of conservative activist Charlie…