New data highlights 'achievement gap' for students in the US

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper and Gov.-elect Josh Steinon Thursday challenged

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum called a special session Tuesday of the Republic

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s voters delivered a clear verdict. After eight years of rule by a righ

NEW YORK (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Steve Buyer cannot defer his surrender next month to serve a nearly

The head of the Federal Aviation Administration, who has led a tougher enforcement policy against Bo

NEW YORK (AP) — Alysha Clark has spent the past five WNBA offseasons playing overseas in Israel, but

What value would American workers place on the privilege to work from home?The answer: either $4,600

Come on over, baby and see Christina Aguilera's reaction to Britney Spears' memoir.During the Oct. 1

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. eased for the third week in a row, a welcome tren

A 6-year-old boy was killed in an alleged hate crime attack in Illinois near Chicago on Saturday. Th

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Jostling for space, people jam the crowded footpaths crisscrossing a massive

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Commerce Department on Tuesday updated and broadened its export controls to st

NEW YORK — Holiday sights and sounds fill Manhattan this time of year, from ice skating at Rockefell

MOSCOW (AP) — The lower house of the Russian parliament on Tuesday gave preliminary approval to a bi

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will remove 21 species from the nation's endangered species list

Is the ivory-billed woodpecker officially extinct? Not yet, but these 21 animals are