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Texas lawmakers advance bills requiring Ten Commandments displays in public schools while allowing Bible reading periods. The legislation joins similar efforts across multiple states despite ...

In the wake of President Donald Trump’s executive order aiming to reinstate “common sense” school discipline, more states may follow and expand the authority of teachers and school officials to deal ...

Justice Sonia Sotomayor accused the high court of abandoning “meaningful judicial review” by upholding Tennessee’s ban.

Off the field, Lions coaches Tashard Choice and Kelvin Sheppard are close friends. On it, their rivalry is fueling professional growth.

Former President Joe Biden will be attending a Juneteenth celebration at a historic African Methodist Episcopal church in ...

The Allen Police Department, with help from the DEA, seized products at three warehouses in Dallas, while other agencies ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth clumsily dodged a question about where he’d draw the line on the use of federal forces against ...

Sadie Dupuis is the singer and guitarist for indie-rock outfit Speedy Ortiz, as well as a writer and activist. She spent much ...

The answer will come in the form of the "dot plot," a chart updated quarterly that shows each Fed official's prediction about ...

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Kentucky over a regulation that gives “an undocumented alien” ...

The go-broke dates for Medicare and Social Security ‘s trust funds have moved up as rising health care costs and new ...