By JAMIE STENGLE and JOHN HANNA Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Texas' education board on Friday approved a required reading list for more than 5 million public school students that includes Bible stories, widening conservative efforts to bring Christian teachings into U.S. ...
By KATHY McCORMACK and SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press Utah restricted fireworks and declared a state of emergency Friday ahead of July Fourth celebrations as the United States' largest wildfire expanded its reach across more tinder-dry forest as crews rush to fight new blazes in the ...
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat who is considering a run for president as he approaches the end of his term, called for a national "billionaires' tax" on Friday even as he fights another proposal targeting the wealthy in his home ...
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press The Utah judge in the murder case over Charlie Kirk's killing held prosecutors in contempt of court on Friday over comments they made to media organizations about defendant Tyler Robinson. Judge Tony Graf said the comments violated his restrictions on ...
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was the target of an anonymous report that police determined was false and that he says forced him to spend a night away from his four-year-old twins. According to Buttigieg, a Michigan ...
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is handing down major opinions at a rapid clip, but even with some of the biggest decisions yet to come, there are signs of tension as the justices near the end of the term. A misunderstanding ...