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Teacher unions and some parent groups condemned the cuts, while school choice advocates celebrated them.

Indiana school board races would become partisan under a bill advanced by a Senate committee Monday — stoking fears of politicizing school board elections.

A manhunt is still underway to capture the remaining men still at large after escaping a jail in New Orleans on Friday. The sheriff responsible for the jail says she's not running for re-election.

Rev. Tim Schenck created the March Madness-type bracket in the true spirit of the season. People learn about, then vote for their favorite saints to advance to the Golden Halo.

White House National Security Adviser John Bolton spoke in Miami Wednesday about "security threats" posed by Cuba and Venezuela. The remarks came as the Pentagon plans to increase pressure on Venezuela.

As the moon moved through the shadow of the Earth, it was also being illuminated by light from the sun — causing the moon to appear as if dipped in a deep red hue in a stunning celestial sight.

As heaps of black bags littered sidewalks with their contents spilling out of holes chewed by critters, the city council declared a major incident to bring in additional cleanup crews and vehicles.

Makers of our food and home essentials, including Pepsi and Procter & Gamble, are cutting their financial forecasts for the year and predicting lower sales or profits than before.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with UNHCR's Maria Rubi, who is working with the migrant caravan and the Mexican authorities to help take care of people's immediate needs and register for refugee status.

The endangered animals are bred for luxury items, like tiger bone wine and tigerskin rugs. By raising the demand for these goods, the farms pose a threat to wild tigers, says author J.A. Mills.