"It's just such an honor to be able to represent teachers all over the country": Pennsylvania high school teacher Leon Smith is the 2026 National Teacher of the Year, which is selected by the Council of Chief State School Officers' National Teacher of the Year program.
Britain is doubling down on its commitment to net-zero emissions targets in light of energy volatility caused by the U.S.-Iran war, the government announced Tuesday, in spite of President Trump's insistence that they should drill for North Sea oil.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday that the Department of Defense will no longer mandate U.S. service members to receive the flu shot each year.
Senate Republicans unveiled a budget resolution on Tuesday to begin the process of funding immigration agencies under the Department of Homeland Security without help from Democrats.
Parts of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park are closed to the public after visitors encountered aggressive bears in two areas over the weekend, the National Park Service said.
In some cases, bears chased and bit people.
The Justice Department is investigating the Southern Poverty Law Center in connection with a now-defunct program that used paid confidential informants to infiltrate white supremacist and other groups, according to a video posted by the nonprofit and sources with direct knowledge of the matter.
Virginia voters are deciding Tuesday whether to approve a referendum to redraw their state's congressional districts, the latest battle in the nationwide scramble by both parties to increase their chances of winning control of the House.
Kevin Warsh, President Trump's nominee to replace Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve, is set to testify at his Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday that the central bank will remain "strictly independent" in setting monetary policy.
Mars rover carries out chemistry experiment never done beyond Earth, discovers more building blocks of life
In less than 48 hours this weekend, President Trump went from saying Iran has "agreed to everything," to warning that if Iran doesn't sign a U.S.-backed deal, the "whole country is getting blown up."
"My voice will not be what it was": Emily Saliers, one-half of the Atlanta folk duo the Indigo Girls, has revealed that she has been diagnosed with two incurable movement disorders that will forever change the way that she sings.
Iran's significant Jewish population has been caught in the crossfire along with the rest of the Islamic Republic's population amid the U.S.-Israeli war with their country.
Singer and songwriter d4vd has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose dismembered body was found in a Tesla belonging to the musician last year.
"I had just full terror": Neighbors recall "full-blown shootout" after father targets children in mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana.
Former senior intelligence and FBI officials who are cooperating with the U.S. Justice Department's criminal probe into whether a former CIA director lied to Congress were subpoenaed over the weekend to testify before a grand jury in Washington, D.C.
Combining United and American would also "hurt smaller airlines' ability to compete for critical gate access" and reduce wages for airline workers, two senators wrote.
FBI Director Kash Patel filed a defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic magazine on Monday, saying a recent story about his alleged frequent drinking and absences included "false and obviously fabricated" claims.
The legal fight is the latest to land before the Supreme Court in recent years that involve religious entities' participation in state-funded programs.
The Supreme Court on Monday turned away a legal battle testing whether a public school violates parents' rights when it encourages their child's social gender transition without their knowledge or consent,
