Should a Catholic preschool that bans children of gay parents receive state money?
Erika Nagle loves St. Mary Catholic Parish Preschool. When her first two children were in school, she shuttled them 40 minutes to school and home in Denver-area traffic. But her choice meant she had to forgo the roughly $6,300 per child in aid that…
Hero teacher who took on Bend shooter speaks out as community prepares to reopen school
A teacher hailed as a hero for her quick action to stop the gunman who carried out a school shooting in Bend, Oregon, speaks out last month about her experience as the community prepares to send its children back to school. “Everything happened so…
Six people injured after shooting in Fayetteville early Sunday morning
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Six people were injured following a shooting early Sunday morning, according to Sgt. Stephen Mauk with Fayetteville police. Fayetteville police said the shooting happened along West Avenue between Watson and Dickson streets. Police…
Los Angeles mayoral race between Bass and Raman could reveal the future of the DSA
LOS ANGELES — With 21 days until the election that could make her the first democratic socialist mayor of the nation’s second-largest city, Nithya Raman was trying to take on incumbent Karen Bass, her deeply unpopular opponent, in their final…
1 killed, 7 others injured in shooting near Illinois Wesleyan University campus
Bloomington police said one person was killed and seven others injured Sunday in an early morning shooting near Illinois Wesleyan University. This is the second mass shooting near a college campus in Bloomington-Normal this year. No one is in custody in…
Why El-Sayed’s latest election campaign includes a black church in Detroit
Black religious leaders and elected officials in Michigan who support Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed said they are working to overcome a sense of distrust that has hampered the progressive candidate’s appeal among black voters in the…
New York Marathon: record field expected for 50th anniversary race
NEW YORK CITY (WABC) — About 60,000 runners are participating in the 2026 TCS New York City Marathon as the race takes place across all five boroughs on Sunday. The New York City Marathon began in 1970, with the first six editions held entirely in…
The question that could tip the scales in the Texas Senate race
This year’s midterm elections in Texas are expected to cost a billion dollars, more than half of which will be spent on the U.S. Senate campaign – what could be the most expensive non-presidential race in American history. But whatever the…
Mediators continue US-Iran negotiations amid war rhetoric: what we know | US-Israeli war against Iran
Iranian officials discussed with Qatari mediators a two-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, in the latest effort to find a diplomatic path out of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran that has caused…
Shootings in Deep Ellum leave at least 4 dead, 15 injured on Halloween; Dallas police are investigating
DALLAS – Four people were killed and about 15 others injured in three separate shootings in the Deep Ellum entertainment district in the early hours of Sunday morning after Halloween festivities, according to Dallas police. Halloween shootings in…