By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is giving Iowa more power to decide how it spends its federal education money, signing off on a proposal that is expected to be the first of many as conservative states seek new latitude from a White House ...

By MIKE SCHNEIDER and DAVID FISCHER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday he plans to call a special session in April for the Republican-dominated legislature to draw new congressional districts, joining a redistricting arms race among states that ...

By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — Messy winter weather brought snow, ice, freezing rain and dangerous driving to the New England states on Wednesday as the region prepared for more unpleasant conditions later in the week. The combination of rain, snow and ...

The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Mike Johnson has invited President Donald Trump to give the first State of the Union address of his second term on Feb. 24. The invitation sent on Wednesday notes that the nation is marking the 250th anniversary of American independence. The ...

By LEAH WILLINGHAM and MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The man identified as the shooter who killed two Brown University students and an MIT professor planned the attack for years and left behind videos in which he confessed to the murders but gave no motive, according to ...

By PETER SMITH Associated Press Millions of people around the world celebrated Orthodox Christmas on Wednesday, nearly two weeks after much of the world marked the holy day. Certain Eastern Orthodox churches, including those in Russian and other traditions, follow the ancient Julian ...