Even though rural students graduate from high school at higher rates than their peers in cities and suburbs, fewer of them go ...

Russia summit in Alasks, saying it was hard to understand how the Russian president was welcomed in the U.S.

In Alaska, President Vladimir Putin walked on a red carpet, shook hands and exchanged smiles with his American counterpart.

Some public health workers say the shooting that killed a police officer at the CDC campus shouldn't be surprising in the face of ongoing misinformation and animosity about immunizations.

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The warm welcome contrasted with Trump's Oval Office meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in February.

Many of Trump's picks to be federal judges have revealed anti-abortion views, been associated with anti-abortion groups or defended abortion restrictions.

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They met for about 2½ hours Friday in Alaska, but offered no details on what they agreed and left without answering questions.

Congress has not passed legislation to authorize such payments and the IRS says no new stimulus checks will be distributed in coming weeks.

An Elba woman told police she fired a rifle several times at a vehicle driven by her neighbor, whom she believed was "murdering and raping people", because no one else would stop the "criminal ...