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Charter schools, special education, and new preschool funding are among changes for New Orleans schools.

The operation in tribal North Waziristan involved airstrikes and ground forces, the Pakistan military says.

Seventy years ago this week, in the New Mexico desert, U.S. Army scientists detonated the first atom bomb. NYU physics professor Benjamin Bederson was among those who worked on the Manhattan Project.

The International Sailing Federation says the move is prompted by concerns over athletes' health and safety, after reports of raw sewage and trash in the water around Rio.

The organization's secretary-general said it would be "nonsense" to begin the bidding process amid the turmoil. FIFA said its executive committee would discuss the process at a meeting later.

"He no longer interests me," Luz said in an interview. Militants attacked the magazine Jan. 7, killing editorial staff and others, in apparent retaliation for its depiction of their prophet.

Illinois just overhauled its workers' compensation system in 2011, but lawmakers are considering further changes at the behest of businesses and…

A woman who suffered burns to 90 percent of her body has died. Investigators are looking at what caused powder sprayed from the stage during a performance to catch fire. Nearly 500 people were burned.

The stalemate that's embodied state politics of late continues -- there is still no Illinois budget for fiscal year 2016.Now, that has consequences.…

Many Chicago residents recently received a piece of mail criticizing their state legislator. That's a routine part of politics, but these flyers are...