Truck crash hurls 77,000 'threatened' salmon into wrong creek
Leo Sands
An Oregon wildlife truck crashed as it rounded a sharp turn, hurling thousands of spring Chinook salmon intended for the Imnaha river into Lookingglass Creek.
At age 11, his passion is Pearl Harbor. He's raised nearly $100,000.
Sydney Page
"After I finished the project, all I wanted to talk about was Pearl Harbor," said Harrison Johnson, 11, about his school assignment.
Which states are restricting, or requiring, lessons on race, sex and gender
Hannah Natanson, Lauren Tierney, Clara Ence Morse
The Washington Post is tracking state laws, rules and policies that regulate instruction about topics ranging from the role of slavery in American history to the lives of nonbinary people.
America has legislated itself into competing red, blue versions of education
Hannah Natanson, Lauren Tierney, Clara Ence Morse
States have passed a blizzard of education laws and policies in recent years that have reshaped how schools teach and present issues of race, sex and gender.
Beyonce's 'Blackbird' cover 'awakens so much,' Little Rock Nine member says
Kyle Melnick
The Little Rock Nine inspired the Beatles hit "Blackbird" in 1968. Beyonce covered the song on her new album, "Cowboy Carter."
A piece of metal tore through his roof. Was it junk from a space station?
Daniel Wu
NASA is investigating a piece of debris that struck Alejandro Otero's Florida home in March after speculation that it came from the International Space Station.
Kansas newspaper publisher sues over police raid, claiming retaliation
Praveena Somasundaram
The lawsuit, which was filed Monday, accuses officials of violating First Amendment rights and causing stress that led to the death of the paper's co-owner.
UT Austin lays off dozens who worked in DEI roles, citing new state law
Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff
A conservative state senator had warned schools days earlier to comply with the state's anti-DEI law, as Republicans in Texas and nationwide target such programs.
Republican candidate's wife sentenced to prison for voter fraud
Kim Bellware
Kim Taylor, who was convicted on 52 counts, was accused of filling out registrations and absentee ballots to generate votes for her husband in a GOP primary in Iowa.
New video shows deputies fatally shoot teen who was kidnapped by father
Kim Bellware, Ben Brasch
Video shows what happened to a purported 15-year-old kidnapping victim when California deputies shot and killed her in 2022.
Squatters have become a right-wing talking point. What to know about the rare practice.
Maham Javaid, Maria Luisa Paul
Republican legislators are introducing and passing state laws to curb squatting, but experts say there's no data to support fears of a surge.