New Kid won the Newbery Medal, the Coretta Scott King Author Award, and the Kirkus Prize. But the book has been challenged in some school districts for content related to race.
The problems stemming from burst water pipes were happening in large, troubled water systems such as Jackson, Miss., where residents were required over Christmas to boil water.
The city in western New York was among the hardest hit by snow and cold. At least 31 people in Erie County were killed because of the storm as of Tuesday evening, according to the health department.
The justices agreed to decide in its February argument session whether 19 states that oppose the Title 42 policy should be allowed to intervene in defense of the restrictions in the lower courts.
The FBI recently released its annual statistics on hate crimes across the country. But researchers say the data is flawed, which could undermine efforts to tackle hate crimes.
China is reopening its pandemic closed borders. Ukraine wants to host a peace summit at the U.N. in February. States that charged people to pay foster care bills added to the struggles of families.
An 80-year-old Rhode Island man has a bigger job than most on his hands. Geno Milano's nativity scene has over 400 pieces. The collection has been growing since he began putting it together in 1975.