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School vouchers are one example of the stakes in legislative elections
by Wayne Schutsky
The November election in Arizona could determine whether a rapidly expanding school voucher program is reined in by the Legislature. That's the goal Democrats have -- if they can get a majority.
An emu named Emmanuel becomes a viral sensation on TikTok
Knuckle Bump Farms in South Florida posts educational TikToks of its cows, pigs and ducks. But their emu named Emmanuel steals every scene he's in. Emmanuel relentlessly tries to peck the camera.
News brief: Uvalde shooting report, Bannon trial, Ukrainian government firings
A Texas House report issues blame for failures in Uvalde. Steve Bannon goes on trial Monday for refusing to comply with a subpoena from the Jan. 6 panel. Ukraine's president fires two top officials.
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck tied the knot in Las Vegas
JLO wrote on her website, "We did it. Love is beautiful. Love is kind. And it turns out love is patient. Twenty years patient." They got engaged in 2002 but called it off days before they were to wed.
A Colorado farmer makes a sacrifice to keep neighboring farms up and running
by Michael Elizabeth Sakas
The farmer is being paid to stop pumping water from a depleted underground aquifer. That project could become a model elsewhere as overuse and climate change stress groundwater supplies.
At sentencing, Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz faces the death penalty
by Greg Allen
In a Florida court Monday, lawyers for Nikolas Cruz, who killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018, will ask a jury to spare his life. He already pleaded guilty to the murders.
Actors who fled Mariupol theater bombing stage a play in another Ukrainian city
by Joanna Kakissis
Several actors who survived the Russian bombing of a theater in Mariupol are now in Ukraine's far west. They went back on stage over the weekend for the first time since the war began.
Remembering Ivana Trump, Donald Trump's first wife
In 1976, she met Donald Trump while on a work trip to New York. The couple married in 1977, according to the biography.
Biden is heading to Saudi Arabia for a controversial trip
by Daniel Estrin
After two days with Israeli leaders, President Biden heads to the Israeli-occupied West Bank before making the most controversial stop on his Mideast trip — Saudi Arabia.
Madrid zoo animals enjoy their summer popsicles
A Madrid zoo is keeping animals cool and hydrated during a heat wave by feeding them homemade popsicles.