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The Guardsman, Bishop E. Evans, went missing after trying to rescue two migrants in the Rio Grande, officials said. The identity of the National Guard member who went missing on [...]

National what happens after you've lost a parent for more than 200,000 kids, life after the pandemic will never be the same. by Giulia Heyward ø Photograph by Danna Singer [...]

At least eight people were wounded by gunfire at a party that drew 200 people, many of them underage, to an Airbnb rental. As many as 50 rounds were fired, [...]

Budget surpluses have enabled states to pass bills giving teachers a bigger paycheck, but not everyone is certain that will help improve schooling. After rocky teacher shortages that saw classrooms [...]

Lee Bollinger of Columbia, Wayne A.I. Frederick of Howard and Andrew Hamilton of N.Y.U. have had to guide their universities through Covid. There is suddenly a long Help Wanted list [...]

The new law allows trained medical professionals other than physicians to perform abortions and requires insurance providers to cover more costs. Maryland is joining 14 other states in allowing trained [...]

A district attorney said on Sunday that the woman ''cannot and should not'' be prosecuted. The murder charge against a woman in Texas in connection with a ''self-induced abortion'' will [...]

Actions by Maryland, Georgia and Connecticut could be followed by other states soon. Seeking to soften the blow of higher gas prices on consumers, a handful of states have suspended [...]

Two firefighters were injured fighting a blaze on Sunday, and more evacuations were ordered. Fueled by unfavorable weather conditions, wildfires forced the evacuations of more areas in Central Texas on [...]

The Eastland Complex fire has killed one person and burned more than 45,000 acres in the central part of the state, officials said. At least one person was killed, 50 [...]

Brett Hankison, a former Louisville police detective, is facing three charges of wanton endangerment after the authorities said he fired ''blindly'' into Ms. Taylor's apartment. The only trial to emerge [...]

The Board of Regents announced that the former Republican governor is its choice to become chancellor. His selection has angered professors concerned about academic freedom. Georgia's public university system said [...]

Byline: Jacey Fortin and Giulia Heyward In states where laws now limit classroom discussions about race and discrimination, many teachers are watching what they say, and are more anxious about [...]

In states where laws now limit classroom discussions about race and discrimination, many teachers are watching what they say, and are more anxious about their jobs. In rural New Hampshire, [...]

The pandemic has changed children. Some can't shake that feeling of instability. Others are taking on adult responsibilities. And anxiety is all around. After months of remote learning, a year [...]

On Sunday, Mark B. Rosenberg said he created ''discomfort for a valued employee.'' The former president of Florida International University in Miami revealed the reasons for his sudden resignation last [...]

Byline: J. David Goodman and Giulia Heyward HOUSTON - Twice last year, Margaret Schulte and her husband, Jason Abercrombie, traveled 11 hours round-trip to Louisiana from their home in Tulsa, [...]

The F.B.I. identified Malik Faisal Akram, a British national, as the man who took hostages in a Texas synagogue on Saturday. He was killed during the rescue operation. Just before [...]

HOUSTON -- Twice last year, Margaret Schulte and her husband, Jason Abercrombie, traveled 11 hours round-trip to Louisiana from their home in Tulsa, Okla., in the hopes of vaccinating their [...]

Most public schools in Chicago were closed for a third day on Friday, with no resolution in sight to a standoff between the teachers' union in the nation's third-largest school [...]

Investigators are looking at the possibility that a fire that destroyed more than 900 homes started on property owned by a fundamentalist Christian sect known as Twelve Tribes. Investigators looking [...]

LOUISVILLE, Colo. -- Kathe Perez can barely process what she lost in the incineration of the three-bedroom home she's lived in for the past three decades. ''I haven't slept for [...]

As an L.A.P.D. officer, William Jones Jr. said he wanted the public ''not to be scared of us.'' He is now under investigation for a shooting that killed Valentina Orellana [...]

The family of Valentina Orellana-Peralta described the terrifying moments before the 14-year-old girl, who had recently moved to Los Angeles from Chile, was killed by a stray bullet fired by [...]

The police said they expected to release more details on Monday about the shooting, which happened after officers responded to a call about an assault with a deadly weapon at [...]

George Floyd's murder set in motion shock waves that touched almost every aspect of American society. But on the core issues of police violence and accountability, very little is different. [...]

Supply shortages, financial barriers and misinformation are still stopping some Americans from getting a test. It took Matthew Phillips four hours to get a coronavirus test. Mr. Phillips, a 34-year-old [...]

In a country already struggling with full hospitals and virus fatigue, the variant has contributed to spikes in some states. With the holiday travel season already underway, new coronavirus cases [...]

Fear of the virus is causing some to rethink their holiday plans, while others say they will proceed, perhaps with more caution. Across the nation, Covid-19 cases are surging and [...]

As the deadline for compliance approached, the school board faced a difficult question: What would happen to the tens of thousands of students who were still not vaccinated? By at [...]

Byline: Giulia Heyward Desperate to keep teachers, some districts have turned to remote teaching for one day a week - and sometimes more. Families have been left to find child [...]

Desperate to keep teachers, some districts have turned to remote teaching for one day a week -- and sometimes more. Families have been left to find child care. DETROIT -- [...]

PONTIAC, Mich. -- On Tuesday morning, the parents of a 15-year-old sophomore walked into Oxford High School to meet face to face with school officials who had grown concerned about [...]

A child died on Tuesday, and scores of other children were injured when an S.U.V. barreled through the parade on Sunday in Waukesha, Wis. Yaretzi Becerra-Montes, 11, was home from [...]

Five adults died in Waukesha, Wis., and at least 10 children were in intensive care. Three were members of a Milwaukee dance troupe, which celebrated grandmothers. They were grandmothers and [...]

Many outside observers say Ahmaud Arbery's death at the hands of three white men is a prominent example of racial violence. But the jury never heard that argument. BRUNSWICK, Ga. [...]

Before Travis McMichael pointed his gun at Ahmaud Arbery, Mr. Arbery had not yelled at him or brandished a weapon, Mr. McMichael acknowledged under cross-examination. BRUNSWICK, Ga. -- A prosecutor's [...]

Travis McMichael, who has pleaded not guilty to murder charges, took the stand in his own defense on Wednesday. Travis McMichael, the man who shot Ahmaud Arbery to death after [...]

Because of staff shortages, some school districts are canceling classes. Others are lowering their hiring standards. The result can be a chaotic classroom. When Amber McCoy called in sick this [...]

The music festival at Astroworld in Houston left eight people dead. Here is what is known about them so far. Excitement and adrenaline soon turned to panic and horror as [...]

After a grueling selection process, opening statements in the case against three white men accused of chasing down and killing Mr. Arbery are expected to begin on Friday. BRUNSWICK, Ga. [...]

The Board of Regents has given its universities the power to fire tenured professors without faculty input. Now some fear that academic freedom is threatened, too. In a direct challenge [...]

Byline: Anemona Hartocollis and Giulia Heyward At big universities with powerful fraternity cultures - like UMass, Northwestern, Nebraska and Iowa - many students are demanding an end to Greek life. [...]

At big universities with powerful fraternity cultures -- like UMass, Northwestern, Nebraska and Iowa -- many students are demanding an end to Greek life. At the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, hundreds [...]

Byline: Giulia Heyward While legislation in Washington remains stalled, state and local governments are breathing new life into the reparations movement. [Race affects our lives in countless ways. To read [...]

While legislation in Washington remains stalled, state and local governments are breathing new life into the reparations movement. [Race affects our lives in countless ways. To read more stories on [...]

The authorities said the gunman apparently killed himself after the attack inside a Kroger in Collierville, Tenn., about 30 miles east of Memphis. COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. -- A gunman opened fire [...]

Students are taking things like soap dispensers, fire alarms and bathroom mirrors. TikTok and educators are trying to stop it, but it's gone viral. Teenagers are acting out -- and [...]