USA TODAY staff on the value of reading banned books like "The Bluest Eye," "Gender Queer" and "Looking for Alaska." ...

The market came into the week pricing a 3.63% year-end Fed policy rate. After Wednesday’s 25 bps rate cut, the market ended the week pricing the same 3.63% rate. Read more ...

Third graders from three Davenport schools explored the world of agriculture at RiverBend's Ag in the Classroom event, connecting farming to daily life. Charlie Kirk, conservative activist and Trump ...

Iran has no path to produce weapons-grade uranium in any of its known centrifuge plants “for the first time in 15 years” after President Trump ordered strikes on them in June, top nuclear weapons ...

High school seniors had the worst reading scores since 1992 on a national test, a loss probably related to increases in screen time and the pandemic. Their math scores fell as well. By Dana Goldstein ...

Kentwood — Sarah Hamilla and several students gathered in front of a hallway bulletin board with the words “You Belong Here” ...

ORANGE, Texas — Police are seeking public assistance after the headstone of Southeast Texas musician Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown was destroyed for the third time at Hollywood Cemetery in Orange. Orange ...

Christian Olaniran is a digital producer for CBS Baltimore, where he writes stories on diverse topics including politics, arts and culture. With a passion for storytelling and content creation, he ...

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The City of Tallahassee is officially a three-time All-America City. A delegation of local leaders took home the honor Sunday night after a high-energy presentation to the National Civic League ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A battered bullpen has come down to this for the New York Yankees: outfielder Austin Slater was their most effective reliever against the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night. For only ...