A 17-year-old pilot became the youngest person to fly solo around the world in a small aircraft after he landed on Wednesday in Bulgaria, where his journey kicked off five months ago.
Mack Rutherford, a Belgian-British dual national, landed on an
Four people near a high school on Chicago's Northwest Side were injured — one critically — in a drive-by shooting Wednesday afternoon, police said.
The shooting happened at about 2:45 p.m. outside an ice cream shop across the street from Carl
Pandemic created severe learning gap among children
Schools are back in session, but some students are still dealing with the consequences of the pandemic. Remote learning created an achievement gap that one study found may
Crackdown on ghost guns amid surge in violence
A new rule mandating serial numbers and background checks for ghost guns went into effect. But law enforcement doesn't expect the flow of the homemade weapons to
Uvalde school board to consider firing police chief
The school board in Uvalde, Texas, is expected to decide whether to fire the district's embattled police chief, Pete Arredondo, for his much-criticized handling of the mass
Russia strikes Ukraine train station killing at least 22
A Russian rocket attack on a train station in eastern Ukraine resulted in dozens of casualties. The attack comes six months after the start of Russia's
Biden unveils student loan forgiveness plan
President Biden offered relief for millions of Americans burdened with federal student loans. He pledged to wipe out up to $10,000 in federal loans for anyone earning less than
This summer, 12-year-old Tahlynn Carlisle has been seeing a tutor three days a week. Carlisle said she felt like she was behind other students because her "grades were really bad."
Like students across the country, Carlisle struggled with all-remote learning
