Opinion | Back to basics: Weak literacy test scores show the steep road ahead
The dismal results from the gold-standard National Assessment of Educational Progress are out and they show that Mayor Adams was right to shift the emphasis on learning in the crucial…
Opinion | For fairer discovery laws: Reform the rules for justice for victims and the accused
Like the very messy bail reform bill passed by the state Legislature and signed into law by then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the overhaul of the state’s discovery laws, also demands refinement.…
Personal items found in Potomac River miles from crash site turned over to FBI
(AP) – A riverkeeper who routinely patrols for the environmental group Potomac Riverkeeper Network got permission Thursday to take his motorboat to the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge, about 2 miles…
National News | Today in History: February 1, Black students begin sit-in protest at Woolworth’s whites-only counter
Today is Saturday, Feb. 1, the 32nd day of 2025. There are 333 days left in the year. Today in history: On Feb. 1, 1960, four Black college students began…
Hero Scots nurse handed top award for saving life of seriously ill mum
A Scots nurse has received a prestigious award for saving the life of a critically ill mum. Lucy Wilson was presented with a DAISY award, which celebrates the crucial work…
Hamas hands American-Israeli hostage over to Red Cross
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas has handed American-Israeli hostage Keith Siegel, 65, over to the Red Cross, the third hostage to be released Saturday as part of a…
Snooker No1 Judd Trump’s ‘life has changed for the better’ in new Hong Kong home
Judd Trump has bid farewell to the UK this month, as he plans to divide his time between Hong Kong and Dubai. The Ace In The Pack currently tops the…
Scotland hooker punched so hard by ex-rugby coach he was ‘opened up like a zip’
Former England head coach Martin Johnson once landed a punch on former Scotland hooker Robert Russell which was so powerful it “opened him like a zip.” That is according to…
Opinion | Readers sound off on improving scaffolding, Trump’s crash comments and enduring friendships
Let the scaffolding industry help fix the mess Long Island City: The op-ed “Speaker Adams must end scaffold mess” (Jan. 26) hits the mark on needed reforms to “Get Sheds…
John Gilligan steps down from Rangers board as acting chairman exits and a new era begins
Former Rangers chairman John Gilligan has stepped down from the board for a second time as a new era at Ibrox gets underway. Gilligan returned to the frontline when he…