"Washington Crossing the Delaware" painting by Emanuel Leutze, 1851. (The Metropolitan Museum of Art) “From a small spark kindled in America, a flame has arisen. Not to be extinguished.” Cultural ...

Texas GOP Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Harris County — home to Houston — for using county funds for programs that help migrants facing deportation obtain access to legal support. Harris County ...

Natalie Honzalek gave the New Jersey Devils a bracelet and they gave her a ring. The 15-year-old from Minnesota, who was diagnosed with a rare form of sarcoma cancer in her cheek, had her wish come ...

KENMORE, N.Y. — Food insecurity is a growing concern for families across Western New York, especially when school is out. Now, a new program in the Ken-Ton school district is stepping up to help. Each ...

A group of state and national media organizations, including The Texas Newsroom, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, are arguing in court that records in Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s divorce case ...

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A group of state and national media organizations, including The Texas Newsroom, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica, are arguing in court that records in Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s divorce case ...

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Slow News Summer has drifted into Some News September, and pretty soon this space is going to be well and truly in regular season countdown mode. We’ll have the usual previews, oddly specific ...