Author: Kristin Lam, USA TODAY

West Virginia teachers’ unions announced they will go on strike Tuesday, almost one year after a state-wide walkout last year.

An 11-year-old student in Florida refused to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance and was arrestedfor a resulting confrontation with a teacher and police officer.

Friendly fire killed a police detective responding to a reported gunpoint robbery at a New York City cellphone store Tuesday night.

Climate experts in the Aloha State told USA TODAY on Monday that touristscannot escape climate change —not even on the islands, where60-foot waves and wind gusts up to191 mphwere part of a fierce weekend storm that d…

GOP Rep. Walter Jones died on Sunday after serving in Congress and the North Carolina state legislature for 34 years.

Four officerswere struck by semi-automatic pistol fireand another officer was injured but not by gunfire, officials said.

The Los Angeles teachers’ union ended its six day-long strike Tuesday night, meaning teachers will return to 900 public schools on Wednesday.

Boston policefound a 23-year-old woman reported missing over the weekend alive on Tuesday and arrested a suspect for kidnapping her.

The Postal Service lost $3.9 billion in 2018, attributing the losses to drops in mail volume and the costs of pensions and health care. It marked the 12th year in a row the agency reported a lossdespite growth in package shipping.

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