Area houses of worship are invited to share their news for our free weekly listings. Email information to Mercury Editor Tony ...

Tanya Stevenson joins us once again to preview the very best racing action this week as the Cheltenham Festival draws to a ...

In late February, students at dozens of U.S. high schools participated in the first round of an international competition in ...

Louisiana's fourth graders ranked 50th in the country for reading. Now, they're 16th. Here's how the state, and one rural ...

Five years since schools first closed, students are still falling behind in reading. Louisiana is the only state where kids have improved their reading skills since 2019. NPR's Jonaki Mehta reports.

For Ojibwa teacher Renée McGurry, treaty education begins by acknowledging that settlers wanted to protect resources from “a ...

This concludes the second of two cases brought by a state fireworks task force – both for low-level offenders.

When you allow the fourth-highest rate of balls in the air in baseball, you need some great outfield defense. The 2024 Twins season was a lesson in what happens when you can’t make the tricky (or ...

Critics say the curriculum has a significant Christian influence, while some parents believe concern has been blown out of ...

The La Mesa-Spring Valley district expanded its sports programming to include basketball, flag football, martial arts, and volleyball for students in grades 3 through 8, as part of its overall effort ...

From Filipino-inspired drinks to a matcha-centric cafe and a Latin American shop where you can pair cafechata with a tamale.