Local schools merge sports programs as student numbers dwindle Posted: March 17, 2026 | Last updated: March 17, 2026 Rural districts merge sports programs as student numbers decline, aiming to ...

Fourth-year medical students are now just a few days away — March 16 — from learning whether they made residency matches. And while the vast majority of medical students will rejoice, a smaller number ...

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PORTLAND, Oregon — They’re in our water, our food... Even our bodies. So what are microplastics really doing to us? From your tires to your laundry, everyday habits may be fueling a growing plastic ...

AUSTIN – Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock announced that a record number of students have applied for the Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA) since applications opened on Wednesday. The ...

The company’s data will be essential for many states to comply with new work requirements for the health insurance program that take effect next year. By Sarah Kliff Margot Sanger-Katz and Asmaa ...

Home prices and mortgage rates are not where most aspiring home buyers want them to be. Yet there’s still good news for people who have been shut out of the housing market: the number of down-payment ...

The Sinagua Middle School wrestling program has been putting on weight. Now, its head coach believes the team has bulked up its numbers enough to contend for a state title and possibly double the ...

OpenJDK project teams will focus work on features such as value types, code reflection, AOT compilation, and structured concurrency in the coming year. Oracle’s Java team in 2026 will work toward ...

Eeny, meeny, miny, mo, catch a tiger by the toe – so the rhyme goes. But even children know that counting-out rhymes like this are no help at making a truly random choice. Perhaps you remember when ...

PUYALLUP, Wash — Bigfoot Java has won best drive-through coffee in Western Washington in this year's Best Of Western Washington viewers poll, capping a 25-year journey from wild idea to regional ...