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NATO secretary general addresses joint session of Congress

Jens Stoltenberg, the secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), is addressing a joint session of Congress Wednesday morning. Stoltenberg met with President Trump in the Oval Office on Tuesday. Mr. Trump has taken a somewhat combative stance…

Frat brothers sentenced to jail in Penn State hazing death

A Pennsylvania judge handed out the first jail sentences in the hazing death of Penn State University sophomore Timothy Piazza. The 19-year-old student died in February 2017 after an alcohol-fueled event at the Beta Theta Pi fraternity house. Piazza's death led…

School "rescues" leftover food for kids in need

Students in Indiana's Elkhart School District are served breakfast and lunch at school, but may go hungry on nights and weekends. So, the school joined forces with an innovative nonprofit to ensures kids in need have enough to eat. The…

Bill would require state to defend schools bathroom policy

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A bill authorizing the Tennessee attorney general to defend a public school's transgender bathroom and locker room policy is advancing in the GOP-dominant Statehouse. The House Civil Justice subcommittee voted to advance the measure Tuesday after…

Golden Apple: Jason Hagman

A Walker County teacher comes from a long line of educators, and now he's making a difference at one elementary school. That's why he's earned this week's Golden Apple Award.

Florida utility plans world's biggest renewable battery

One problem that plagues solar and wind power projects is the intermittent nature of their output, which varies with weather conditions. Battery storage on a big-enough scale can solve that problem by storing power made during favorable weather and releasing…

Where does the IRS audit the most? Poor, rural counties

Americans in poor, rural counties are more likely to be audited by the IRS than taxpayers in richer areas. The most audited county in the U.S. is Humphreys County, Mississippi, where median household annual income is $24,000. Higher audit rates…

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