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How Alabama students went from last place to rising stars in math

Alabama is the only state where 4th-grade math scores are higher now than they were in 2019, before the pandemic. This is the story of how the state pulled it off.

Pete Hegseth, President Trump's choice to be defense secretary, appears during a Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on Jan 14.

Affidavit by Hegseth's ex-sister-in-law makes new claims about his behavior

Hegseth was voted out of committee Monday along party lines. The Senate is expected to take up his nomination soon; it is unclear how these new allegations will alter the trajectory of his nomination.

South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol attends the fourth hearing of his impeachment trial over his short-lived imposition of martial law at the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025.

South Korean prosecutors indict impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over martial law

South Korean prosecutors on Sunday indicted impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on rebellion in connection with his short-lived imposition of martial law.

Phryge, the mascot of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games ahead of the men's group D match between Israel and Paraguay at the Parc des Princes during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 27, 2024, in Paris, France.

Who won the gold? San Diego voted for their favorite Summer Olympics mascot

KPBS invited you to rank your favorite Summer Olympic mascots. Now, the votes are in and the gold goes to ...

State Assembly races explainer

Meet the candidates and learn what's at stake with KPBS' Nov. 5, 2024 election guide for California State Assembly races.

Red Cross volunteers in the Philippines unload boxes of relief supplies from the U.S. Agency for International Development. A number of USAID recipients have sued the government over President Trump's recent order halting foreign aid.

Trump funding freeze halts decades of U.S. democracy work around the world

Congress created several organizations in 1980s to strengthen democratic institutions worldwide. Human rights activists say the freeze is a gift to authoritarians like Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin.

Homeless Solutions Manager Angelica Davis speaks to the Chula Vista City Council during a presentation on the Industrial Boulevard encampment on Jan. 16, 2024.

Chula Vista takes up encampment restrictions, even as homelessness numbers fall

A ban would see Chula Vista join the ranks of cities adopting harsher restrictions on homeless people.

President-elect Donald Trump (R) has picked celebrity physician Dr. Mehmet Oz (L) to lead CMS. Here they're seen together during a rally at the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport November 5, 2022 in Latrobe, Pa., when Oz was running for Senate in that state.

Trump picks Dr. Oz to lead Medicare and Medicaid

In announcing his pick, Trump said Oz will work closely with RFK Jr. "to take on the illness industrial complex." Oz, a celebrity physician, ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate in 2022.

Naomi Osaka, left, and Carlos Alcaraz react during their second-round matches on Thursday at the U.S. Open in Queens, New York.

Two of tennis' biggest names are knocked out of the U.S. Open in the 2nd round

The final Grand Slam of the year isn't lacking in drama. Third-ranked Carlos Alcaraz lost to no. 74 Botic van de Zandschulp in a stunning upset, while Naomi Osaka's comeback hopes were dashed.

House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, (center), flanked by Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., the ranking member (left), and Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., (right). House Republicans work on a budget plan to advance President Trump's priorities, including $4.5 trillion in tax cuts, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 13.

Republican proposals to cut Medicaid could be politically fraught

Republicans are proposing deep cuts to Medicaid to finance tax cuts and other priorities. Pushback is coming not only from Democrats, but also from hospitals that rely on revenue from the program.

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