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Across the Lehigh Valley, contentious races for control of local school boards are taking center stage in the November election.

School board elections are latest battleground for polarized national politics

In a Pennsylvania district, school board elections have turned from debates about teacher salaries to issues like gender identity policies.

In 2023, opioid settlement funds flowed to states. Here's how it's going

Some $1.5 billion flowed to local government coffers this year, sparking debates about transparency and how to spend the money. Here are 5 takeaways from a year's worth of reporting on the issue.

In a new social media trend, some people on X, formerly known as Twitter, have superimposed their own faces onto former President Donald Trump's mug shot.

Mug shots are usually harmful. For Trump and his supporters, it's a badge of honor

Typically, mug shots are associated with shame. But for former President Donald Trump and some of his supporters, his mug shot — the first ever of an American president — was something they embraced.

Republican presidential candidates (L-R) former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Vivek Ramaswamy participate in the NewsNation Republican Presidential Primary Debate at the University of Alabama Moody Music Hall on Thursday in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Here are some of the memorable moments in the fourth GOP presidential debate

For the fourth Republican primary debate on Wednesday night, the field got smaller than ever, with just four candidates meeting the RNC criteria to participate. Here are some highlights.

Pastry chef Carla Jones loads a trio of sweet potato pies onto a tray destined for the oven on Nov. 15 at Ol' Henry, a restaurant in Berkeley, Mo.

Pumpkin or sweet potato pie? There's a rich history behind both

The two desserts have similarities — both are orange, sweet, and have a bit of spice — but they have distinct histories that have led to dedicated followings.

This teacher shortage solution has gone viral. But does it work?

State and federal governments have made hundreds of millions of dollars available to pay for Grow Your Own teacher programs. But researchers say it's unclear whether they actually work.

10 years later, the 'Beyoncé' surprise drop still offers lessons about control

On Dec. 13, 2013, Beyoncé fans got a holiday gift no one expected. A decade later, the artistic and economic impact of her fifth album is still reverberating.

Arab American comic Dina Hashem has a debut special — but the timing is 'tricky'

Hashem, who writes for The Daily Show, has a standup special called Dark Little Whispers debuting on Amazon Prime Video. It coincides with a heartbreaking political and humanitarian crisis.

For more than decade, members of the Chumash tribe have led a campaign to create a new marine sanctuary on the central California coast. It could include waters off Point Conception, a sacred site for the Chumash people.

After decades, a tribe's vision for a new marine sanctuary could be coming true

The Biden administration is moving ahead with what could be the largest national marine sanctuary in the continental U.S. A Native American tribe is hoping to be partners in managing it.

Moungi Bawendi of MIT, one of the 2023 winners of the chemistry Nobel Prize, embraces his step-daughter Julia Teller, left, at their home in Cambridge, Mass.

Nobel Prize in chemistry goes to three scientists for tiny, colorful quantum dots

Three scientists were honored for their work with the tiny nanoparticles that allow for very bright colors. They are used in many electronics, like LED displays.

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