BOISE, Idaho — For school districts, educating students with disabilities who need services like a nurse or an ASL interpreter can be costly. Complex services can run a bill tens of thousands of dollars and be especially difficult for rural districts to afford.

Last week, lawmakers advanced a bill to start to address the significant gap in ...Read more

NEW YORK — The Port Authority fire truck that got into a fatal crash with an Air Canada jet landing at LaGuardia Airport didn’t have transponders installed that could have helped air traffic controllers better track its movements, NTSB investigators said Tuesday.

While radio transmissions made it clear the Port Authority Police aircraft ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has ordered the 82nd Airborne Division to deploy about 2,000 soldiers to the Middle East, a person familiar with the matter said, as the White House weighs options to ease Iran’s chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz.

The verbal orders are for about two battalions plus enabling units, according to the ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is preparing to expand the opportunity for sales of higher-ethanol E15 gasoline this summer by waiving the fuel from U.S. volatility requirements, according to people familiar with the matter.

The Environmental Protection Agency is set to brief industry stakeholders on the planned approach Wednesday ...Read more

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s party won the most seats in a closely contested parliamentary election, setting the stage for difficult coalition talks to secure a third term in office.

The premier’s Social Democrats emerged as the biggest with 21.9% of the Tuesday vote, overshadowed by Donald Trump’s threats over Greenland, ...Read more

State lawmakers are racing to pass bills restricting federal immigration enforcement efforts with less than three weeks remaining in the Maryland General Assembly session.

Monday was the deadline to get bills passed out of one chamber for a guaranteed shot at a hearing in the opposite chamber, also known as crossover day. Among the over 2,600 ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Lincoln University has withdrawn plans to issue an honorary degree to the president of Ghana citing concerns about so-called “anti-gay” legislation before the country’s parliament, according to reports in Ghana media.

“It is ... both surprising and regrettable that, just hours ago, the Embassy received a communication ...Read more

WASHINGTON — For Senate leaders, pursuing another budget reconciliation bill this year was once considered a no-go. But in a matter of days, it’s become a distinct possibility.

Using the often arduous budgetary maneuver would represent a shift for both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue, necessitated by Republican needs to reopen the Department of...Read more

CHICAGO — Another senior official is leaving Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration, even as the mayor on Tuesday defended his recent decision to abruptly fire two top aides tasked with improving public safety.

Human Relations Commissioner Nancy Andrade will resign effective Wednesday from her role overseeing enforcement of the city’s ...Read more

CHICAGO — The Cook County state’s attorney’s office on Tuesday hit back at an effort to appoint an outside prosecutor to investigate potential wrongdoing by federal agents during Operation Midway Blitz, filing a response in court arguing that the move was driven by public outrage rather than the law.

Earlier this month, a group of ...Read more

OAKLAND, Calif. — The massive criminal prosecution of ex-East Contra Costa police officers ended Tuesday afternoon in a federal courthouse, with the most paradoxical defendant of the bunch.

Former Antioch police officer Eric Rombough committed more crimes of violence than of his 13 former peers in law enforcement who also faced serious ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles schools named after César Chávez will be renamed and his image will be removed from campus murals, the school board unanimously decided Tuesday.

The action came after a brief but emotional discussion as board members reacted to the fall of a personal and public idol who has been a substantial presence in the nation...Read more

Danish parliamentary election had the country’s main political rivals in a virtual tie, complicating the chances for a re-election of Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen.

The premier’s Social Democrats held a clear lead in a vote shaped by Donald Trump’s threats over Greenland, but projections by Denmark’s main broadcasters showed the ...Read more

One of Tallahassee’s favorite parlor games has been figuring out what Gov. Ron DeSantis will do next year when he’s no longer Florida’s governor.

The president of the University of Florida? Florida State? A job with the Tampa Bay Rays?

On Monday, DeSantis told Fox’s Sean Hannity that he wouldn’t rule out another presidential run. ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The feud between California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco has escalated after Bonta asked a court to stop Bianco's investigation into alleged election fraud.

In a 70-page petition filed with the 4th Appellate District Monday, Bonta wrote that "the Sheriff's misguided investigation threatens ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signaled that Iran had offered a “present” as a show of good faith in negotiations he has claimed are ongoing to end a 25-day conflict that’s upended global markets, even while he deploys more troops to the Middle East.

Trump wouldn’t detail the gift, “worth a tremendous amount of money,” but ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Trump said Tuesday that Iran wants to “make a deal” with the United States to end the war in the Middle East, saying that negotiations are ongoing with the conflict in its fourth week.

Iran has publicly denied that talks are happening. But Trump told reporters during an Oval Office event that negotiations are ...Read more