DETROIT — Vanderbilt University Provost C. Cybele Raver is set to be the next president of the University of Michigan, according to two sources familiar with the selection, making her the second woman in history to lead the school and marking the second time this year the university has chosen a leader at a private university to lead one of ...Read more

ABC went to court Tuesday in an attempt to halt the Federal Communications Commission's early review of its TV licenses, claiming the move is an attack on the broadcast outlet's right to free speech.

The Disney-owned network asked a U.S. District Court to issue a temporary restraining order to stop the FCC's action. The agency says it is ...Read more

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Gov. Josh Shapiro is expected to dramatically restrict data center development in Pennsylvania via a sweeping executive order Tuesday, marking a major shift from his initial embrace of the increasingly unpopular projects.

Shapiro, a first-term Democrat running for reelection and rumored 2028 presidential contender, had been ...Read more

CHICAGO — In a historic first for Chicago, all 21 school board seats will be on the November ballot. The board was previously composed of seven mayoral appointees, but is currently in a two-year transition period, split between 10 elected and 11 appointed members.

Get to know the candidates for school board president.

Jessica Biggs

Jessica ...Read more

The Trump administration’s plan for dealing with worsening water shortages along the Colorado River is encountering strong opposition from Arizona’s leaders, who are warning they could sue to challenge mandatory water cutbacks that they say would harm their state.

A legal fight could end up before the U.S. Supreme Court and further ...Read more

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump insisted Tuesday that there were no talks ongoing with Iran, leaving the simmering conflict in the Middle East and control of the Strait of Hormuz stuck in limbo.

“There are no talks or conversations going on, or scheduled, with the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Trump posted on his social media ...Read more

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said he won’t try to revive a lapsed ceasefire deal with Iran, leaving the simmering conflict in the Middle East and a tussle for control of the Strait of Hormuz stuck in limbo.

When asked if he would seek an extension to the memorandum of understanding the U.S. and Iran signed in June, Trump replied...Read more

Russia warned that the U.K. would face “consequences for which it will have to answer” after reports that Kyiv used drones made by British companies to carry out strikes inside Russian territory.

“London is deliberately opting for an escalation,” the Russian embassy in London said in a statement Monday. The deeper the U.K.’s ...Read more

CHICAGO — A pledge signed by nearly half of Chicago’s aldermen to reject campaign contributions from companies allegedly tied to federal immigration crackdowns has split the City Council — with supporters calling it a critical show of solidarity and detractors dismissing it as an insincere political gesture.

The “ICE Out” pledge has ...Read more

PELICAN RAPIDS, Minn. — Inside city hall in this meatpacking town, a giant banner shows how the immigrant-rich place of 2,600 people presents itself to the world.

“WELCOME TO OUR CITY,” it reads, over a photograph of the town’s 15-foot-tall riverside mascot, Pelican Pete. “SMALL-TOWN WARMTH AND DIVERSE DELIGHT.”

The Otter Tail ...Read more

Brooke Green thought she needed a mammogram.

Green, a Democratic state representative in Idaho, knew that breast cancer ran in her family and she “just had an inkling” that she should be tested.

She was two weeks shy of the day her last remaining embryo would be implanted through in vitro fertilization. It was the one shot she had left to ...Read more

Tired of budget stalemates, deficits and continuous acrimony in the state Capitol, California voters in 2010 started taking action to temper political gridlock and loosen the grip of entrenched special interests.

They approved statewide ballot measures to create an independent congressional redistricting commission, taking that power away from ...Read more

The boy walking in the road appeared to be 5 years old but wore diapers and a T-shirt.

“Pull over,” Melinda Dryer told her sister as they drove through a Port St. Lucie suburb on a Saturday morning coffee run. “Something’s not right.”

A driver heading the opposite direction narrowly missed the boy, Dryer told the Tampa Bay Times. She...Read more

MACY, Neb. — Erica Carter is passionate about her job, and she has seven acres of flowers and vegetables to show for it.

Carter’s specialty is reeling in grants to support students in the Omaha Nation school district, where she is a finance manager. One paid for the garden that sits next to the district’s campus. Another allowed the ...Read more

Gov. JB Pritzker accepted the backing of Illinois’ suburban teachers union Monday and then expressed skepticism about another union’s push for more Chicago Public Schools funding — arguing the state can’t afford to help Chicago alone without sending money to schools statewide.

“If you’d like, I can pull the pockets out of my ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A billionaire-funded political group gave a $5-million donation to the campaign opposing California's proposed wealth tax, the first of many expected in the expensive fight over a ballot question dividing the state.

If approved by voters, Proposition 40 would impose a one-time 5% tax on the assets of billionaires who were...Read more