Reading and math scores are abysmal across the country as national testing results keep documenting.  Illiteracy rates are rising:  The ...

Sound Off is an opinion forum for Mercury readers to offer brief comments on today’s news. Submissions must be 75 words or ...

Australia and England’s fast bowlers received their dream Christmas present a day late as x wickets fell on Boxing Day in a ...

A Pennsylvania school bus driver who was fired over a sign requesting students only speak English broke her silence Thursday, ...

The Kirby Awards return in February 2026 at the Original Art Expo in Orlando, honoring comic book excellence. Seven award ...

The Italian prime minister has been in power now for three years. Italy's political experts question the normalization of ...

Part-time work has shifted from rigid shifts to on-demand income streams that can flex around school, caregiving, or a ...

Advocacy groups have filed a class action lawsuit to challenge the California DMV's decision to cancel commercial driver's licenses held by around 20,000 immigrants in the state. Cities with sizable ...

Buffalo Café in Whitefish, Montana, has been casting this particular spell on breakfast lovers for decades, drawing pilgrims from Missoula, Great Falls, and even Helena for a taste of their legendary ...

The stroganoff at Buffalo Café in Whitefish, Montana, is precisely that kind of revelation – a dish so perfectly executed it transforms a simple combination of beef, mushrooms, and sauce into ...

Artificial intelligence has forced quick change among Syracuse higher education, a system that often moves slow.

President Trump announced that the Navy will start building a new class of warship named “Trump-class battleships” to create what he calls a “Golden Fleet.” A U.S. official told the Associated Press ...