WASHINGTON (AP) — Younger students have regained ground academically after the pandemic’s disruptions, while older students’ test scores continue to stagnate, according to the latest testing data released by the federal government. Nine-year-olds rebounded to pre-pandemic reading scores and saw some recovery in math, according to data from a test taken regularly in the U.S. …
Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford, a Democrat, and Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo won their parties’ primaries in this year’s Nevada gubernatorial race, CBS News projects, setting up the November ballot in one of the races Democrats are targeting. Ford, who is from Clark County, defeated several primary opponents on Tuesday, with his most formidable challenge …
June 9 (Reuters) – Republican television commentator Steve Hilton was projected to advance to the November 3 general election following June 2’s open primary, U.S. media projected on Tuesday. Hilton will face Democratic former cabinet secretary Xavier Becerra.Hilton and Becerra led the field in the state’s top-two primary since the first vote counts started coming …
June 9 (Reuters) – Former Maine Governor Paul LePage won the Republican nomination on Tuesday to run in the state’s 2nd Congressional District, U.S. media projected, setting up a November contest in a race that could help decide control of the U.S. House of Representatives. The district, which covers much of Maine’s forested interior, is …
June 9 (Reuters) – Democratic challenger Randy Villegas, an educator, was projected to advance to the November general election after Tuesday’s open primary for California’s closely watched 22nd congressional district race, U.S. media said on Tuesday. The Democrat will face incumbent Republican Representative David Valadao, who on election night was projected to go through to the …
WASHINGTON, June 9 (Reuters) – Republicans Pamela Evette and Alan Wilson advanced to a runoff in South Carolina’s tightly contested gubernatorial primary on Tuesday, U.S. media projected. Evette will face Wilson in a June 23 runoff after no candidate topped 50%. With 63% of the votes counted, Evette was leading the pack of Republican candidates. She …
SYDNEY, June 10 (Reuters) – Sydney’s new A$5.6 billion ($3.6 billion) airport will open to passengers in October after more than a decade of planning, adding red-eye flight options from Australia’s largest city as the existing hub operates under night curfew restrictions. The current airport, located closer to Sydney’s central business district, can host takeoffs …
WASHINGTON, June 9 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration asked a judge on Tuesday to reject an effort to halt an Ultimate Fighting Championship event on the White House lawn this weekend, arguing that the event was lawful and the challengers had waited too long to sue. Two Washington-area residents have asked U.S. District Judge …
SYDNEY, June 10 (Reuters) – A man accused of committing one of Australia’s worst mass shootings, at Sydney’s famed Bondi Beach last December, has been charged with 19 additional offences. Police say the attack that killed 15 people at a Hanukkah celebration was inspired by Islamic State. They initially charged Naveed Akram with 59 offences in …
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan said Wednesday that Pakistan launched new airstrikes targeting the country, killing at least 13 people and wounding 14 others. Taliban chief spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid announced the airstrikes, which he said targeted the Afghan provinces of Khost, Kunar and Paktika. He said the strikes killed 11 children, one woman and one …