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Gary Siders Jr. and three other adults were charged after authorities found 16 children living in filthy, cramped conditions in an Ohio home.

AP says a U.S. strike in Iran killed more than 100 children, but the Pentagon has not released a final finding and President Donald Trump has questioned U.S. responsibility.

The UK is marking 250 years since US independence with events that explore shared history, culture, and ideas between Britain and America.

A Kentucky pastor defended a viral video from Mt. Olivet Baptist Church that showed a mock firing squad in front of children, saying it was part of long-running Vacation Bible School skits.

The Supreme Court upheld state bans on transgender girls and women playing on girls' and women's sports teams.

President Donald Trump’s new student loan law is starting a major federal loan overhaul that will cut repayment options, raise costs for many borrowers, and add new borrowing limits.

The Texas State Board of Education approved a required reading list that includes Bible stories for public school students, starting with elementary grades in 2030.

Kenneth C. Griffin gave $26 million to help finish the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota, tying his name to a major new monument opening on America’s 250th birthday.

Caltech is moving ahead with plans to build a huge, highly sensitive radio telescope array in Nevada’s desert after securing funding from Schmidt Sciences.

California’s billionaire tax plan has qualified for the ballot, but the union backing it cut the proposal and failed to win Governor Gavin Newsom’s support.

Grammy-nominated producer Tay Keith was found dead at 29 in Nashville, and police said no foul play is suspected.

Trump’s administration moved special education and school civil rights work out of the Education Department, pushing much of it to other federal agencies.

Prince George will attend Eton College in September, marking a traditional choice that prepares him for life as a future working royal.

Anthony Scott Searles-Harris died after a long hostage standoff in Bakersfield, and all of the hostages were freed without physical injury.

Former Des Moines schools superintendent Ian Roberts was sentenced to two years in federal prison for falsely claiming U.S. citizenship and will likely be deported after serving his term.

Suzanne Swierc will receive $225,000 in a legal settlement after being fired by Ball State University over a Facebook post about Charlie Kirk.

A relative stopped an armed child who was headed to Grand Prairie Elementary School for a planned shooting in Plainfield Township, Illinois, officials said.

Edward Busby Jr. was executed in Texas after the Supreme Court cleared the way despite claims that he was intellectually disabled.

Open Society Foundations is pledging $30 million over three years to support groups fighting antisemitism and anti-Muslim hate.

Robin Hood received a $100 million gift from the Bezos family to support early childhood education, backing a key goal of Mayor Zohran Mamdani.