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Nine school districts and the nation's largest teacher's union file a federal lawsuit in Michigan claiming the No Child Left Behind Act has placed new demands on school districts without providing the funding to pay for them.

The first section of the long-awaited Second Avenue subway line, along the east side of Manhattan, is supposed to open in December. But it may be delayed.

A statewide long-term care association has challenged a proposal by Gov. Rick Scott's administration to make permanent a controversial rule that...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu next week faces an internal challenge to his leadership of the Likud Party as it draws up its candidate list for elections in March.

Whether Medicaid expansion will ever come to Florida is far from certain. But after more than a year in the works, one health fight finally appears...

Florida lawmakers are considering letting local officials meet one on one, outside of the public eye. But a first amendment advocate says the change...

The court left in place a 90-year old landmark decision that declared that presidents cannot fire members of a multi-member independent agency, except in cases of bad behavior.

Two civil liberties groups file lawsuits against the Bush administration, charging the government's domestic eavesdropping program is illegal and unconstitutional. The suits say the program has had a chilling effect on free speech, and the groups are seeking a court injunction to shut down the effort.

Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf pledges support for the country's new government, calling it an era of real democracy. But Pakistan's incoming prime minister, former parliament speaker Yousaf Raza Gilani, faces a truly daunting task.

A week into George Zimmerman's second-degree murder trial, attorneys face a special challenge when it comes to selecting black jurors. They're trying to…