A statue of Martha Hughes Cannon, who was elected to the Utah Senate in 1896 making her the nation’s first female state senator, is pictured in the Utah State Capitol…
Emma Kate Harrah, second right, counts the number of words in a sentence at Faulkner University Pre-K in Montgomery, Ala., Tuesday, May 21, 2024. (Alabama Reflector Photo by Stew Milne)…
House Speaker Melissa Hortman, DFL-Brooklyn Park. Photo by House Information Services. Dozens of lawmakers from both parties, eye doctors and the Minnesota Board of Optometry wanted Minnesotans to be able…
Pamela Winn, a teacher at Charles A. Brown Elementary School in Birmingham, Alabama, uses a science experiment as a method of teaching reading on Wednesday March 1, 2023. Brown Elementary…
A week after a tornado destroyed their Decatur home on May 26, 2024, Austin and Jess Rodriguez were still sorting through the debris on their 10-acre homestead. (Antoinette Grajeda/Arkansas Advocate)…
JUNE 6, 1966 This photo by Associated Press’ Jack Thornell, which captured the shooting, won the Pulitzer. Credit: Jack Thornell/Associated Press James Meredith was shot a day after he began…
Everyone seems to know Diane Lewis on The Avenue — and those who don’t stare at her like they want to. She is something of a local activist for the…
Rep. Marilyn Lands, D-Huntsville, reviews an agenda in the Alabama House of Representatives before the start of the session on May 2, 2024 at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Alabama.…
This commentary is by Tom McKone of Montpelier. The Rokeby Museum in Ferrisburgh has a long historical reach and two big stories to tell, yet it is less known outside…
River water floods West Williams Street on Sept. 2, 2021 in Lincoln Park, New Jersey. N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency as Tropical Storm Ida caused flooding…