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On Tuesday, three members of the Kansas State Board of Education who voted to remove the theory of evolution from state-wide assessment tests are facing election battles. Peter Hancock of member station KANU reports that the school board race is garnering unprecedented attention, and the evolution issue has become something of a litmus test for candidates in many state-wide races.

While most state's COVID-19 cases are down, Missouri's new cases are up 71 percent. Summer tourism presents new risks in a state resistant to virus control measures since the pandemic began.

Officials in San Francisco reversed course and are allowing dispensaries to stay open during the "shelter in place" order. New York made a similar declaration for its medical marijuana businesses.

The Homestead Act prodded waves of settlers to spread across the Great Plains -- but today, many of the towns created by that bill are dying. New congressional legislation known as the New Homestead Act aims to revitalize rural towns with incentives. NPR's Howard Berkes visits Ord, Neb., were many of the proposed measures are already in place.

Nearly six days after Sandy, New York and New Jersey are struggling to get back to normal. Power has been restored to many, but gas is a hot commodity. People have been flocking by the hundreds to get fuel, and the states' governors have been trying to keep the situation under control.

Saying that a mob is intent on destroying President Trump, The Washington Times editorial board states that "the president himself keeps assisting the project."

Qantas Airways' approach to the 11,000-mile trip features carefully designed meals and lighting. Passengers are also encouraged to get out of their seats and they experience two sunrises in one day.

Most standardized tests, like the SAT and ACT, are on hold this spring. But Advanced Placement exams are going forward with a new online format.

Multiple news outlets reported Monday that Jerry Falwell Jr. has resigned as president of Liberty University. But then Falwell told a Virginia news outlet that those reports are not true.

A new government order threatens the pav bread with extinction.