States are handing multimillion-dollar contracts to a handful of fledgling private companies to manage the rapidly growing, convoluted marketplace of school-choice programs. The process has been bumpy.

The woman’s daughter heard people speculating about the winner’s identity in the hallways of the hospital where she works, Iowa lottery officials said.

Northwell Health partnered with Stacker to illustrate the states where children are more likely to die of gun violence than vehicle accidents.

Friday evening, the West Virginia Mountaineers dipped back into the transfer portal, landing a commitment from former Idaho State wide receiver Jeffrey Weimer.

Our beloved mother, grandmother, sister and aunt, Grace LaVada Mae (Hoffman) Boughton, passed from our lives on January 23, 2025, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Grace was born December 9, 1928, to Fred and Helene Hoffman in Brush,

All Times EST GP W L OL SOL Pts GF GA Wheeling 39 27 10 2 0 56 137 101 Trois-Rivieres 37 25 7 4 1 55 137 95 Norfolk 40 24 13 3 0 51 159 128 Reading 42 17 19 5 1 40 115 135 Worcester 41 16 19 2 4

The aurora borealis is back and is expected to be visible in more than 10 states. See which states will have the best views.

Army at Colgate, 6 p.m. George Washington at UMass, 6 p.m. La Salle at St. Bonaventure, 6 p.m. Maryland at Penn St., 6 p.m. Rhode Island at Fordham, 6:30 p.m. Bucknell at Loyola (Md.), 7 p.m. Butler at Seton Hall, 7 p.m.

Holy Cross at Boston U., 7 p.m. Towson at Northeastern, 9 p.m. Bethune-Cookman at Alcorn St., 6 p.m. Southern Miss. at Troy, 6 p.m. Houston Christian at SE Louisiana, 7 p.m.

The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture presented its 18th Book of the Year award to author Peggy Thomas for “ The Soil in Jackie’s Garden .” The award was presented at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 106th Convention.

Earlier this week, the West Virginia Mountaineers announced several transfer portal signings and those newcomers have enrolled at school and are taking part in