Donald J. Trump was sworn in on Monday as the 47th president of the United States. What does this transition in leadership mean to you? By Natalie Proulx The Times asked 35 experts to share one ...

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A guest essay argues that when students are more involved in setting their own academic goals, they’re more excited to learn. Is that true for you? By Shannon Doyne Tell us a story, real or made ...

A teenager with a water pistol was behind reports of a firearm being pointed at vehicles, police have said. A busy junction in Middlesbrough was closed last Friday by armed police responding to a ...

MANKATO — A "series of escalating events," as a judge described it, led to the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old in Mankato in February and a prison sentence for the 18-year-old defendant.