BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal has issued an executive order requiring competitive bidding for public school standardized tests, an apparent attempt to derail Louisiana's use of tests linked to Common Core education standards.
NEW YORK (AP) — Brooklyn has become a distinctive urban brand, emanating youthful energy, gritty cool and liberal politics. Backers hope that combination makes it the edgy choice to host the 2016 Democratic convention.
PARIS (AP) — A senior U.S. official says Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl tells military officials that he was tortured, beaten and held in a cage by his Taliban captors in Afghanistan after he tried to escape.