LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) _ The University of Nebraska-Lincoln says it plans to spend $5 million on improvements to housing, recreation, parking and campus buildings this …

By JOE HARRIS ST. LOUIS (AP) _ Just when he was starting to fully appreciate football, St. Louis Rams wide receiver Brian Quick almost had …

By SUSAN HAIGH HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ The U.S. Department of Education has signed off on Connecticut’s plan to relieve thousands of high school juniors …

By CLARECE POLKE Pittsburgh Post-Gazette PITTSBURGH (AP) _ For Clairton High School graduate Qualyn Meade, Cheyney University is a “school for second chances.” After an …

  OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ State health officials say 126 people died in Washington state last year after requesting and using a lethal prescription through …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) _ Cost estimates released by the Fort Smith School District show that it would have to spend approximately $265,000 at minimum …

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) _ The Charleston VA Medical Center is expecting a record 10 percent growth for the fiscal year that winds up at the …

LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) _ An Indiana middle school that was badly damaged by a tornado in November 2013 is preparing to reopen its doors for …

RENO, Nev. (AP) _ State officials have agreed to a final incentive agreement for a $5 billion lithium-ion battery plant being built in Nevada by …

LAS VEGAS (AP) _ The company buying the Tropicana Las Vegas hotel and casino says it expects to spend some $200 million on the 58-year-old …