A House vote expected Tuesday will likely determine whether airline jets and every other plane flying around busy airports will be required to install locator technology that the head of the National Transportation Safety Board said would have prevented last year's tragic midair collision near Washington, D. C. , that killed 67 people. The bill that already passed the Senate unanimously would require all aircraft be equipped with one system that can broadcast their locations and another one to...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A coalition of Wisconsin school districts, teachers' unions, advocacy groups, parents, students and others announced a lawsuit Tuesday against the state Legislature, alleging that it's failing to adequately fund public schools. The lawsuit, filed Monday in Eau Claire County Circuit Court, argues that schools are in crisis, with high-needs students facing the greatest risk. It asks the court to adopt a new finance system that meets the needs of districts unless the and a...

NEW YORK (AP) — For years as an environmental lawyer, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. crusaded against a controversial herbicide ingredient known as glyphosate, even winning a landmark case against chemical giant Monsanto by arguing that its Roundup weedkiller contributed to his client's cancer. But now that he's the nation's top health official, Kennedy is falling in line with President Donald Trump after he issued an executive order that's aimed at boosting glyphosate’s production. The order would...