Families’ interest in their kids’ education is falling around the globe as scores drop, test shows

September 11, 2026

Families’ interest in their kids’ education is falling in many high-income countries as school systems struggle with plunging test scores, according to newly released results from a standardized test taken by 15-year-olds around the world. Over 760,000 teenagers in dozens of countries took the Programme for International Student Assessment last year. Results released Tuesday show average scores in math, reading and science are all at their lowest point in PISA history among highly developed economies. That includes continued declines in reading and math scores in the U.S. China, ...

US home sales weaken to slowest pace in more than a year as mortgage rates, home prices climb

September 11, 2026

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes declined in August to their slowest annual pace in more than a year as home shoppers grappled with rising mortgage rates and home prices. Existing home sales fell 2% last month from July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.98 million units, the ...

Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman

September 11, 2026

AP Photo Bing Crosby pays a surprise visit to Ingrid Bergman’s set on “Arch of Triumph” and toasted the box office queen on her twelfth role in U.S., pictures, Sept. 11, 1946. He is attired for his role in “The Emperor’s Waltz.” Man at right is Stephen Bakassy, second lead in ...

Most states prompt schools to teach about 9/11, but the details differ, AP finds

September 11, 2026

For three days this summer, teachers converged at the Flight 93 National Memorial in remote western Pennsylvania to talk about 9/11. How best to educate a new generation about the attacks 25 years ago? Which details are appropriate for young kids? What do victims’ families want students ...

Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer asks the judge to spare her a second trial for killing her children

September 11, 2026

BOSTON (AP) — Lindsay Clancy shouldn’t be tried a second time for killing her three young children because prosecutors don’t have enough evidence, her lawyer told a judge Thursday, saying the court should decide she’s not guilty by reason of insanity. Eleven of 12 jurors were ready to clear Clancy of criminal responsibility last Friday, but their deadlock forced the judge to declare a mistrial, leaving the case unresolved. Attorney Kevin Reddington’s motion asked the same judge to acquit Clancy, which would prevent a second trial. Prosecutors have yet to say whether ...

Oil prices leap to their highest since May and drag Wall Street lower

September 11, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices keep climbing as the war with Iran keeps clogging the global flow of crude, and they leaped Thursday to their highest levels since before the summer. That worsened worries about inflation and cranked up pressure within the bond market, helping to send stocks lower again on Wall Street. The S&P 500 fell 0.6% for a fourth straight loss, its longest such streak since June, though it’s not far from its all-time high set last month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 316 points, or 0.6%, and the Nasdaq composite sank 0.7%. Stocks sank under the weight ...