Multnomah County's Preschool for All program could reach universal coverage years ahead of its original 2030 goal, as new population projections show the county will need about 8,000 preschool seats to provide free preschool to every 3- and 4-year-old whose family wants it.

Florida's 2026 primaries scrambled traditional notions of Black political representation. Byron Donalds, a MAGA-aligned Republican with a checkered past, could become the state's first Black governor. A white congresswoman won a historically Black district, while underdog Angie Nixon upset a heavily-funded rival, revealing how race, ideology and money no longer align predictably in Florida politics.

Prosecutors have rested their case in the murder trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis, accused of orchestrating the murder of Tupac Shakur.