The FBI is seeking help from the public to identify a Fort Worth bank robber who used fireworks during a heist.

Officials scrambled a bomb squad with experts from Oregon State Police and the Salem Police Department, and the team defused the device without any injuries, police said. Oregon State Police spokesperson Capt. Kyle Kennedy told The Oregonian/OregonLive that the backpack contained a working explosive device.

Read the joint statement from the CEOs of the UK Public Service Broadcasters setting out the urgent plan for the future of the industry, originally published in Broadcast Now on Thursday 18 September

We’re excited to share that Cribl is now officially listed as “In Process” on the FedRAMP Marketplace. This is a major step toward bringing secure, modern data solutions not only to U.S. federal agencies but across the broader public sector community.

Back-to-school supplies are getting more expensive … so why are parents and teachers at public schools expected to foot the bill? Today on the show: An economist explains how the cost of school supplies fits into the larger history of public school funding,

Members of the public are being invited to share their thoughts on a police force so it can be "held to account", its deputy police and crime commissioner (PCC) says.

In his own self-assessment, Spokane Public Schools Superintendent Adam Swinyard gave his district a failing grade for how they’ve handled a new policy for issuing school laptops.

Mahtomedi Public Schools has issued a safety alert due to the Washington County Sheriff's Office searching for a suspect near a school on campus.

All public school students in New York City will have two days off next week in observance of a holiday, according to the school calendar. Schools will be closed on Tuesday, Sept. 23, and Wednesday, Sept. 24, for Rosh Hashanah, a two-day Jewish celebration of the New Year. And it translates to “head of the year” in Hebrew.

CHICAGO - Brookfield Zoo Chicago is inviting the public to help name one of its most charming residents, a critically endangered axolotl. The amphibian, which arrived at the zoo this spring, was confiscated by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officers at O’Hare International Airport.

Portland Public Schools and Andersen Construction, the general contractor that oversaw the modernization of Benson High School, have filed dueling lawsuits, each claiming that the other is responsible for the project’s significant cost overruns and construction defects.