Education Secretary Linda McMahon told Axios that she's betting big on AI as a fix for American classrooms as she carries out President Trump's directive to dismantle her department.
Why it matters: McMahon said she sees AI as a useful tool to both return control of education to the states and engage students, arguing she's already seen evidence that it works.
A dangerous and highly contagious measles outbreak that began in October has ignited a fierce new round of cases across South Carolina, and there's no immediate end in sight.
Why it matters: Over 100 people have been infected and hundreds more quarantined in the recent S.C. outbreak, which follows a wave of widespread measles cases nationwide.
Residents in the Pacific Northwest face "catastrophic" and potentially life-threatening flood threats after days of heavy rains, the National Weather Service warns.
The big picture: Washington's governor declared a statewide emergency Wednesday to respond to the flooding that's already prompted water rescues, closed roads, caused power outages and left tens of thousands under evacuation orders in the state and across the border in the Canadian province of British Columbia.
