A high school teacher uses her state’s testing blueprint to give students practice with the standards and question types they’ll encounter most frequently.

Microdramas are now booming in the U.S., as everyone, from tech brands like TikTok to footwear companies like Crocs, rushes to cash in on their popularity.

Snowpack levels across a wide swath of Western US states are among the lowest seen in decades, even as regulators struggle to negotiate water rights in the region.