SAN ANGELO — Akash Vukoti, a 9-year-old who has represented San Angelo twice at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, is about to be back in the spotlight. But this time he won't be spelling. Akash is ...

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Akash Vukoti no longer stands out at the Scripps National Spelling Bee for his age, not with a record 23 spellers competing this year who are 9 or younger. But he’s the only ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Twelve years after competing in his first spelling competition in Virginia at just 2 years old, and just days after his 14th ...

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – Most six year olds are learning how to spell words like “bike” or “feet.” Akash Vukoti successfully spelled “circumspectly” at his local spelling bee in Texas to become the ...

Akash Vukoti, 9, of San Angelo, Texas, competes in the second round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Tuesday, May 28, 2019, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — ...