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DOGE's sweeping AmeriCorps cuts leave Philly volunteer programs unsure if they will get promised funding
Alani Rose was overseeing a tax-preparation clinic for low-income households in San Antonio, Texas, when she was called ... Read More
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Homeschooling took off during the pandemic. It's still rising in Minnesota
Jaden Magnuson began homeschooling her 9-year-old son last fall instead of sending him back to elementary school in the Elk River district.
“It is a leap of faith, but one that a lot of other families are taking,” ...Read more
As Minnesota AG fights Trump in court, he says executive branch 'belligerence' is growing
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison says he’s “trying to stop a dictatorship.” Less than 100 days into President Donald Trump’s second term, Ellison and fellow attorneys are litigating against him on more than...Read more
Russia's Lavrov digs in on control of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Russia hasn’t received a U.S. proposal to give up control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeast Ukraine, and a change to the facility’s ownership isn’t conceivable, said Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov....Read more
As the Roman Catholic Church begins a new chapter, lay opinions differ on who should succeed Pope Francis
As the faithful across the globe mourned the life of Pope Francis last week, the focus now shifts to selecting the 267th pope to lead the nearly 1 billion Roman Catholics worldwide.
That decision lies with the conclave, ...Read more
Trump floats new income tax cut in bid to ease tariffs bite
President Donald Trump suggested Sunday that his sweeping tariffs would help him reduce income taxes for people making less than $200,000 a year, as public anxiety rises over his economic agenda.
Trump has previously ...Read more
'Can't sit back': U.S. Department of Defense employees in Philly protest Trump effort to strip union rights from federal workers
Some days when Sally Schuster goes to work at her office in Northeast Philadelphia, she and her coworkers light boots on fire.
Other days, they test camouflage visibility at different wavelengths. And sometimes, they ...Read more
Trump floats new income tax cut in bid to ease bite of tariffs
President Donald Trump suggested Sunday that his sweeping tariffs would help him reduce income taxes for people making less than $200,000 a year, as public anxiety rises over his economic agenda.
Trump has previously ...Read more
ICE detentions in Central Florida are spiking
The number of people booked into the Orange County jail on immigration detainers four months into the year nearly eclipses last year’s total and looks likely to keep rising as the Trump administration cracks down on ...Read more
NC Gov. Josh Stein appeals to Trump for FEMA extension of Helene money
North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein’s nearly four months in office has been defined by the aftermath of Helene. It’s been where the Democrat has found common ground with, and support from, Republicans in the General ...Read more
Maryland's 'Trumpiest' precinct stands by its man as he nears 100 days in office
CRISFIELD, Md. — Jan Sterling didn’t answer right away, squinting as she concentrated on a response.
“Is there anything President Donald Trump could do to lose your support?”
It’s a complicated question in ...Read more
More than 100 immigrants arrested at nightclub in Colorado
More than 100 immigrants were detained early Sunday at what officials described as an illegal Colorado nightclub.
Federal and local authorities raided the club in Colorado Springs around 3:45 a.m., local CBS affiliate ...Read more
Trump's polls decline near 100-day mark, raising tax-plan stakes
Voter discontent with President Donald Trump’s economic stewardship is sinking his popularity as he approaches the symbolic 100-day mark of his second term, ratcheting up pressure on congressional Republicans to pass his...Read more
Haiti's only US-branded hotel is closing. It once opened with high-profile guests
It was just 10 years ago.
Former President Bill Clinton, standing in the scorching Haitian sun next to the pool of Haiti’s newest internationally branded hotel, looked around the foliage-lined courtyard and smiled.
...Read more
Love dinosaurs? Here's what makes Central Valley a fossil hotspot
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In 1936, a Central Valley teenager made an incredible discovery.
Gustine High School student Allan Bennison dug up the fossilized remains of a hadrosaurus — a duck-billed dinosaur that lived in ...Read more
Federal cuts to NOAA could be an 'incredible blow' for Chesapeake Bay, storm reporting
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — As summer and hurricane season nears, weather and environmental officials say federal cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will negatively impact climate research, education and...Read more
Why cameras are popping up in eldercare facilities
The assisted living facility in Edina, Minnesota, where Jean Peters and her siblings moved their mother in 2011, looked lovely. “But then you start uncovering things,” Peters said.
Her mother, Jackie Hourigan, widowed...Read more
Man held over theft of Homeland Secretary Noem's purse, CNN says
A man has been arrested in connection with the theft on Easter Sunday of Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem’s handbag, CNN reported, citing an unidentified law-enforcement source.
The suspect is in custody and authorities ...Read more
Almost 10 years after crash on Las Vegas Strip, suspect still awaits trial
LAS VEGAS — It’s been years since Timothy Ambacher has thought frequently about the crash that claimed one life and injured dozens of people on the Strip nearly 10 years ago.
Ambacher, one of the people prosecutors ...Read more
Trump Jr. tells East Europe to pick US over China for deals
Donald Trump Jr. told a business forum in Budapest that Hungary and the region should pick the U.S. over China as its economic partner, according to the Portfolio news website.
Trump Jr., who’s holding a roadshow ...Read more
Occidental students use hunger strike to spotlight Palestinian plight, escalate demands
LOS ANGELES — Last Monday, after consulting with medical professionals, 10 students at Occidental College launched a hunger strike, hoping to draw attention to their long-standing demands for the college to divest from ...Read more
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- Why cameras are popping up in eldercare facilities
- Haiti's only US-branded hotel is closing. It once opened with high-profile guests
- Almost 10 years after crash on Las Vegas Strip, suspect still awaits trial
- Man held over theft of Homeland Secretary Noem's purse, CNN says
- Love dinosaurs? Here's what makes Central Valley a fossil hotspot
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