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Pennsylvania tells schools they don't need to make changes amid Trump's DEI funding threats
PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania officials on Wednesday complied with a directive from President Donald Trump’s administration to certify that its schools conform with antidiscrimination laws — but told districts they don...Read more
Jury begins deliberating in battery case of Tupac killing suspect
LAS VEGAS — A jury began deliberating Wednesday afternoon in the jailhouse battery trial of the man accused of orchestrating the killing of rapper Tupac Shakur after prosecutors and a defense lawyer painted opposing ...Read more
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Should government try to bring back people mistakenly deported? What poll found
Most Americans believe that the government has made mistakes when deporting illegal immigrants — and that it should work to correct them, ...Read more
Should government try to bring back people mistakenly deported? What poll found
Most Americans believe that the government has made mistakes when deporting illegal immigrants — and that it should work to correct them, according to new polling.
The poll comes after President Donald Trump’s ...Read more
Disgraced Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson handpicks media interviews after plea deal
BOSTON — Disgraced Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson brushed off most media, instead selecting two of her preferred outlets for remarks, on her first day back at City Hall after accepting a plea deal in a ...Read more
Amid budget uncertainty from Trump, Connecticut House Speaker wants to put $1.4B surplus on hold
Fearing large budget cuts from the federal government, Democratic lawmakers called Wednesday for pausing the state’s fiscal guardrails to potentially allow $1.4 billion in future spending to cover shortfalls from ...Read more
Trump pauses tariffs for 75 unspecified countries, raises levy on China
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Wednesday he is pausing and lowering reciprocal tariffs on more than 75 countries that have called for trade negotiations and will raise tariffs on goods imports from China to 125...Read more
What do Americans think of Israel? Poll finds large shift in opinion since war
In a shift from recent years, the majority of Americans now have a negative view toward Israel, according to new polling, which comes as the war in Gaza marks a year and a half long.
In the latest Pew Research Center ...Read more
Democratic-led Illinois Supreme Court rejects GOP challenge to legislative maps that kept Democrats in control
The Democrat-led Illinois Supreme Court on Wednesday said Republicans waited too long to contest the 2021 redrawing of legislative districts that has maintained Democratic majorities in the state House and Senate.
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Supreme Court denies Karen Read's request to halt her trial
DEDHAM, Mass. — The Karen Read murder retrial has nearly enough jurors seated to begin, which it will since the U.S. Supreme Court declined the defense’s request to stay the court case.
Attorneys in the case against ...Read more
Elon Musk responds to California school lesson depicting him with fascists
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Granite Bay High School history teacher’s lesson featuring Elon Musk and President Donald Trump alongside images of notable fascists has received national attention — earning a response from ...Read more
Outside groups call on Congress to buck the trend and invest in itself
WASHINGTON — Hill watchers, oversight wonks and good-governance types descended on a Rayburn House Office Building hearing room Wednesday with a wish list of spending items for the legislative branch.
It was the first ...Read more
Trump Transportation Secretary Duffy still weighing options over congestion pricing
NEW YORK — Attorneys for the federal government said in court Wednesday that Trump Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is “still evaluating his options” for what comes next if the MTA doesn’t shut down congestion ...Read more
Trump lavishes Michigan Gov. Whitmer with praise after speech, but he doesn't back down from auto tariffs
WASHINGTON — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's bid to get Republican President Donald Trump to exempt imported vehicles from tariffs fell short Wednesday, but he had some unusual praise for the second-term Democratic ...Read more
Man accused of stabbing woman in neck while she worked at Manhattan migrant shelter
NEW YORK — A 19-year-old man at a Manhattan shelter for migrants has been charged with stabbing a worker in the neck, police said Wednesday.
Jonathan Manu is charged with attempted murder, assault and weapon possession....Read more
Trump Administration cancels dozens of student visas at NYU, CUNY, other NY schools
New York colleges are reporting student visas have been abruptly revoked by the Trump administration — with at least some 50 international students affected statewide as part of a nationwide crackdown on who gets to ...Read more
Pitt and WVU among schools reporting student visa revocations
Numerous international students at the University of Pittsburgh and West Virginia University have been stripped of their student visas, heightening the regional impact of the Trump administration's visa revocation effort. ...Read more
Judge blocks Trump immigration move at one Texas prison
WASHINGTON — A federal judge blocked the Trump administration Wednesday from using of a centuries-old wartime law to deport migrants from one Texas detention center, the latest legal hurdle for the government’s push to...Read more
Northwestern University's federal funding freeze: What we know so far
CHICAGO — President Donald J. Trump’s administration froze $790 million in federal funding to Northwestern University, White House officials confirmed to the Tribune on Wednesday morning.
A White House spokesman ...Read more
Senators: Deep cuts in coal mine safety protections threaten miners
A group of prominent U.S. senators is demanding answers about the Trump administration's sweeping cuts to a mine health and safety agency whose largest office is just outside Pittsburgh.
The Democratic senators — ...Read more
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