News

Former Pentagon spokesman tied to online DEI purge was asked to resign, official says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Pentagon spokesman John Ullyot was asked to resign this week, a senior defense official told The ...
University protests blast Trump’s attacks on funding, speech and international students
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — University professors and students led protests on campuses across the U.S. on Thursday against what ...
White House proposes eliminating Head Start funding as part of sweeping budget cuts
“It reflects a divestment in our future,” said Yasmina Vinci, executive director of the NHSA, in a statement Thursday.
Can the IRS revoke Harvard’s tax-exempt status?
For more than a century, the majority of colleges and universities have not paid most taxes. The Revenue Act of 1909 excused ...
429,000 portable chargers are under recall after some consumers report fires, minor burn injuries
NEW YORK (AP) — About 429,000 portable power banks are under recall because they can overheat and potentially catch fire ...
George Santos is ‘unrepentant’ as he faces years in prison for fraud, prosecutors say
NEW YORK (AP) — Disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos “remains unrepentant” as he faces years in federal prison for fraud ...
UnitedHealthcare killing suspect Luigi Mangione indicted on death penalty-eligible charges
NEW YORK (AP) — Luigi Mangione was indicted Thursday on a federal murder charge in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian ...
Passengers on Southwest flight evacuated after engine fire forces plane’s return
HOUSTON (AP) — A Southwest Airlines flight had to be evacuated on Thursday after an engine fire forced it to return to a ...
Judge strikes down an Ohio law limiting kids’ use of social media as unconstitutional
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge permanently struck down an Ohio law on Thursday that would have required children and ...
Slave descendants fight to protect their threatened island community at Georgia’s highest court
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Georgia’s highest court waded Wednesday into a fight between Black landowners and local officials who ...
Appeals court calls Trump administration’s defiance over mistakenly deported man ‘shocking’
A federal appeals court says it is ‘shocking’ the Trump administration claims it can’t do anything to free Kilmar Abrego ...
MassGOP communications director leaving for Mike Kennealy’s gubernatorial campaign
The head of communications for the Massachusetts Republican Party is leaving the party to work for Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Kennealy, the campaign said in a statement Thursday.