WASHINGTON — A key inflation gauge moved higher in May in the latest sign that prices remain stubbornly elevated while Americans cut back on their spending. Prices rose 2.3% in […]
Federal judge weighs whether Alabama’s anti-DEI law threatens First Amendment
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Professors and students at the University of Alabama testified on Thursday that a new an anti-diversity, equity and inclusion law has jeopardized funding and changed curriculum, as […]
Rural schools feel the pinch from Trump administration’s cuts to mental health grants
WASHINGTON — In parts of rural upstate New York, schools have more than 1,100 students for every mental health provider. In a far-flung region with little public transportation, those few […]
UN peacekeeping chief warns that conflict in Sudan is spilling into Central African Republic
UNITED NATIONS — The conflict in Sudan is spilling across its southwestern border into Central African Republic, a country already battered by its own conflict with rebels, the United Nations […]
Pardon applications are being carefully crafted with one man in mind: Donald Trump
ASHLAND, Ky. — Pounding away on a prison typewriter, Chad Scott seemed worlds apart from President Donald Trump. But when the disgraced narcotics agent wrote the White House seeking clemency […]
Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman to lie in state as suspect faces court date
MINNEAPOLIS — Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman will lie in state in the Minnesota Capitol rotunda on Friday while the man charged with killing her and her husband, and […]
Windows’ infamous ‘blue screen of death’ will soon turn black
Nearly every Windows user has had a run-in with the infamous “Blue Screen of Death” at some point in their computing life. Now, after more than 40 years of being […]
Smugglers to be sentenced in migrant deaths from human smuggling tragedy in Texas
SAN ANTONIO — Two smugglers convicted of federal charges in connection with the deaths of 53 migrants found in the back of a sweltering tractor-trailer in Texas in 2022 face […]
Colorado funeral home owner accused of stashing bodies to be sentenced for fraud
DENVER — A Colorado funeral home owner accused of stashing nearly 190 dead bodies in a decrepit building and sending grieving families fake ashes is set to be sentenced Friday […]
Judge blocks Georgia’s social media age verification law, citing free speech concerns
ATLANTA — Georgia has become the latest state where a federal judge has blocked a law requiring age verification for social media accounts. Like in seven other states where such […]