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DOGE targets a community service program in its latest cost-cutting effort
A 30-year-old community service program for young adults that operates across the U.S. has become the latest target of the Trump administration’s campaign to slash government spending
Why Elon Musk installed his top lieutenants at a federal agency you probably haven’t heard of
The General Services Administration has a key role in the Trump administration’s quest to slash costs and bring the federal government to heel
North Dakota governor signs bill doing away with Fargo’s unusual voting system
North Dakota’s governor has signed a bill to do away with the unusual election method used by his state’s largest city
Judge blocks worker protections for abortion and fertility care for Catholic employers
More than 9,000 Catholic employers do not need to abide by federal regulations protecting workers who seek abortions and fertility treatments under a ruling issued this week by a federal judge
Trump administration could be in criminal contempt for ‘wilful disobedience’ of Constitution
‘The Constitution does not tolerate wilful disobedience of judicial orders.’
How war, money and the quest for discovery entwined the US government and universities
The showdown between the Trump administration and Harvard University is spotlighting bare-knuckled politics and big dollar figures
Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says US autism cases are climbing at an ‘alarming rate’
Health secretary Robert F
Powell says Federal Reserve can wait on any interest rate moves
The Federal Reserve can stay patient and wait to see how tariffs and other economic policies of the Trump administration play out before making any changes to interest rates, Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday
ACLU sues Defense Department school system over banning race- and gender-related books
The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the Department of Defense’s school system over banned race- and gender-related educational materials
Women arrested after selling human bones ‘for years’ on Facebook marketplace
The store’s Facebook page advertised ‘various human bones for sale’.
Florida House passes bill to limit projects like golf courses and pickleball courts at state parks
Development such as golf courses, pickleball courts and luxury lodges would be prohibited at Florida state parks under legislation passed the state House
Slave descendants fight to protect their threatened island community at Georgia’s highest court
Georgia’s highest court is weighing in on a fight over special protections for one of the South’s last Gullah-Geechee communities of Black people descended from slaves
Former Texas Rep. Mayra Flores is recovering after hospitalization, campaign says
Former Republican U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores is recovering after being hospitalized
Weinstein’s lawyers want him hospitalized instead of in jail during #MeToo retrial
Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers are asking a judge to allow the ailing ex-studio boss to spend his nights at a New York City hospital instead of jail for the duration of his #MeToo rape retrial
Spotify says it’s back after an hourslong outage disrupts thousands of users
Spotify experienced a widespread outage Wednesday — with tens of thousands of users reporting problems with the popular music and audio streamer
Retail sales rise 1.4% in March as shoppers stock up on big ticket items
U.S. shoppers increased their shopping last month, fueled by a spending spree on foreign-made new big ticket items from gadgets to cars before President Donald Trump’s expansive new tariffs started kicking in
New Jersey Transit train engineers reject labor deal with management
New Jersey Transit train engineers rejected a labor agreement with management, raising the potential for a strike or a lockout next month
California will sue to stop Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs
California is filing a lawsuit to challenge President Donald Trump’s tariffs
The Oklahoma City bombing was 30 years ago. Some survivors worry America didn’t learn the lesson
Thirty years after a truck bomb detonated outside a federal building in the nation’s heartland, deep scars still remain from the deadliest homegrown attack on U.S. soil
Is your teen sleep-deprived? These expert bedtime tips could help
Bedtime routines aren’t just for toddlers
RFK Jr.’s mixed message about the measles outbreaks draws criticism from health officials
Health secretary Robert F
The White House is starting a new media policy that restricts access to the president
The White House has put forward a new media policy that sharply curtails access to Donald Trump by the news agencies that serve media outlets around the world
Man convicted of killing women in Florida and California is set for execution
A man convicted of killing two women has been scheduled for execution in Florida
Country of ‘free speech’ cancels university’s funding after refusing to limit protests
It’s the seventh university to be targeted by the administration.
Country of ‘free speech’ cancels university’s funding after refusing to limit protests
It’s the seventh university to be targeted by the administration.