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Medal of Honor recipient reenlists in Marine Corps reserves after 15 years
Dakota Meyer, a Marine who was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in the Afghanistan War, is reenlisting in the the military and will serve in the Marine Reserves
Student who shot 4 at Dallas high school was targeting specific student, chief says
The chief of police for the Dallas Independent School District says the student who shot four students when he opened fire at a Dallas high school this week was in and out of the building in less than two minutes and is believed to have been targeting …
Supreme Court keeps hold on Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship but sets May arguments
The Supreme Court is keeping a hold on President Donald Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship but will hear arguments on the issue in May
The Latest: A suspect is in custody and multiple victims reported
A suspect has been taken into police custody and multiple victims were reported in a shooting at Florida State University in Tallahassee, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press
Election officials’ discussion of uncounted ballots devolves into shouting match
A Wisconsin Elections Commission discussion of uncounted ballots in Madison devolved into a shouting match, with the Democratic chair threatening to kick a Republican commissioner out of the meeting
Arson attack on Pennsylvania governor’s home evokes trauma for state’s Jews
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s mansion was the target of an arson attack last weekend, but the attacker’s motives are unclear
Active shooter reported on Florida State campus in Tallahassee
Florida State University has released an alert warning of an active shooter on the school’s campus in Tallahassee
Man convicted in 2019 Kansas bar shooting that left 4 dead and 5 injured
A man who was on the run for two months after a Kansas bar shooting that left four people dead and five injured has been convicted of eight felonies
Scores more possible jurors start screening in Weinstein retrial
Scores more people are undergoing screening as potential jurors for Harvey Weinstein’s New York rape retrial
Former Pentagon spokesman tied to online DEI purge asked to resign, official says
Former Pentagon spokesman John Ullyot has been asked to resign following a contentious start for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s communications office
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia names Anna Paulson as president
The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia has chosen Anna Paulson, a top official at the Chicago Fed, to serve as its next president
Judge strikes down Ohio law limiting kids’ use of social media as unconstitutional
A federal judge has permanently struck down an Ohio law that would have required children and teens under 16 to get parental consent to use social media apps
Trump administration takes aim at Harvard’s international students and tax-exempt status
President Donald Trump’s administration has escalated its ongoing battle with Harvard, threatening to revoke the university’s ability to host international students, who make up 27% of the campus
Immigration judge denies bond for Tufts University student from Turkey, her lawyers say
Lawyers for a Tufts University student from Turkey detained by immigration authorities for three weeks say an immigration judge has denied her request for bond
Maryland Sen. Van Hollen meets with El Salvador’s vice president in push for Abrego Garcia’s release
Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen traveled to El Salvador on Wednesday and met with the country’s vice president to push for the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man who was sent there by the Trump administration in March despite an immigration co…
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
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
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