Category Archives: World/National
Student loans in default to be referred to debt collection, Education Department says
By ANNIE MA AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The Education Department will begin collection next month on student loans that are in default, including the garnishing of wages for potentially mill...
Apr 21, 2025
What to know about the death of Pope Francis
By VANESSA GERA and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated PressVATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. Here are the key things to know about the death of the Argentine ...
Apr 21, 2025
Alito’s dissent in deportation case says court rushed to block Trump with middle-of-the night order
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court acted "literally in the middle of the night" and without sufficient explanation in blocking the Trump administration from deporting any Venezuelans held in northern...
Apr 20, 2025
Judge pauses Trump administration’s plans for mass layoffs at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump’s attempt to fire nearly everyone at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was pause...
Apr 18, 2025
Tatooine-like planet outside the solar system may orbit two failed stars, scientists say
By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN AP Science WriterNEW YORK (AP) - A new Tatooine-like planet outside the solar system may orbit two failed stars, scientists reported Wednesday.Located about 120 light years away...
Apr 16, 2025
Tatooine-like planet outside the solar system may orbit two failed stars, scientists say
By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) - A new Tatooine-like planet outside the solar system may orbit two failed stars, scientists reported Wednesday. Located about 120 light years aw...
Apr 16, 2025
US judge presses Trump administration on its refusal to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and BEN FINLEY Associated PressGREENBELT, Md. (AP) - A federal judge said Tuesday that she will order sworn testimony by Trump administration officials to determine if they compli...
Apr 15, 2025
US judge presses Trump administration on its refusal to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and BEN FINLEY Associated Press GREENBELT, Md. (AP) - A federal judge said Tuesday that she will order sworn testimony by Trump administration officials to determine if they compl...
Apr 15, 2025
Autism rates in US rise again to 1 in 31 kids, CDC says
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer ATLANTA (AP) - An estimated 1 in 31 U.S. children have autism, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday, marking another jump in a long str...
Apr 15, 2025
A look at the universities with federal funding targeted by the Trump administration
By MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated Press Harvard University is the latest in a growing list of higher education institutions that had its federal funding targeted by the government in order to comply with ...
Apr 15, 2025