AP PHOTOS: Education Day of Action Protests
University professors and students led protests on campuses across the U.S. against what they say are broad attacks on higher education, including massive cuts to funding, the expulsion of international students and the stifling of free speech
Kentucky auditor announces investigation of the state’s medical cannabis program
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s auditor said Thursday that her office will investigate the state’s medical cannabis program after receiving complaints about the lottery system used to award highly sought-after licenses to grow, process and sell the
Lawmakers move to mandate the display of Ten Commandments and ban pride flags in Alabama schools
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers approved a slew of bills on Thursday that would expand the use of Christian texts in public schools and limit protections for LGBTQ+ students, in lockstep with a national conservative agenda
Judge dismisses lawsuit against Mormon church over how it uses donations
A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit alleging The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints investment arm misused hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations by investing the money instead of using it for charitable
Trump administration takes over $7B reconstruction project for NYC’s Penn Station
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is taking control of the $7 billion reconstruction project for New York City’s busy but aging Penn Station, sidelining the city’s mass transit agency, the transportation chief said Thursday.
UnitedHealthcare killing suspect Luigi Mangione indicted as prosecutors push for death penalty
NEW YORK (AP) — Luigi Mangione was indicted Thursday on a federal murder charge in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a required step as prosecutors work to make good on the Trump administration’s order to
PHOTO COLLECTION: Education Day of Action
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US to withdraw 600 troops from Syria, leaving fewer than 1,000 to help counter IS militants
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will withdraw about 600 troops from Syria, leaving fewer than 1,000 to work with Kurdish allies to counter the Islamic State group, a U.S. official said Thursday. The official spoke on the
Afghan teenager charged in Oklahoma plot for Election Day attack pleads guilty
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Afghan teenager accused of taking part in an Oklahoma plot to carry out an Election Day attack has pleaded guilty, federal prosecutors said Thursday. Abdullah Haji Zada, 18, a citizen of Afghanistan
Suspect charged with hate crime in attack on two Jewish students in Chicago
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A suspect was charged with a hate crime for a November attack on two Jewish students who were demonstrating in support of Israel at Chicago’s DePaul University, the university and local
