Trump administration cuts $1 billion in school mental health grants, citing conflict of priorities
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is moving to cancel $1 billion in school mental health grants, saying they reflect the priorities of the previous administration. Grant recipients were notified Tuesday that the funding will not be
A Minneapolis shooting that left 3 dead and 2 wounded may be gang related, police say
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A late-night shooting in Minneapolis that left three people dead and two others seriously injured may have been gang related, police said Wednesday. The killings followed a period of relative peace in Minneapolis, which
Weak GDP report tied to tariffs has Trump trying to blame Biden on the state of the economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump got worrisome news on Wednesday about how the U.S. economy is battening down for potential fallout from his tariffs — and he was quick to try to pin the blame on
US Senate to vote on bill to rein in Trump tariffs as economy contracts
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate was poised on Wednesday to vote on a resolution to block a host of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, hours after the federal government reported that the nation’s economy contracted
First accuser resumes testimony at Harvey Weinstein’s #MeToo retrial
NEW YORK (AP) — A former TV production assistant resumed testifying Wednesday at Harvey Weinstein’ s retrial, elaborating on the weeks leading up to the July 2006 date when he allegedly forced oral sex on her. Miriam
Vermont judge orders release of a Palestinian man arrested at his US citizenship interview
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A judge on Wednesday ordered the release of a Palestinian man who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student at Columbia University and was arrested by immigration officials during an
Fed should ditch current policy framework, group of former top central bankers says
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A group of former top world central bankers says the Federal Reserve should scrap its nearly five-year-old bias towards jobs and keep a stricter focus on inflation, a recommendation offered as the
Nearly 450,000 US customers without power after severe storm
(Reuters) -Nearly 450,000 customers in Pennsylvania were without power early on Wednesday, data from PowerOutage.us showed, a day after a storm system brought on severe weather to the central United States. Duquesne Light Company said late Tuesday
US inflation cools, consumer step up spending, as Americans brace for tariff impact
WASHINGTON (AP) — A closely watched inflation gauge cooled last month in a sign that prices were steadily easing before most of President Donald Trump’s tariffs were implemented. At the same time, consumers accelerated their spending, potentially
US Senate Commerce panel advances NASA, FCC nominees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday voted to advance President Donald Trump’s nominees to head NASA and to serve as commissioner on the Federal Communications Commission. Trump’s pick to head the space agency entrepreneur
