Visa changes squeeze rural schools using international teachers
Like many school systems facing teacher shortages, South Carolina’s Allendale County has looked overseas for help. A quarter…
Man shot by police in Bridgeport dies after ambulance delay
A man who was shot by police and later died had to wait 10 extra minutes for an…
Senators vent frustration over DHS shutdown as lines grow at nation’s airports
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican and Democratic senators vented their frustrations Wednesday with the lack of progress in funding…
US likely struck Iranian school by mistake. Senators demand answers
WASHINGTON (AP) — Outdated intelligence likely led to the United States carrying out a deadly missile strike on…
Blue states consider tax on millionaires to help fund vital services
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Chuck Collins figures he won life’s lottery by inheriting vast sums of money through…
Microsoft backs Anthropic in lawsuit against Pentagon
Microsoft and a group of retired military leaders are throwing their weight behind Anthropic in asking a federal…
2 killed as tornadoes smash into northwestern Indiana and Kankakee, Illinois
KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) — Major storms whipped up tornadoes that killed at least two people in northwest Indiana…
Towering lava fountains of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano trigger park and highway closures
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano is shooting lava fountains up to 1,000 feet, and falling ash and volcanic fragments are…
Dorothy McAuliffe launches congressional campaign in Virginia
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — There could be another McAuliffe representing Virginia soon. Dorothy McAuliffe — the former first…
Potomac River sewage spill after January pipe collapse raises worries past DC
WASHINGTON (AP) — The January collapse of a pipe as wide as a car dumped so much sewage…
What the latest government shutdown shows about privatizing TSA
Long security lines snaked into baggage claim areas and parking garages at some U.S. airports this weekend, a…
Inflation held steady last month before attack on Iran sent oil prices higher
KANSAS CITY (AP) — Inflation stayed stubbornly elevated last month as gas prices rose in a snapshot of…