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Cities tied to George Floyd mark the 5th anniversary of his death
Religious services, concerts and vigils are set to mark Sunday’s fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s murder by a Minneapolis ...
The US has world-class scientific talent. The rest of the world is hoping to lure that away
As the Trump administration cut billions of dollars in federal funding to scientific research, thousands of scientists in the U.S. lost their jobs or grants — and governments and universities ...
A crypto investor is charged with kidnapping and torturing a man in an NYC apartment for weeks
A cryptocurrency investor has been arrested and charged with kidnapping a man and keeping him locked up for weeks in an upscale Manhattan apartment, where authorities say he was ...
Trump’s ban on Harvard foreign students may come at a hefty price to the economy
The Trump administration’s efforts to block international students from Harvard could come at a hefty price — and not just ...
In their words: How recent presidents have honored America’s fallen on Memorial Day
From Arlington National Cemetery outside the nation’s capital to the American burial ground in Normandy, France, presidents ...
Some of Trump’s loyalty-first picks for prosecutors draw opposition from senators who can block them
President Donald Trump’s early selections for U.S. attorneys have drawn strong pushback from Democratic senators who have ...
As Pope Leo XIV faces scrutiny, victims of abusive Catholic group say he helped when others didn’t
Pope Leo XIV made plenty of enemies helping dismantle a powerful Catholic movement whose leaders physically, sexually, ...
The Democrats’ path back to power might start in places like this Appalachian town
Janet Lynn Stumbo leaned on her cane and surveyed the two dozen or so voters who had convened in a small Appalachian town to ...
Haitians with HIV defy stigma as they publicly denounce USAID cuts and dwindling medication
A video showing dozens of people marching toward the office of Haiti’s prime minister elicited gasps from some viewers as it ...
Alabama study reveals hurricane resilience programs are paying off for homeowners and insurers
A new Alabama study of hurricane-affected homes sends a clear message to insurers and homeowners nationwide: ...
Texas is closer to putting the Ten Commandments in classrooms after a key vote
Texas would require all public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments under a Republican proposal that cleared a major vote Saturday and would make the state the ...
77-year-old man earns doctorate in engineering from Louisiana Tech University
On May 24, 2025, Louisiana Tech University held their spring commencement ceremony where 77-year-old Harry L. May walked across the stage, earning his Ph.D. in ...