AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin/2025
Education Department Layoffs Hit Special Ed And Civil Rights Offices
The layoffs would cut the agency’s workforce by nearly a fifth and leave it reduced to less than half its size when Trump took office
AP Photo/Denis Poroy/2024
Republicans Try To Weaken Law Protecting Whales, Seals And Polar Bears
A bill in the works has support from Maine fishermen and lobbyists for big-money species such as tuna in Hawaiʻi and crab in Alaska, among others.
Jane Fonda Helps Revive Committee For The First Amendment
The actress and other stars are rebooting a group that emerged when the anti-communist panic came for Hollywood.
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New Zealand Pays Samoa $3.6M As Compensation For Navy Ship Wreck
The payout comes a year after the ship ran aground on a reef. Officials from both countries are working on plans for the ship’s future.
AP Photo/Elaine Thompson/2018
Kids Who Sued America Over Climate Change Aren’t Done Yet
They want an international human rights body to hold the U.S. accountable — and are spotlighting Indigenous communities on the frontlines.
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Trump Administration Is On Track To Cut 1 In 3 EPA Staffers By Year’s End
The move will slash the agency’s ability to keep pollution out of air and water.
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The Oceans Just Hit An Ominous Milestone
Acidification of the seas has crossed into dangerous territory, threatening all manner of marine life.
Martin County Sheriff's Office via AP/2024
Man Found Guilty Of Trying To Assassinate Trump At Florida Golf Course
Ryan Routh, who had moved to Hawaiʻi in recent years, faces life in prison when he is sentenced later this year.
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New Mexico Will Be The 1st State To Make Child Care Free
The initiative is expected to save families $12,000 per child annually.
AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough/2024
Some North Carolina Students Never Returned To School After Hurricane Helene
The hurricane hit North Carolina a year ago, and the homeless student population surged, doubling in some places and even increasing fourfold in one county.