Politics May 29 Harvard graduates cheer commencement speakers calling for school to stand strong in battle with Trump The nation's oldest and wealthiest school is at the forefront of legal efforts to defend higher education in America from what increasingly seem like existential threats by President Donald Trump.
Nation May 28 Harvard ends legal battle over early photos of enslaved people, agrees to relinquish images A lawyer says the images will be transferred to a South Carolina museum devoted to African American history with a woman who says she is one of the subjects' descendants.
Nation May 27 Swimmer becomes first to circumnavigate Martha’s Vineyard ahead of ‘Jaws’ 50th anniversary Lewis Pugh became the first person to swim all the way around the island.
Health Mar 28 States move to ban or restrict use of synthetic dyes used in candies and cereal Synthetic dyes used to make brightly colored cereals, drinks and candies are coming under scrutiny in states across the country.
Politics Mar 18 Pentagon restores some webpages honoring minority service members but defends DEI purge The Pentagon says internet pages honoring a Black Medal of Honor winner and Japanese American service members were mistakenly taken down. But it is defending its campaign to strip out content singling out the contributions by women and minority groups.
Politics May 14 Voters in Maryland, Nebraska and West Virginia to pick nominees for 2024 elections In all, three states are hosting statewide primary elections on Tuesday — Maryland, Nebraska and West Virginia — as Republicans and Democrats pick their nominees for a slate of fall elections.
Politics Apr 29 West Virginia and North Carolina’s transgender care coverage policies discriminate, judges rule The Richmond-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 8-6 in the case involving coverage of gender-affirming care by North Carolina's state employee health plan and the coverage of gender-affirming surgery by West Virginia Medicaid.
Nation Nov 30 Six West Virginia jail employees indicted in connection with death of incarcerated man Five former correctional officers in West Virginia have been indicted by a federal grand jury in connection with the 2022 death of a man at a regional jail.
Nation Nov 29 Coal-producing West Virginia is converting an entire school system to solar power The project in Wayne County Schools represents what a developer and U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin's office touted on Wednesday as the biggest-ever single demonstration of sun-powered renewable electricity in Appalachian public schools.
Nation Nov 01 1 worker dead, another trapped after Kentucky coal plant building being demolished collapses Officials say several rescuers were inside the rubble as part of the rescue effort.