Politics Sep 03 Judge reverses Trump administration’s cuts of billions in research funding to Harvard A federal judge in Boston on Wednesday ordered the reversal of the Trump administration’s cuts to more than $2.6 billion in funding research grants for Harvard University.
Nation Aug 12 Officials are investigating the cause of a Pennsylvania steel plant explosion that killed 2, injured 10 The Allegheny County Police Department says five people were hospitalized in critical but stable condition Monday night, and five others had been treated and released.
Nation Aug 11 1 dead, dozens hurt or trapped after explosion at U.S. Steel plant in Pennsylvania An explosion at a U.S. Steel plant near Pittsburgh has left dozens injured or trapped under the rubble, with emergency workers on site trying to rescue them.
Science Aug 07 Funding freeze could set research back years, Harvard scientists say “It's like we have been creating a state-of-the-art telescope to explore the universe, and now we don’t have money to launch it.”…
Politics Aug 05 Trump administration cannot reallocate billions meant for disaster mitigation, federal judge rules Massachusetts and the other states that brought the lawsuit argued FEMA lacked the authority to end the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program and redirect more than $4 billion of its funding.
Nation Jul 27 Prosecutors seek terrorism charges for suspect in Michigan Walmart knife attack A man accused of entering a Walmart in Michigan and randomly stabbing 11 shoppers before being detained by bystanders in the store parking lot is expected to face terrorism and multiple assault charges, authorities said Sunday.
Politics Jul 25 Judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order in 3rd ruling since Supreme Court decision More than a dozen states have argued Trump’s birthright citizenship order is blatantly unconstitutional and threatens millions of dollars for health insurance services that are contingent on citizenship status. The issue is expected to move quickly back to the nation’s highest…
Education Jul 21 Harvard seeks billions in funding restored at a pivotal hearing in its standoff with Trump administration A lawyer for Harvard, Steven Lehotsky, said at Monday's hearing the case is about the government trying to control the "inner workings" of Harvard.
Nation Jul 14 Deadly fire tears through Massachusetts assisted living facility A fire tore through an assisted living facility in Massachusetts, trapping residents inside, including some who were hanging out of windows screaming for help, authorities said Monday. Nine people died and at least 30 were injured in the blaze, which…
Politics Jun 20 Judge rules Trump administration can’t require states to help on immigration to get transportation money Twenty states sued after they said Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy threatened to cut off funding to states that refused to comply with President Donald Trump's immigration agenda.