Oct 15 Watch 8:23 How students are faring in Arizona’s voucher program that could be adopted nationwide By Stephanie Sy, Lena I. Jackson, Madison Staten As the Trump administration throws its weight behind a national school voucher program that it says will give parents more options, critics point to the negative impacts school choice is having on public schools. Arizona introduced the first universal school… Continue watching
Oct 15 Trump threatened to move World Cup games away from Boston, but it’s up to FIFA to pick sites By Will Weissert, Associated Press “We could take them away,” President Donald Trump said of the World Cup games. “I love the people of Boston and I know the games are sold out. But your mayor is not good.”… Continue reading
Oct 15 Judge temporarily blocks Trump’s firing of federal workers during shutdown By Janie Har, Associated Press A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from firing workers during the government shutdown. Continue reading
Oct 15 Shutdown puts renewed spotlight on cracks in U.S. aviation system By Rio Yamat, Associated Press The government shutdown’s strain on the aviation system is starting to show. Continue reading
Oct 15 Shutdown delays release of Labor Department’s monthly inflation report By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The government shutdown is delaying another major economic report, leaving policymakers at the Federal Reserve with a cloudier economic picture. Continue reading
Oct 15 New York state confirms first locally acquired case of chikungunya virus By Associated Press The state Department of Health said Tuesday that the virus, which has been spreading in China and elsewhere, was identified in a person living in Nassau County on Long Island. Continue reading
Oct 15 A Kristi Noem video blames Democrats for the shutdown. Some airports are refusing to play it for being too political By Adriana Gomez Licon, Rio Yamat, Associated Press Airports in New York, Atlanta, Chicago, Las Vegas, Charlotte, Phoenix, Seattle and more say the video's political content goes against their policies or regulations prohibiting political messaging in their facilities. Continue reading
Oct 15 Meta removes Facebook page that tracked ICE in Chicago By Associated Press Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a post on X that “following outreach” from the DOJ, Facebook removed a “large group page” that was being used to target ICE officials. Continue reading
Oct 15 Protesters on Chicago’s South Side are teargassed after high-speed Border Patrol chase ends in arrest By Christine Fernando, Associated Press As agents arrested the person, a crowd began to form and “crowd control methods were used,” DHS officials said. Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch 6:03 How the latest round of federal layoffs could impact public health By Amna Nawaz, Azhar Merchant Over the weekend, roughly 1,300 employees at the CDC received notices they were fired. As the Trump administration realized it had fired some key staff, reportedly half of them were reinstated the next day. It still leaves the health agency… Continue watching