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FILE – Chicago billionaire Ken Griffin speaks at a news conference in Chicago, April 12, 2018. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP, File)

Hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin gives record $3B to Carnegie Mellon to build Miami campus

September 30, 2026 at 6:20 a.m.

Carnegie Mellon University announced Wednesday that hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin is donating $3 billion, with the bulk of the money for a new campus in Miami focused on societal...

Giles Sims, who is getting a 90-hour bachelor of applied science in communication from Ensign College poses for a portrait on campus in Salt Lake City, Utah Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Marielle Scott)

3-year college degrees grow more popular in the US, saving time and cash. But critics aren’t sold.

August 24, 2026 at 8:29 a.m.

As of this spring, 26 U.S. states have a college that offers at least one reduced-credit, three-year bachelor’s, according to the nonprofit research group RAND.

Student loans: 1 in 5 borrowers are behind on payments

July 21, 2026 at 1:16 p.m.

Today, around 9.5 million people — 1 in 5 federal student loan borrowers — are in default, meaning they are more than nine months behind on their payments.

Barbara Howaniec, a psychiatric nurse practitioner, poses for a photo in her office on Monday, June 15, 2026, in Portland, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

As defaults on student loans surge, millions are trying to get their lives back on track

July 20, 2026 at 7:39 a.m.

Across the country, the number of borrowers with defaulted student loans jumped by more than 4.2 million from April 2025 to March 2026, according to an Associated Press analysis.

FILE – The U.S. Department of Education building is seen in Washington, Nov. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Families of kids with disabilities warn Education Department changes could break a flawed system

June 18, 2026 at 8:46 a.m.

For months, and sometimes longer, parents of kids with disabilities say they have waited for the Education Department to make progress on their complaints of bullying or other discrimination.

An image of a notice sent by Georgia Tech’s information technology department warning students, professors and staff about the cybersecurity breach of the Canvas system it uses for assignments and grading is displayed on a phone, Friday, May 8, 2026, in Decatur, Georgia. (AP Photo/Michael Warren)

Canvas system is online after a cyberattack disrupted thousands of schools

May 8, 2026 at 4:28 p.m.

Tens of thousands of students studying for final exams around the world Friday regained access to a key online learning system after a cyberattack had earlier knocked it offline, throwing...

FILE – Police clear the area following a shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs NFL football Super Bowl celebration, in Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann, File)

Prosecutor drops murder charge against shooter at Kansas City Chiefs rally and cites self defense laws

March 9, 2026 at 9:54 p.m.

A man who initially faced a murder charge for opening fire after the Kansas City Chiefs’ 2024 Super Bowl win was sentenced Monday to just two years in prison.

A newly built warehouse is seen on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, in Social Circle, Ga., where officials are concerned about U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement’s plans connected to a $45-billion expansion of immigrant detention centers. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

ICE’s purchases for big detention centers are marked by secrecy, frustrating towns

February 21, 2026 at 1:31 p.m.

Socorro is among at least 20 communities with large warehouses across the U.S. that have become stealth targets for Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s $45-billion expansion of detention centers.

A massive 826,780-square-foot warehouse sits illuminated Feb. 12, 2026, in the El Paso suburb of Socorro, Texas, that was recently purchased by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for $122.8 million. (ASP Photo/Morgan Lee)

Immigration officials plan to spend $38.3 billion to boost detention capacity to 92,000 beds

February 13, 2026 at 7:49 p.m.

Federal immigration officials plan to spend $38.3 billion to boost detention capacity to 92,600 beds, a document released Friday shows.

An owner-surrendered cat is seen at the New Leash on Life animal shelter on Nov. 6, 2025, in Lebanon, Tennessee. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Families on SNAP worry about not just feeding themselves but also their pets

November 8, 2025 at 2:38 p.m.

Help has arrived for one pet owner after an Illinois nonprofit arranged for volunteers to give her a gift card last week to buy food for herself and her pets.

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