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FILE – Students help put away supplies at the end of a reading and writing lesson at the Head Start program run by Easterseals, an organization that gets about a third of its funding from the federal government, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

Families brace for continued gaps in Head Start service despite government reopening

November 13, 2025 at 5:40 p.m.

Vital federal funding is on the way for Head Start centers that were thrown into crisis by the government shutdown, but it could take time before some children who rely...

FILE – Easterseals Head Start program teaching assistant Tania Ortiz helps a student practice writing his name, Jan. 29, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

Judge blocks a Trump policy cutting off some social services for immigrants in the US illegally

September 11, 2025 at 11:18 a.m.

A federal judge on Wednesday blocked Trump administration restrictions on services for immigrants in the country illegally.

A student walks through the Main Quad in front of Foellinger Auditorium on the University of Illinois campus Saturday, Feb. 15, in Urbana. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

More than 1,000 international students have had visas or legal status revoked

April 17, 2025 at 6:59 p.m.

At least 1,024 students at 160 colleges, universities and university systems have had their visas revoked or their legal status terminated since late March, according to a review of university...

Damage from a storm through that rolled through the night before is seen at the heart of downtown on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, in Athens, Ala. (AP Photo/Lance George)

4 killed as storm system that spawned tornadoes moved across southern U.S.

December 29, 2024 at 2:54 p.m.

Officials were beginning to assess the damage on Sunday after a strong storm system moved across the southern U.S. over the weekend, spawning tornadoes across the region and killing at...

LaQuanda Harvey, a Prospect airport service worker, votes in favor of a strike at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)

Workers at Charlotte airport, an American Airlines hub, go on strike during Thanksgiving travel week

November 25, 2024 at 3:50 p.m.

Service workers at Charlotte Douglas International Airport have gone on strike during a busy week of Thanksgiving travel to protest what they say are unlivable wages.

FILE – A bowl of voting stickers for early voters is shown March 15, 2020, in Steubenville, Ohio. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

What to know about how Helene’s aftermath is affecting voting in western North Carolina

October 23, 2024 at 1:34 p.m.

In one of the critical states that could decide who takes the presidency in November, election workers and voters in the western part of North Carolina are still having to...

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Harris aims to blunt Trump’s economic attacks by proposing new tax breaks in a bid to lower costs

August 16, 2024 at 8:32 a.m.

Vice President Kamala Harris is promoting a broad set of economic proposals that would offer new tax breaks and lower the cost of living for Americans, aiming to address the...

Democratic presidential candidate, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz walk out on stage together during a campaign event on August 6, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Harris ended weeks of speculation about who her running mate would be, selecting the 60 year old midwestern governor over other candidates. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Democrats launch first paid ad campaign for the Harris-Walz ticket in battleground states

August 12, 2024 at 8:13 a.m.

With a solidified presidential ticket stumping across the country and a massive amount of money to spend, the Democratic Party is targeting seven critical battleground states with paid advertising for...

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