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Special master could evaluate Justice Department's claims of noncitizens on California voter rolls

A federal judge says he is considering appointing a special master to evaluate claims by the Trump administration that California has some 20,000 noncitizens on its voter rolls

October 27, 2026

Hunter Biden laptop issue resurfaces as judge scolds prosecutors over case against ex-FBI officials

A federal judge has scolded the Justice Department for its unorthodox handling of a criminal case against two former FBI officials accused of making false statements to Congress about their participation in and knowledge of investigations involving Hunter Biden, the son of former President Joe Biden

October 27, 2026

Trump administration sued over rollback of corporate ownership reporting rules

Twenty-one US states and the District of Columbia sued President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday over its rollback of reporting requirements

October 27, 2026

Florida mom arrested at airport for leaving 4 kids home alone during work trip to Vegas

October 27, 2026

Business|Crime|Education|Technology

'I asked to tighten this': 911 call reveals moment after video board fell onto Florida student

October 27, 2026

US judge blocks Trump rule cutting the time refugees have to contest end of status

A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked US President Donald Trump's administration from implementing a new rule that would cut the amount of time

October 27, 2026

US Supreme Court denies immigration judges the power to shelve deportation cases

The US Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to reinstate the authority of immigration judges to temporarily postpone deportation cases, keeping in place an agreement

October 27, 2026

NYSE moves to bring all-or-nothing options to stocks and company earnings

The New York Stock Exchange is preparing to start trading a new type of options contract that lets investors make all-or-nothing bets on whether a stock

October 27, 2026

Manhunt underway for convicted killer who escaped through Tennessee prison fence and fled in stolen truck, officials say

October 27, 2026

Kansas State University bus carrying 7th-graders on field trip involved in crash in OKC

October 27, 2026

Business|Education|Sports

Florida State president acknowledges fanbase frustration and admits everything is not fine

Beginning a lengthy letter to fans with “I hear you

October 27, 2026

Alex Pretti’s family says feds are still stonewalling efforts for justice

October 27, 2026

US military says 5 were killed by a strike on an alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific

The U.S. military says it has attacked a boat it accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean

October 27, 2026

Arts|Education|Environment

Supreme Court won't intervene to allow judges to pause some deportation proceedings

The Supreme Court has declined to intervene in a dispute over a Biden-era immigration regulation

October 27, 2026

Crime|Education

Cornell faces questions over dorm assignment for student disciplined in sexual assault case

Cornell University says it will review how it handled the co-ed housing assignment of a student who returned to campus after serving a suspension connected to an alleged gang rape at a fraternity house

October 27, 2026

Arts|Education|Opinion

Massachusetts school replaces Halloween parade with spirit day and costume ban: "It's kind of sad"

October 27, 2026

Attacks kill at least 60 Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia, church says

The Ethiopian Orthodox Church reports that two attacks in Oromia have killed at least 60 Orthodox Christians

October 27, 2026

Nobel Peace Prize committee welcomes Machado's return to Venezuela

The Norwegian Nobel Committee said on Tuesday it welcomed the return of opposition leader Maria Corina Machado to Venezuela, saying it hoped her presence would

October 27, 2026

Education|Technology

School librarians are vanishing from Michigan schools just when they are needed most

Certified librarians can help boost students’ reading and technological skills but aren’t required in Michigan public schools.

October 27, 2026

The ultra-wealthy crypto executives who are spending big on the midterms

A clutch of ultra-wealthy executives who made fortunes in and around the cryptocurrency business have become influential players in US politics, collectively spending more than $56

October 27, 2026

Education

French teachers say government education measures to quell protests fall short

French teachers said on Tuesday that education reforms aimed at ending weeks of protests were insufficient and would not be enough to quell students'

October 27, 2026

At least 62 people killed in attack on a community in northeastern Nigeria

Gunmen killed at least 62 people in an attack on a community in northeastern Nigeria

October 27, 2026

Business|Education|Sports

Ahead of Rome tipoff, basketball powerhouse Villanova embraces 'Pope Leo effect'

Villanova University is deepening its ties to the Vatican, thanks to its famous alumnus, Pope Leo

October 27, 2026

Alibaba wins injunction against Pentagon contract restrictions tied to China blacklist

A US federal judge on Monday granted Alibaba Group Holding's request for a preliminary injunction, ordering the US government not to deny

October 27, 2026

Education|Europe

France’s youth are outnumbered. Their protests are testing who gets heard

High schoolers protesting in France say that it’s a giant and frustrating struggle to make themselves heard

October 27, 2026

Trump administration loses push to block California votes from alleged noncitizens

A US appeals

October 26, 2026

Trump administration asks Washington to set aside ballots from 400 voters it says may be noncitizens

The Trump administration is asking Washington state to set aside any ballots received from more than 400 people it suspects registered to vote without U.S. citizenship

October 26, 2026

Trump, ignoring polls, predicts economy to help Republicans in midterms

US President Donald Trump campaigned on Monday in deeply Republican Mississippi, predicting victory for a Republican Senate candidate based

October 26, 2026

Family loses 'everything' to catastrophic flooding

October 26, 2026

Education

France promises to replace its university admissions after riots and thousands of arrests

France’s government has pledged to replace its national online university admissions platform in 2028

October 26, 2026

Crime|Education|Sports

Candlelight vigil held in honor of those killed in Lewiston mass shooting

October 26, 2026

Arts|Business|Education|Entertainment

Young entrepreneurs showcase businesses at Future Makers Youth Market

October 26, 2026

Arts|Education|Interview|Sports|Technology

Hunter refuses to let limits call the shots

October 26, 2026

Israel presses ahead with West Bank operation as election approaches

The Israeli military is pressing ahead with a massive operation in the occupied West Bank that has displaced hundreds of Palestinians

October 25, 2026

Education|Health|Sports

Students show support for Jalen Hurts as he undergoes treatment for blood clots

October 26, 2026

Delegations meet in Iran with Mideast region on edge over potential for renewed fighting

High-level delegations from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey held talks in Tehran for a meeting aimed at preventing renewed fighting in the Iran war

October 26, 2026

Philadelphia DA fires back at police commissioner in feud over officer's killing

October 26, 2026

Ukraine has waited nearly a month for US to sign off on Patriot missiles, Zelenskiy says

Ukraine has been waiting for almost a month for the US defence secretary to sign off on critical missile supplies, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday, as Russia

October 26, 2026

Asia|Education

China says it opposes US 'stigmatisation' of Confucius Institutes after Pentagon labels them security threat

China opposes US "smearing and stigmatisation" of Confucius Institutes, its foreign ministry said on Monday, after the US Defense Department designated the Chinese-funded

October 26, 2026

UN-commissioned experts say Gaza ceasefire has not stopped Israel from committing genocide

A U.N.-commissioned group of independent experts accuses Israel of committing genocide in Gaza despite a ceasefire agreement

October 26, 2026

Arts|Education|Health|Science

Spending in-person time with friends is the biggest predictor of whether college students flourish

Helping young people thrive involves supporting healthy relationships, as well as being engaged in work, school and family life.

October 26, 2026

Arts|Education

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s notebooks reveal the strange workings of his imagination

In his private notebooks, Hawthorne didn’t have to worry about being called unconventional, depressive or mad. The result is a glimpse of his macabre mind at work.

October 26, 2026

Education|Technology

A battle is brewing over classroom device use in school districts across the country

October 26, 2026

The races that will decide control of the US Senate

By Nolan D.

October 12, 2026

Judges skeptical of Trump administration effort to force California to set aside mail ballots

October 25, 2026

Brazil’s Lula wins historic fourth term, Flavio Bolsonaro refuses to concede

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won a historic fourth term on Sunday, the country's electoral

October 25, 2026

Arts|Education|Finance

Belgrade in rapture as Serbian students topple Vucic in historic election

Trams and traffic halted by crowds.

October 25, 2026

US appeals court appears skeptical of Trump DOJ's lawsuit over California voter rolls

A federal appeals court appeared skeptical on Sunday of a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump's administration that seeks to force California officials to set aside

October 25, 2026