A man chopped down Los Angeles trees. The crime cut deep in the struggling neighborhood
For days, police say, Samuel Patrick Groft cruised through the streets of Los Angeles on his bicycle, single-handedly chopping down about a dozen city trees with an electric chainsaw in three different neighborhoods.
In first 100 days, Trump tests limits, creates chaos and turns from allies
From foreign policy and tariffs to immigration changes and targeting of DEI, here’s a look back at some of the major moves made in the past 100 days of President Trump’s second administration.
Can charter schools be religious? If so, what does that mean for public education?
The case could transform public education in the Unites States.
Morning news brief
A comparison of Trump’s first and second terms, Trump ally Steve Bannon discusses the president’s first 100 days back in office, GOP tries to advance Trump bill with top policy priorities.
Republicans plan to overhaul the federal student loan system. Here’s what to know
The Republican proposal would eliminate Grad PLUS loans, set strict limits on Parent PLUS loans and create a system in which colleges would be on the hook if their students don’t repay their loans.
2 suspects are arrested over the theft of Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem’s purse
Noem was dining in Washington, D.C. when her purse went missing. Authorities believe at least two people worked together on a string of purse robberies in the city.
Harvard pledges reforms following internal reports on antisemitism and anti-Arab bias
The university’s president convened two panels to study campus antisemitism and anti-Muslim bias last year. Harvard said it will begin implementing at least some of the reports’ recommendations.
Chicken thighs pass chicken breasts in price and popularity
For decades in the U.S., chicken breasts were pricier and more popular than chicken thighs. But that seems to be changing.
Appeals court pauses Tufts student’s transfer to Vermont in immigration detention case
The U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that a three-judge panel would hear arguments on May 6 in the case of Rumeysa Ozturk. She’s been detained for five weeks as of Tuesday.
An autopsy confirms Gene Hackman died from heart disease
Hackman was also in the advanced stages of Alzheimer’s disease and likely had not eaten for a long time, according to the new report. The actor, 95, had been in poor health for some time.
New lawsuit argues Trump and DOGE’s government overhaul is unconstitutional
A coalition of unions, nonprofits and local governments has sued President Trump, Elon Musk and the heads of nearly two dozen agencies in an effort to block mass layoffs in the federal government.
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