Palestinians Flee Southern Gaza Amid New Evacuation Order
Gazans were seen fleeing Rafah on Monday after the Israeli military issued a wide evacuation order for the southern Gaza Strip.
Month: April 2025
Cutting aid now for struggling students will cost a lot more later
Two programs with proven results in getting kids through high school face severe cuts. Are lawmakers considering the long-term costs?
NASA astronauts speak after unexpected 9-month stay on the International Space Station
After returning home earlier this month, NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore spoke to the media about their extended nine-month stay on the International Space Station.
No Deal: White House Says DC’s F-16 Transfer to Maryland Is Off the Table
A deal last year to transfer an F-16 Fighting Falcon squadron from the District of Columbia Air National Guard to Maryland, which emerged amid talks last year to redevelop the city’s RFK Stadium is off the table, the White House said.
OpenAI Plans To Release a New ‘Open’ AI Language Model In the Coming Months
OpenAI plans to release a new open-weight language model — its first since GPT-2 — in the coming months and is seeking community feedback to shape its development. “That’s according to a feedback form the company published on its website Monday,” rep…
Trump targets ticket scalpers and high live event fees over price-gouging
President Donald Trump is signing an executive order that he says will help curb ticket scalping and bring “commonsense” changes to the way live entertainment events are priced.
Pennsylvania mail-in ballots don’t need accurate envelope dates, federal judge rules
A federal judge says enforcing the requirement that Pennsylvania mail-in ballots include an accurate exterior envelope date violates the federal Constitution.
Hegseth orders fitness standards to be gender neutral for combat jobs. Many already are
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the military to make fitness standards for all combat jobs gender neutral, formalizing a process that largely exists for many of those jobs already.
Hegseth Has Ordered a Combat Standards Review. It’s Unclear How It Might Apply to All the Services.
It’s a move that underscores Hegseth’s broader push for higher standards in the military, but also one that reflects the long-running debate over gender integration in the ranks.
ICE says a University of Minnesota student’s visa was revoked for drunk driving, not protests
Federal officials say a University of Minnesota student was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement because of drunken driving, not student protests.