In another tight budget year, advocates, educators, and administrators are urging the state Legislature not to make any further cuts to education funding.
CNBC Daily Open: Gold and silver pop over geopolitical turmoil, including U.S.-Denmark rift over Greenland
Global geopolitical turmoil, as well as Trump’s apparent attack on the Fed, is pushing up the prices of gold and silver.
U.S. announces launch of second phase of Gaza peace plan – The Washington Post
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Verizon outage disrupts services across US: Mobile, data users hit; tens of thousands report ‘SOS’ mode
Verizon experienced a widespread outage on Wednesday, affecting mobile and data services for tens of thousands of customers across the United States. Users reported “SOS” messages on their devices as the disruption began just after noon and persisted i…
Iran briefly closes airspace as U.S. tensions rise, flights rerouted across region
Iran temporarily closed most of its airspace late Wednesday, forcing airlines to reroute flights as tensions with the United States escalated.
Pak, Bangladesh, Iran: List Of 75 Nations Facing US Immigrant Visa Pause
The Donald Trump administration has indefinitely suspended the processing of immigrant visas from 75 countries in one of its most expansive efforts yet to restrict legal entry pathways to the United States.
Elon Musk’s X bans Grok AI tool from creating images of real people undressed
X announced the policy update the same day the state of California launched probe into allegations of nonconsensual AI-generated explicit images on the platform
Video shows woman dragged from car by ICE agents in Minneapolis as she tells them she’s autistic
Violent clashes between ICE agents and protesters are escalating in Minneapolis, with a new video circulating of a woman being dragged from her car and hauled away by masked agents as she says she is an ‘autistic disabled person’ trying to get to the d…
Zelensky declares emergency in Ukraine’s energy sector as biting cold persists
The move comes as US President Donald Trump said Ukraine is “less ready” than the Russian president to make a peace deal.
Canada’s Mark Carney seeks reset on pivotal trip to China
Canadian leader’s visit comes after nearly a decade of strained ties between Ottawa and Beijing.