• The Latest | NYC mayor: Police had to move in ‘for the safety of those children’
    New York City Mayor Eric Adams said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” on Wednesday that police had to move in to Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall “for the safety of those children.” He blamed outside agitators for the building takeover. “There are people who are harmful and they’re trying to radicalize our children and we cannot ignore […]
  • US private payrolls beat expectations in April
    WASHINGTON(Reuters) -U.S. private payrolls increased more than expected in April, suggesting that the labor market maintained its momentum early in the second quarter. Private payrolls increased by 192,000 jobs last month after rising by an upwardly revised 208,000 in March, the ADP Employment report showed on Wednesday. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast private employment […]
  • News organizations have trust issues as they gear up to cover another election, a poll finds
    NEW YORK (AP) — Even as many Americans say they learn about the 2024 election campaign from national news outlets, a disquieting poll reveals some serious trust issues. About half of Americans, 53%, say they are extremely or very concerned that news organizations will report inaccuracies or misinformation during the election. Some 42% express worry […]
  • Former students of the for-profit Art Institutes are approved for $6 billion in loan cancellation
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Wednesday said it will cancel $6 billion in student loans for people who attended the Art Institutes, a system of for-profit colleges that closed the last of its campuses in 2023 amid accusations of fraud. Saying the chain lured students with “pervasive” lies, the Education Department is invoking […]
  • 1 person dead, homes destroyed after tornado rips through northeastern Kansas
    WESTMORELAND, Kan. (AP) — One person died Tuesday when a tornado ripped through the small city of Westmoreland in northeastern Kansas, destroying houses, RVs and outbuildings, authorities said. Pottawatomie County officials said on Facebook that a tornado struck the city of about 700 people Tuesday evening, destroying 22 homes, three RVs and five outbuildings and […]