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Judge denies request from USAID contractors to block mass termination of their contracts

(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge on Thursday denied a request from U.S. Agency for International Development contractors to issue a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration's mass termination of their contracts.The Personal Service Contractor Association, an advocacy group for U.S. ...
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Musical ‘Hamilton’ cancels run at Kennedy Center after Trump takeover

By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) – The hit musical “Hamilton” is scrapping plans to take part in John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ upcoming celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence after ...
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US weekly jobless claims fall; DOGE action boosts planned layoffs in February

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, suggesting that the labor market remained stable in February, though turbulence lies ahead from tariffs on imports and deep ...
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Second federal judge extends block preventing the Trump administration from freezing funding

BOSTON (AP) — A second federal judge on Thursday extended a block barring the Trump administration from freezing grants and loans potentially totaling trillions of dollars. U.S. District Court Judge John McConnell in Rhode Island granted the preliminary injunction ...
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Angry Birds, Frogger and others are finalists for the World Video Game Hall of Fame

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — This year’s finalists for the World Video Game Hall of Fame include trailblazers in esports, electronic pets and portable gaming, as well as the arcade favorite brought to life in a 1998 episode of “Seinfeld.” The ...
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Judge blocks Trump administration from freezing federal funding without congressional approval

(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge on Thursday issued a nationwide injunction blocking the Trump administration from freezing federal funding without going through Congress -- offering a scathing critique of what he said was the White House's attempt to disrupt ...
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New cross-country storm targets West Coast, Plains and Midwest: Latest forecast

(NEW YORK) -- A deadly storm wreaked havoc across the eastern half of the U.S., bringing blizzard conditions to the Midwest, tornadoes to the South and torrential rain to the Northeast -- and a new storm is on the ...
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Sports is a powerful tool for grassroots empowerment. A Philly basketball coach made it her focus

To the players who called her “Coach B,” Beulah Osueke was more than just a coach. Some looked at her as a parent. Others, as an older sister. Sometimes she was their financier. Often she was their disciplinarian. Osueke, 35, was ...
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The US penny costs nearly 4 cents to make. But for one sector of souvenir sellers, it’s a living

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump talks of big change in his second term of office. But he’s not forgetting small change, either. Trump ordered the Treasury Department to stop making pennies with a Feb. 10 sentence on ...
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A youth theater production rises from the ashes of the Los Angeles fires

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The day after her house burned down, Lara Ganz sent a group message to the youth theater troupe she runs: They would not let the Los Angeles firestorm stop their upcoming show. “So many of our ...
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At the Voice of America, the Trump administration is moving swiftly to assert its vision

As it has with other government agencies, the Trump administration is moving swiftly to assert its vision at the Voice of America. As it does so, a question hangs in the air: Is the news organization’s journalistic mission, which ...
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Facing Trump’s threats, Columbia investigates students critical of Israel

NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia University senior Maryam Alwan was visiting family in Jordan over winter break when she received an email from the school accusing her of harassment. Her supposed top offense: writing an op-ed in the student ...
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