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Howard University hoped to make history. Now it鈥檚 ready for a different role.Kamala Harris hoped to declare victory at Howard University on election night. Today, students at one of America鈥檚 top HBCUs wrestle with the fallout.- Howard University hoped to make history. Now it鈥檚 ready for a different role.Kamala Harris hoped to declare victory at Howard University on election night. Today, students at one of America鈥檚 top HBCUs wrestle with the fallout.
Millions in rural America lack reliable internet. How Massachusetts towns got online.Millions of Americans in rural areas lack access to fast, reliable broadband internet. It's an equity problem that communities are starting to solve.
First LookTrump takes office in January. Here鈥檚 how Biden is spending his final days as president.The Biden administration is working to solidify the outgoing president鈥檚 legacy before he leaves office in January. Current moves include infrastructure spending, pushing toward environmental goals, sending aid to Ukraine, and confirming judicial picks.
First LookSpirit Airlines files for bankruptcy as it struggles to recover from pandemic lossesSpirit Airlines, known for its聽rock-bottom fares and hidden fees, is filing for bankruptcy following聽a heavy decline in revenue. In the coming months, it says customers can continue to book and fly as it navigates the bankruptcy process.
The ExplainerTrump plans the 鈥榣argest deportation鈥� ever. Here鈥檚 how it might start.President-elect Trump and key immigration advisers are preparing to follow through on his promise of mass deportations. But the effort faces legal and logistical uncertainties.
Nomination of RFK Jr. reflects a broader shake-up in the politics of healthThe pandemic turned many people against public health experts 鈥� creating the opening that has resulted in Robert F. Kennedy Jr.鈥檚 Cabinet nomination.
First LookMakeup of the US House hardly changed, leaving GOP to work with a slim majorityVoters stuck with the status quo on Election Day, ensuring that Republicans will hold onto a thin majority in the House and producing barely any change to the makeup of the chamber.
鈥楨lderly鈥� or 鈥榦lder鈥�? Advocates and a dictionary address language on aging.Experts on aging want to change how we talk about people who are growing older. They鈥檝e gotten the Oxford English Dictionary to agree.
Cover StoryWomen in construction find solidarity as 鈥榮isters in the brotherhood鈥�As more women enter skilled construction trades,聽they are laying a foundation to succeed聽in a rough-and-tumble world of labor union brotherhoods.
First LookThe Onion has purchased Infowars. How it鈥檚 the latest twist in Alex Jones鈥� legal saga.The Onion bought Alex Jones鈥� Infowars after he filed personal bankruptcy. Families of Sandy Hook Elementary School victims successfully sued Mr. Jones and his company for defamation and emotional distress, with judges awarding them $1.5 billion in damages.
First LookA bulldozer turned up an ancient Indigenous site. Now a forester fights to save it.A U.S. Forest Service聽archeologist has sent a letter to federal officials detailing illegal behavior by North Carolina forest managers, the latest development in a whistleblower case. He alleges they have damaged Native American historic sites for years.
Trump promised to pardon Jan. 6 felons. Where does that stand now?President-elect Donald Trump says he鈥檒l pardon many of those convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol 鈥� a potentially controversial precedent.- Trump promised to pardon Jan. 6 felons. Where does that stand now?President-elect Donald Trump says he鈥檒l pardon many of those convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol 鈥� a potentially controversial precedent.
Trump鈥檚 eye-popping Cabinet picks show his top priority: LoyaltyDonald Trump鈥檚 controversial Cabinet choices came after other picks that were deemed more credible. It鈥檚 now a litmus test for Republican senators.
Worries rise over a Trump 鈥榳arrior board鈥� to remove officers 鈥榰nfit for leadership鈥�Donald Trump鈥檚 pick of Pete Hegseth for secretary of defense, coupled with reports of a possible review board to oust some military leaders, sends ripples of concern throughout the defense establishment.
GOP senators are already balking at Trump鈥檚 pick of Matt Gaetz for attorney generalRepublican senators reacted with shock and incredulity to the news that Donald Trump wants Matt Gaetz to be attorney general.
John Thune鈥檚 leadership win shows limits of MAGA鈥檚 reach in SenateBy picking South Dakota Sen. John Thune as majority leader, Senate Republicans elevated an institutionally minded, old-school conservative. Mr. Thune promised to enact President-elect Donald Trump鈥檚 agenda.- First LookFlorida residents ramp up efforts to pull 鈥榮exually explicit鈥� books from school shelvesBooks covering racism in America, the Holocaust, and LGBTQ+ issues have been pulled from shelves in Florida schools.聽Recent changes to state law have allowed parents and residents authority to challenge school library books.
First LookClassified military documents leaker Jack Teixeira sentenced to 15 years in prisonAfter pleading guilty to the most consequential national security breach in years, Massachusetts Air National聽Guardsman聽Jack Teixeira faces 15 years in prison. He leaked secret reports of the war in Ukraine on the social media platform Discord.
