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Active shooter reported on Florida State campus in Tallahassee
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — An active shooter was reported Thursday on the Florida State University campus in Tallahassee, ...
Navy secretary says need for new shipbuilding is a ‘national emergency’ at local visit
Navy Secretary John Phelan visited the Newport News and Norfolk shipyards on Wednesday as part of a national listening tour ...
Federal judge will hear arguments as groups try to block Trump’s executive order on elections
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday will hear arguments in three cases from national Democrats and voting rights ...
Ukraine’s future is at the center of talks in Paris with Rubio, Witkoff and top European officials
After hours of separate meetings at the French presidential palace with U.S., Ukrainian and European officials, French President Emmanuel Macron brought them all together for a final round of talks at ...
How war, money and the quest for discovery entwined the US government and universities
Research schools, which number between 150 and 200, used the inflow of federal dollars to build labs and other infrastructure ...
Google’s digital ad network declared an illegal monopoly, joining its search engine in penalty box
Google has been branded an abusive monopolist by a federal judge for the second time in less than a year, this time for illegally exploiting some of its online marketing technology to boost the ...
Draft budget plan proposes deep cuts across federal health programs
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal officials are circulating a draft budget proposal that would make dramatic additional cuts to federal ...
Why Elon Musk installed his top lieutenants at a federal agency you probably haven’t heard of
WASHINGTON (AP) — On the rooftop patio of the General Services Administration headquarters, an agency staffer recently discovered something strange: a rectangular device attached to a wire that snaked ...
David Teel: At PIT, Sean Pedulla explains ‘business decision’ to leave Hokies for Ole Miss
Sean Pedulla led Ole Miss to its first Sweet 16 since 2001 this year, and Wednesday’s opening game of the PIT mirrored his season. He scored a team-high 16 points and made two free throws ...
Low wages for Hampton Roads child and elder care worsen availability crisis, experts say
Spurred by problems of the business model, minimum wage and work that is fundamentally demanding, the gap in care for elders ...
UnitedHealth cuts 2025 forecast after dealing with first-quarter care use spike
UnitedHealth chopped its 2025 forecast after being surprised by rising care use from its Medicare Advantage customers in a ...
With millions extra from the city, Hampton School Board moves to increase teacher pay
The Hampton School Board saw to use the $4 million it had from the city to use the money to increase the wages of its teachers, among other improvements.