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Iran war on verge of escalation as Trump and Tehran exchange threats
56+ min ago (912+ words) The war with Iran is on the verge of escalation, with President Trump threatening to target Iran's power grid, and Tehran vowing even more forceful strikes on Israel and Gulf nations if there is no ceasefire by Tuesday night. Nick…...
Could the 25th Amendment be invoked against Trump? Here's how it works
1+ hour, 8+ min ago (1046+ words) helps your community explore new worlds and ideas through programs that educate, inform and inspire. Your tax-deductible donation helps make it all possible. This article originally appeared on PolitiFact. President Donald Trump's profanity-laced Easter Sunday social media post threatening to…...
Utility board elections face surge of attention as electricity rates rise
6+ hour, 3+ min ago (1005+ words) The tensions played a prominent role during last year's elections in Georgia, New Jersey and Virginia, and now they're sweeping through Arizona and Alabama, where once-sleepy contests are becoming political brawls. Even national groups like Turning Point Action " better known…...
Trump administration stops enforcing protections for transgender students in several schools
2+ hour, 50+ min ago (186+ words) Under the Biden and Obama administrations, the department interpreted Title IX, which prohibits sex discrimination in education, to include protections for transgender and gay students. The Trump administration has penalized schools that have made efforts to accommodate students based on…...
What to expect in Wisconsin's state Supreme Court and mayoral elections
6+ hour, 27+ min ago (500+ words) The contests are among the notable highlights of Wisconsin's spring election, where races for judicial, municipal, educational and other traditionally nonpartisan offices will be decided beyond the din of the more explicitly partisan November elections. Protasiewicz and Crawford each also…...
U.S. lawmakers visiting Cuba denounce effects of 'economic bombing' under energy blockade
5+ hour, 24+ min ago (504+ words) Democratic Reps. Pramila Jayapal of Washington and Jonathan Jackson of Illinois met with Cuban President Miguel D'az-Canel, Foreign Minister Bruno Rodr'guez and members of Parliament during a five-day trip that ended Sunday. D'az-Canel wrote on X Monday that upon meeting…...
Russian attacks kill 4 people overnight as Ukraine drones target oil infrastructure
8+ hour, 41+ min ago (516+ words) WATCH: Russian corruption fuels massive casualties in Ukraine The nighttime attack on Odesa heavily damaged an apartment block, killing the women and a 2-year-old child, officials said. Rescuers working under floodlights pulled four people from the rubble. Eleven people were…...
FRONTLINE, El Faro Investigate What Was Behind Trump and Bukele’s Controversial CECOT Deal | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site | Documentary Series
7+ hour, 57+ min ago (416+ words) Visual & Interactive Stories The Deal: Trump, Bukele & the Gangs of El Salvador Watch the documentary at pbs.org/frontline and in the PBS App starting April 7, 2026, at 7/6c, or on PBS stations (check local listings) and on FRONTLINE's YouTube channel that…...
What to expect in Georgia's special congressional runoff to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene
7+ hour, 11+ min ago (779+ words) Tuesday's special congressional runoff marks the second time in less than a month that voters in Georgia's 14th Congressional District cast ballots for their representative in Washington. None of the 17 contenders in a March 10 special election received a majority of the…...
Iran rejects latest ceasefire proposal as Trump deadline approaches
9+ hour, 50+ min ago (1029+ words) Iran's state-run IRNA news agency said Tehran had conveyed its response through Pakistan, a key mediator. Trump's deadline centers on Tehran opening the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world's oil is shipped in peacetime. Ferdousi Pour…...