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Tennessee lawmakers are voting on a bill to require school officials to only report credible threats of mass violence. Current reporting requirements have led to students, including those with intellectual disabilities, facing harsh punishments for non-credible threats. The post Legislation Clarifying School Threat Reporting Requirements Aims to Avoid Ensnaring Students With Disabilities appeared first on Nashville Banner.

This article first appeared on KFF Health News and is republished here under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted online its first large tranche of advanced genetic data from measles viruses spreading last year. Scientists with knowledge of the operation expect the agency to post heaps […]

Nearly 100,000 international students worked in Michigan after their graduation under the Optional Practical Training, or OPT, portion of their student visas from 2013–2022 — including over 50,000 engineering jobs, according to a new report from Global Detroit.  The vast majority of these workers — 88% — are in STEM fields, and around the same percentage […]

While the global community often counts the visible toll, lives lost, schools destroyed, the wounds of trauma, displacement, and broken trust can follow children for the rest of their lives.

Fraud is not a problem that is stabilizing. It’s accelerating. Tech support scams, imposter scams, investment scams, romance scams, charity scams, identity theft. The list just keeps growing.  But AARP Indiana is working to remind Hoosiers that fraud is not inevitable. Through education, smart policy, and strong advocacy, we can make a real difference in […]

State Republicans and Democrats want authorities to stop collecting child support and Social Security payments intended for foster kids. Why haven’t they changed the law? Wisconsin takes millions from foster kids and their parents — even as both parties say it should stop is a post from Wisconsin Watch, a non-profit investigative news site covering Wisconsin since 2009. Please consider making a contribution to support our journalism.

When the Jackson County Legislature appointed Phil LeVota as interim county executive, they made him swear that he did not intend to run for election. So why did he file paperwork to appear on the ballot? The post ‘There is no way I’m going to run.’ But fast forward six months, and Phil LeVota’s in the race for county executive appeared first on The Beacon.

Students at Texas State Technical College’s flagship Waco campus say they their learning experience has improved in the new Construction Technologies Center, the campus’ first new facility in 14 years. The post Students enjoy elbow room, better equipment at TSTC Waco’s $72M tech center appeared first on The Waco Bridge.

The 2026 regular session of the Mississippi Legislature will be remembered more for what failed than what was passed. And for intense infighting among the Republican leaders of the House and Senate, particularly the two top leaders, House Speaker Jason White and Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann.

Marshall Ramsey's editorial cartoon depicts a teacher dreaming of a big pay raise and then receiving a small raise from the Mississippi Legislature.

The secretary of Indiana’s Family and Social Services Administration wants to change how hospitals purchase discounted drugs for low-income patients — a controversial move critics say could jeopardize rural hospitals and clinics for low-income Hoosiers. A proposed rule change introduced in February would eliminate access to a federal drug discount program known as 340B, which […]

Louis A. Martinet designed the plan that made Plessy v. Ferguson possible.

FEMA still has not approved Oklahoma’s mitigation funding following devastating wildfires in 2025. Those funds are meant to fortify communities from repeat disasters. The post Rising from the ashes: Oklahoma families start over despite struggles with obtaining FEMA grants appeared first on Oklahoma Watch.

Sometimes an old dilapidated footbridge turns out to be way more than it seems — and more controversial. That’s certainly the case with the pedestrian bridge over Merrimon Avenue in Weaverville (technically Business 19) that I’ve probably driven under dozens of times and never really paid much attention to. Maybe I thought it odd that […] The post Opinion: Weaverville’s dilapidated pedestrian bridge has a rich history. Should it be preserved? appeared first on Asheville Watchdog.

Essex County prosecutors are fighting the exoneration plea of a man whose life sentence ex-Gov. Phil Murphy commuted in January.

Південна Корея направить п’ять кораблів під корейським прапором до порту Янбу на Червоному морі Саудівської Аравії, щоб допомогти створити альтернативні маршрути постачання нафти та уникнути перебоїв в Ормузькій протоці, заявив у понеділок представник правлячої партії. «Судна під корейським прапором необхідно направити на альтернативні маршрути», щоб забезпечити постачання сирої нафти, використовуючи експортні маршрути, що обходять Ормузьку протоку, заявив журналістам законодавець Ан...

El barómetro de abril de El País y la Cadena SER confirma la recuperación del bipartidismo tras las elecciones autonómicas en Castilla y León: tanto el PP como el PSOE mejoran sus expectativas de voto en casi un punto.

Este vídeo no muestra la primera ejecución por electrocución llevada a cabo por el Gobierno de Israel contra un palestino. Una búsqueda en inversa del vídeo lleva a una publicación en YouTube de septiembre de 2014 y quien lo publica afirma que muestra un “museo” en Piccadilly Circus, en Londres. Se trata del museo Ripley's Believe It or Not!, como se puede ver al comparar imágenes de stock de 2008 y 2015 del museo con el vídeo que ahora circula.

വികസന പരിപാടികൾ സർവതല സ്പർശിയാണെന്ന് പറയപ്പെടുമ്പോഴും തീരദേശ മേഖലകളിലെ വിദ്യാർത്ഥികളുടെ അടിസ്ഥാന ആവശ്യങ്ങൾ ഇപ്പോഴും പരിഹരിക്കപ്പെടാതെ തുടരുകയാണ്. ആ വിഷയങ്ങൾ തെരഞ്ഞെടുപ്പ് ചർച്ചകളിൽ കടന്നുവരണമെന്നും വരാൻ പോകുന്ന സർക്കാർ അവ പരിഗണിക്കണമെന്നും ആവശ്യപ്പെടുന്നു ഓഷ്യൻ സ്റ്റുഡന്റസ് കമ്മ്യൂണിറ്റി ഡയറക്ടർ ജെയ്സൺ ജോൺ. The post തീരദേശ വിദ്യാർത്ഥികളുടെ അവകാശങ്ങളും ആവശ്യങ്ങളും appeared first on Keraleeyam Web Magazine.

Montana’s parole system isn’t just outdated; it’s medieval.  You can practically hear the chains in the dungeon.  It incarcerates people long after they are a risk.  And, that costs taxpayers millions every year. The current parole system does more harm than good, all under the guise of protecting the public. We need to reexamine our system. Other states […]