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Mississippi orders deletion of race and gender databases in state libraries

JENA, La. (AP) — Immigration judge rules that Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported.

NEW YORK (AP) — An Alabama woman who lived with a pig kidney for a record 130 days had the organ removed and is back on dialysis.

America’s largest newspaper chain, Gannett, will stop publishing diversity data and has removed mentions of diversity from its corporate site

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court says Trump administration must facilitate return of Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador.

Trump lost a bid to dismiss a defamation lawsuit brought by plaintiffs known as the Exonerated Five (formerly the Central Park Five)

NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say a helicopter has crashed in the Hudson River off Manhattan.

This is real btw!

As more and more measles cases crop up, here's what you should do if there's one in your town: www.huffpost.com/entry/measle...

Elizabeth Warren calls for an independent investigation into whether Trump engaged in market manipulation today when he declared it was “a great time” to buy stocks — hours before unexpectedly walking back his global tariffs, sending markets shooting back up. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

MILAN (AP) — Prada Group announces purchase of Versace fashion house from its U.S. owner in a deal valued at $1.4 billion.

Over 280 alumni of University of Michigan Law School (with signatories still incoming), in class years ranging from the 1970s to the 2020s, from all over the US and all corners of the legal profession, stand up for the values and legacy of diversity, equity, and inclusion at Michigan. Our letter:

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump says he's backing down on most nations' tariffs for 90 days amid market meltdown, but he's raising China tariffs.

“We need to get better at treating this like a business,” Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons said, explaining he wants to see a deportation process “like (Amazon) Prime, but with human beings.”

New York public schools tell Trump administration they won’t comply with DEI order

A Brooklyn school backed by Jay-Z said students could graduate debt-free. Now they're buried in it. gothamist.com/news/a-brook...

I happen to know that some powerful media orgs were unhappy that AP filed suit; they thought the conflict with the White House would blow over on its own and that AP risked making bad law. The AP's leadership deserves a lot of credit for having proceeded as it did. apnews.com/article/trum...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting IRS commissioner to resign over deal to share immigrants’ tax data with ICE to help deport them, AP sources say.

WASHINGTON (AP) — AP wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government can’t bar its journalists, citing 1st Amendment.

Breaking: The US Supreme Court bolstered Trump’s purge of tens of thousands of federal workers

Do you know of a local news outlet building an innovative, sustainable business model while providing much-needed coverage? @medillschool.bsky.social is now accepting nominations for Bright Spots to include in its 2025 State of Local News report. localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2025/0...

BREAKING: SCOTUS holds that the nonprofits suing in California over the probationary employee firings do not “presently” have standing to bring their claims, so the preliminary injunction there is stayed. Judge Alsup also has union claims before him, though, and SCOTUS notes this isn’t about them.

"The very first line of Open Socrates admonishes the reader, “There is a question you are avoiding.” For Callard, that question is: Why are you living this way? But this only points to a host of questions that Callard herself avoids..." me for @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/cult...

National Weather Service no longer translating products for non-English speakers

…a very thoughtful piece on the importance of tariffs and how they can be used effectively for the working class and how they have been in the past. Then there are Trump’s impulsive tariffs that are missing the mark for working class people. www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...

A Michigan attorney was detained and questioned at Detroit Metro Airport about his clients and asked to surrender his cellphone www.freep.com/story/news/l...

Mainstream media took RFK's "endorsement" of vaccines at face value. In reality, his Texas trip was focused on sending a different message: Only weak people use vaccines, and morally superior people tough out letting kids die. www.salon.com/2025/04/08/d...

The National Park Service has restored the changes to its website about the Underground Railroad following public outcry www.nps.gov/subjects/und...

House Speaker Johnson is eyeing big cuts to Medicaid. Nearly 40% of the people in his district in Louisiana rely on it

An American YouTuber was arrested for visiting an off-limits island in the Indian Ocean and leaving a can of Diet Coke for the reclusive Sentinelese tribe In 2018, the tribe killed an American missionary who arrived illegally on the beach

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he plans to tell CDC to stop recommending fluoride in drinking water.

My latest for @huffpost.com: I spoke with Altadena residents about rebuilding after the Eaton Fire, which began 3 months ago today. As families restart their lives from scratch, staying true to the heart and history of Altadena is a daunting challenge. www.huffpost.com/entry/altade...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts pauses order for Trump administration to return man mistakenly deported to El Salvador prison.

Phonte and Big Pooh of Little Brother announce their final tour: “Curtain Call”

The markets are supposedly moving up on Hassett saying there would be a 90 day pause. This is him this morning answering that very question and it does not seem like that is what he said

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks turn positive on Wall Street in a sudden reversal and the Dow jumps 300 points erasing a loss of 1,700.

The Dow dropped 1,200 points and markets around the world plummeted as the carnage from Trump's tariffs continued wreaking havoc

The National Park Service quietly edited its website about the Underground Railroad to remove key references and quotes from Harriet Tubman and soften its language about slavery

Jay North, "Dennis the Menace" star, has died at 73

The Bad Bunny NPR Tiny Desk drops tomorrow at noon EST