Department of Education dismantling broke the law by failing to consult Native Americans, tribes say
Tribal leaders and education advocates said the Education Department failed to meet a statutory requirement by not consulting with tribes before announcing the transfer of dozens of Native American education…
Car-crash injury risks are higher for women but the government has only used male crash test dummies for years. That’s finally changing
The U.S. government announced major design changes it wants to implement to make the female version of the vehicle crash test dummy more lifelike, potentially replacing a model used for…
States stunned as Trump begins dismantling Department of Education
Yet to some school and state officials, the plan appears to add more bureaucracy, with no clear benefit for students who struggle with math or reading.The plan increases bureaucracy fivefold,…
‘Not the MAHA that we signed up for’: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. learns the perils of power and keeping his grassroots movement together
“MAHA is not MAHA anymore,” Gray Delany, a former Department of Health and Human Services official ousted in August, said in a podcast interview that day. “I’m not there, but…
Judge fond of wearing Elvis Presley wig in court agrees to resign after letter accused him of violating ‘order and decorum’
Judge Matthew Thornhill in suburban St. Louis faces a six-month unpaid suspension under the deal he reached with a state board to avoid a disciplinary hearing. After the suspension, he…
As Google eyes exponential surge in serving capacity, analyst says we’re entering ‘stage two of AI’ where bottlenecks are physical constraints
Google’s AI infrastructure boss warned the company needs to scale up its tech to accommodate a massive influx of users and complex requests being handled by AI products—and it may…
More than half of U.S. homes have dropped in value over the last year — and nearly all houses in these cities have seen losses
In October, 53% of homes saw their “Zestimates” decline, the most since 2012 and up from just 16% a year earlier. Losses were most widespread in the West and South.In fact,…
Caesars Palace fined $7.8 million over Shohei Ohtani interpreter’s money laundering issues
The Nevada Gaming Control Board alleged that Caesars Palace failed to verify bookmaker Mathew Bowyer’s source of funds as he gambled millions of dollars between 2017 and 2024, despite suspicions…
Fugees rapper sentenced to 14 years in prison for illegally funneling millions from a Malaysian billionaire into Obama’s 2012 campaign
Grammy-winning rapper Prakazrel “Pras” Michel of the Fugees was sentenced on Thursday to 14 years in prison for a case in which he was convicted of illegally funneling millions of…
Coast Guard revises policy on ‘a noose, a swastika, and any symbols or flags co-opted or adopted by hate-based groups’
“This is not an updated policy but a new policy to combat any misinformation and double down that the U.S. Coast Guard forbids these symbols,” an accompanying Coast Guard press…
