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States sue over Trump administration's sudden halt of pandemic relief aid for schools

Public officials in 16 states and the District of Columbia are suing the Trump administration to restore access to federal pandemic relief funding for schools

ABC News - 6d

Biden visits students at Harvard Kennedy School

Former President Biden spoke with students at the Harvard Kennedy School in an off-the-record study group on Wednesday at the invitation of his longtime adviser, Mike Donilon. Donilon is one of ...

The Hill - 2h

Biden goes after Trump on Social Security in his first public post-presidency speech

Former President Joe Biden used his first public remarks since leaving office in January to rebuke the Trump administration’s approach to Social Security.

NBC News - 1d

Schools in Spain required to serve fruit, vegetables and fish in fight against obesity

Rules brought in this week limit amounts of fatty and fried food and levels of sugar and caffeine in drinks. All schools in Spain will be legally obliged to serve fruit and vegetables as part of ...

The Guardian - 13h

Pig Kidney Removed From Alabama Woman After Organ Rejection

Towana Looney lived with the kidney longer than any other transplant patient had tolerated an organ from a genetically modified animal.

The New York Times - 5d

Meta says it will resume AI training with public content from European users

Social media company Meta says that it will start using publicly available content from European users to train its artificial intelligence models, resuming work put on hold last year after privacy ...

ABC News - 2d

Sources: UCLA among schools eyeing Iamaleava

UCLA has had conversations with representatives of transfer quarterback Nico Iamaleava for less money than he was asking for from Tennessee, sources told ESPN on Wednesday.

ESPN - 14m

European regulators OK Alzheimer's treatment Leqembi after initial doubts

European regulators have finally approved the Alzheimer’s treatment Leqembi after an advisory committee initially rejected the drug last summer

ABC News - 14h

How a Grad School Project Turned Into a Must-Have Office Benefit

Inc. 5000 honoree Healthy Horizons builds lactation rooms at Google, Meta, and other offices across North America.

Inc. - 9h

Trump questions Harvard's tax-exempt status after funding freeze

The federal government has frozen $2.2 billion in funding for the Ivy League school.

CBS News - 1d

White House to Ask Congress to Rescind $1.1 Billion From NPR and PBS

Trump administration officials want legislators to rescind $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which provides some support for public media.

The New York Times - 2d

In Sweden, I got paid time off to settle my child at school. Here’s why I want US families to have the same right

Parents can do inskolning as part of their 480 days of paid leave per child – as an American abroad, this was a foreign concept. But here’s what the US could learn. About a month ago, I sat on a ...

The Guardian - 9h

L.A.U.S.D. Superintendent Alberto Carvalho Advocates for Undocumented Students

A visit by federal agents to two elementary schools drew an angry, impassioned response from the superintendent, Alberto Carvalho, a Portuguese immigrant.

The New York Times - 3h

RFK Jr. Offers Qualified Support for Measles Vaccination

In an interview with CBS, the health secretary also suggested he wasn’t familiar with massive cuts to state funding for public health.

The New York Times - Apr. 10

The Many Ways Kennedy Is Already Undermining Vaccines

The health secretary has chipped away at the idea that immunizing children against measles and other diseases is a public health good.

The New York Times - 3d

They found the music of 'Sinners' together — just as they have from the beginning

Director Ryan Coogler and composer Ludwig Göransson met in film school at USC. Their latest collaboration, an explosive mix of blues and horror, is a breakthrough.

Los Angeles Times - 8h

Why Aaliyah Chavez is no longer No. 1 in the final 2025 class rankings

The final high school player rankings saw big jumps -- including Jasmine Davidson taking over as the best player in the 2025 ESPN 100.

ESPN - 11h

A Harvard Scientist’s Tuberculosis Research Is Threatened by Trump’s Cuts

Researchers who have lost funds warned of long-term repercussions, but several said their school should still refuse to comply with the federal government.

The New York Times - 4h

Trump-style book censorship is spreading – just ask British librarians | Alison Hicks

UK schools are coming under pressure to remove titles from their shelves. It’s not coming from the place you might think. For all its talk of free speech, the Trump administration seems remarkably ...

The Guardian - 14h

Apr 8: CBS News 24/7, 1pm ET

President Trump holds a call with the acting president of South Korea to discuss a potential tariff deal; In shrinking rural towns, these Texas high schools are teaming up to stay alive.

CBS News - 8h

Florida principal and teacher charged after 100 minors were at house party with alcohol

A Florida teacher and an elementary school principal were charged late last month in connection with a house party where minors were drinking, including one who was so drunk they needed treatment, ...

NBC News - 2h

Harvard professor whose grant was frozen reacts to Trump admin decision

Harvard Medical School Professor David Walt talks about his grant that was used to research ALS being frozen after the Trump administration responded to the university's pushback on its demands.

NBC News - 1h

Noem announces cancelation of $2.7 million in grants to Harvard

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Wednesday announced the cancelation of more than $2.7 million in grants to Harvard University amid tensions between the school and the Trump ...

The Hill - 3h

Texas measles outbreak includes multiple cases at a day care in Lubbock

Public health officials say a day care facility in a Texas county that’s part of the measles outbreak has multiple cases, including children too young to be fully vaccinated

ABC News - Apr. 8

‘We Are Not Programmed to Die,’ Says Nobel Laureate Venki Ramakrishnan

The structural biologist, who has devoted his life to studying the processes behind aging, discusses the surprising things he has learned and the public misunderstandings about longevity.

Wired - 1d

Long ER stays are common in the US. It may get worse as the population ages

An Associated Press and Side Effects Public Media data analysis shows one in six visits to the emergency department in 2022 that resulted in hospital admission had a wait of four or more hours

ABC News - 1d

Biden calls out Trump administration's efforts to cut Social Security

During his first public speech since leaving office, former President Joe Biden called out the Trump administration’s efforts to cut Social Security. In less than 100 days the new administration ...