Rural students graduate at high rates but enroll in college less often than their peers. In Missouri, more than 150 high school advisers toured local employers to learn first-hand what regional careers actually involve.
The Justice Department ordered Nevada’s secretary of state to preserve all 2024 election records beyond what federal law requires, threatening civil or criminal penalties. Cisco Aguilar calls it intimidation less than 60 days before the midterms.
Roughly 2,500 workers arrived for their shifts at Tyson’s beef plant in Joslin, Illinois, on August 14 to find it permanently closed with no advance notice. Many are immigrants now facing rent they cannot cover.
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Gloria Steinem, famed feminist leader, faced criticism for overshadowing Black women’s contributions to the movement.
Latino workers drive key industries, contributing $4.4 trillion to the U.S. economy but face barriers to advancement.
Pennsylvania insurers are asking to raise marketplace premiums by about 17% for 2027, with one carrier seeking 40.9%. Some 191,000 residents have already dropped coverage since federal Affordable Care Act subsidies expired in 2026.
The family of Ramón Morales Reyes filed a $5.5 million claim against Homeland Security, which publicly named him as the author of letters threatening President Trump after investigators had already concluded he was not.
Children were waiting for government-funded childcare aid in 23 states and Washington, D.C., as of spring 2026, up from eight states in 2023, according to an Associated Press analysis. Three more states turned eligible applicants away.
Missouri Republicans asked the U.S. Supreme Court to restore a congressional map their own state Supreme Court had unanimously blocked a day earlier. The map would eliminate Kansas City’s majority-Black district and make the delegation seven-to-one.
Refugees in Iowa are losing access to federal food aid under new restrictions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and local pantries are reporting record demand as families lose a benefit they had relied on.
Melissa Payne, a Black woman, won’t face charges for shooting Bart DiGuglielmo, a white man, under Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law.
Immigration courts have begun scheduling deportation hearings at unannounced federal buildings in Maryland and Virginia, sometimes notifying immigrants only days beforehand — and in at least two documented cases sending no mailed notice at all.