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A successful USDA program that has supported more than 533,000 affordable rental homes in rural America is getting phased out
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Ohio State names provost as new president after predecessor's abrupt resignation

A successful USDA program that has supported more than 533,000 affordable rental homes in rural America is getting phased out
Federal benefits cuts are looming – here’s how Colorado is trying to protect families with children
Ohio State names provost as new president after predecessor's abrupt resignation

A successful USDA program that has supported more than 533,000 affordable rental homes in rural America is getting phased out

The high cost of renting and buying homes in U.S. cities is no secret. But this affordability problem isn’t limited to urban regions – it affects rural areas as well. Rural areas, home to about 25% of Americans, benefit from federally supported rental housing programs – particularly a U.S. Department of Agriculture program to provide affordable homes for low-income residents. The USDA’s Section 515 program is the primary way that the U.S. government finances affordable rental homes in rural communities. Since its inception in 1963, the program has supported the construction of over

Federal benefits cuts are looming – here’s how Colorado is trying to protect families with children

Ohio State names provost as new president after predecessor's abrupt resignation

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We study pandemics, and the resurgence of measles is a grim sign of what’s coming

In the three decades between 1993 and 2024, measles in the U.S. was relatively rare – a few hundred cases each year, at most. But suddenly, the disease has become so entrenched in American life that it sometimes fails to make headlines when a new outbreak erupts. As of March 2026, measles has been continuously circulating around the U.S. for more than a year, starting with an outbreak in Texas that lasted from January to August 2025. Before that outbreak was declared over, an outbreak on the Utah and Arizona border began in August and is ongoing. An outbreak in South Carolina began in Septe

US applications for unemployment benefits inch down to 213,000 as layoffs remain stable

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Ships identify themselves as Chinese around Strait of Hormuz during Iran war to avoid attacks

Some commercial ships near or in the Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf have declared themselves as China-linked since the Iran war began, marine traffic data show, as their operators apparently try to reduce risks of being targeted in attacks. At least eight vessels in or near the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman changed their declared destination signals to short messages such as “CHINA OWNER” or “CHINA OWNER&CREW,” according to data on the ship tracking platform MarineTraffic analyzed by The Associated Press. “The main goal of vessels publicly id

Gas is just the start: What else the Iran war could soon cost you

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What we know on the 13th day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran

The US and Israel’s war with Iran is spreading to the seas, with oil tankers hit by Iranian attacks, an Omani port set ablaze, and multiple vessels hit by projectiles near the Strait of Hormuz – a critical waterway normally used to transport much of the world’s oil.Meanwhile, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has warned that the war in the Middle East is causing the “largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market,” as a global body of countries agrees to release emergency oil reserves to help absorb the shock.And, US President Donald Trump continues to give con

Iran war complicates the economic pivot GOP badly wants to see from Trump

President Donald Trump was touring a pharmaceutical company in Ohio Wednesday — trying again to turn attention to his domestic achievements — when talk again returned to the restive Middle East.Was the conflagration a war, a reporter asked, or merely an “excursion,” as the president had just described it.“Well, it’s both,” he explained.“It’s an excursion that will keep us out of a war, and the war is going to be, I mean for them — it’s a war. For us, it’s turned out to be easier than we thought,” he continued.For Americans eager for clarity on where, exactly, this is

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When will prices at the pump start to fall?

Global oil prices have fallen well below their recent peak. But don’t expect to see relief at the pump in the coming days.The war in Iran virtually closed the Strait of Hormuz, choking off about a fifth of the world’s oil. However, oil prices tumbled by 12% on Tuesday after President Donald Trump said he expected the war to end “very soon.” Futures were slightly higher again in Wednesday morning trading but nowhere close to the nearly $120 oil was briefly trading for earlier in the week.Even if oil futures begin to fall back to earth, that doesn’t mean immediate savings at the pump.

Tornadoes kill 2 in northwestern Indiana and raze buildings in Kankakee, Illinois

Major storms whipped up tornadoes that killed at least two people in northwest Indiana and leveled buildings in Kankakee, Illinois, authorities said Wednesday, as another round of rain, hail and strong winds made its way through the region. Several intense supercell thunderstorms moved across northern Illinois and northwestern Indiana the previous day, including one responsible for at least four tornadoes, according to the National Weather Service office in Chicago. The Newton County Coroner's office said Edward L. Kozlowski, 89, and his wife Arlene Kozlowski, 84,

Jill Biden opens up in memoir about Joe Biden's decision to end his 2024 reelection bid

Trump keeps telling America he's winning in Iran. He's less clear in explaining how the war ends

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Oil soars above $100 despite historic release of reserves as supply fears persist

Brent crude oil surged past $100 a barrel Thursday before dipping below that landmark threshold, though oil prices were still up on the day as further attacks on ships in the Gulf spooked energy traders.Meanwhile, the International Energy Agency warned that supply losses would increase further if ships didn’t resume transit through the Strait of Hormuz, ordinarily the conduit for around a fifth of daily global oil production.“The war in the Middle East is creating the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market,” the IEA said in its monthly oil market report.Brent c

Outdated intel likely led US to carry out deadly strike on Iranian elementary school, AP sources say

Outdated intelligence likely led to the United States carrying out a deadly missile strike on an elementary school in Iran that killed over 165 people, many of them children, in the opening hours of the conflict, according to a U.S. official and a second person briefed on findings of a preliminary U.S military investigation into the incident. The bombing of the school and its casualties involving children has become a focal point of the war, and if ultimately confirmed to be at the hands of the U.S., would also stand among the highest civilian casualty events caused by the Ameri

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US gets the help it needs from Italy and advances to the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals

A day later than its manager originally proclaimed, the United States punched its ticket to the quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic. The Americans got the help they needed from Italy and could start to relax by the middle innings as Italy routed Mexico 9-1 on Wednesday night, giving the Azzurri the top spot in Group B and assuring the Americans advancement as the second-place team. After Vinnie Pasquantino had the WBC’s first three-homer game to lead the Italians to victory, the Kansas City Royals player had a message for the Americans. “Y

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US strike likely hit a school in Iran due to outdated intelligence, sources briefed on initial findings say

The US military accidentally struck an Iranian elementary school, in an attack that state media said killed at least 168 children and 14 teachers, likely due to outdated information about a nearby naval base, according to two sources briefed on the preliminary findings of an ongoing military investigation.The February 28 strike on the Shajareh Tayyiba school in Minab occurred while the US military was conducting strikes on a neighboring Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) facility, the initial investigation found.US Central Command created target coordinates for the strike using outdated

Homeland Security pushes for access to restricted federal database on child support, employment information for millions

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Millions of Americans are skipping meals or cutting back on utilities to afford health care

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Trey Hendrickson joins Ravens, Maxx Crosby still on Raiders and Daniel Jones re-signs with Colts

The Baltimore Ravens landed their star pass rusher in Trey Hendrickson, Maxx Crosby is back in Las Vegas for now and Daniel Jones is staying in Indianapolis as part of a busy start to the new league year

Outdated intel likely led US to carry out deadly strike on Iranian elementary school, AP sources say

Outdated intelligence has likely led to the United States carrying out a deadly missile strike on an elementary school in Iran that killed over 165 people, many of them children, in the opening hours of the conflict, according to a U.S. official and a second person briefed on findings of a preliminary U

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Inflation held firm last month — but the war with Iran could change that

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Trump leaned toward endorsing Cornyn. Then the leaks started — and Paxton made a ‘genius move’

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Longtime Epstein accountant testifies behind closed doors for roughly 7 hours in House Oversight probe

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What we know on the 12th day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran

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Iran targets busiest international airport as top UN body demands halt to attacks on Gulf neighbors

Iran targeted the world’s busiest international airport Wednesday and attacked commercial ships as U.S. and Israeli strikes rocked Tehran, while the United Nations’ most powerful body demanded a halt to the Islamic Republic’s strikes on its Gulf neighbors that threaten global oil supplies

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Inflation held steady last month, but that was before the attack on Iran sent energy costs soaring

Inflation stayed stubbornly elevated last month as gas prices rose in a snapshot of what consumer prices looked like before the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran sent energy costs soaring