Trump has begun another trade war. Here's a timeline of how we got here
Canada's leader laments lost friendship with US in town that sheltered stranded Americans after 9/11
Chinese EV giant BYD's fourth-quarter profit leaps 73%
You're an American in another land? Prepare to talk about the why and how of Trump 2.0
Chalk talk: Star power, top teams and No. 5 seeds headline the women's March Madness Sweet 16
Purdue returns to Sweet 16 with 76-62 win over McNeese in March Madness
Arts|Education|Entertainment|Lifestyle
Shakespeare didn’t abandon his wife in Stratford, letter suggests
Shakespeare didn’t abandon his wife in Stratford, letter suggests
April 24, 2025Education
Education
How do children learn to read? This literacy expert says ‘there are as many ways as there are students’
US schools are going all in on phonics, but research shows that approach won’t work for every child. A blended literacy strategy can get more students reading.
April 24, 2025
Business|Education
US colleges and universities have billions stashed away in endowments − a higher ed finance expert explains what they are
Donor-imposed restrictions keep colleges and universities from freely determining how and when to spend a large share of their endowment funds.
April 24, 2025
Education|Lifestyle
Field studies program in Colorado offers an opportunity for urban students to live rural life: "No better way to bridge that gap"
Field studies program in Colorado offers an opportunity for urban students to live rural life: "No better way to bridge that gap"
April 24, 2025
Business|Economy|Education|Environment
Alaska, rich in petroleum, faces an energy shortage
Alaska produces a lot of crude oil, but many of the state’s utilities, businesses and homes run on natural gas, which is in dwindling supply near population centers.
April 24, 2025
Arts|Education|Environment|Lifestyle
The hidden history of Philadelphia’s window-box gardens and their role in urban reform
A landscape historian explains how a Victorian tradition became a tool for social change in 19th- and 20th-century Philadelphia.
April 24, 2025
Business|Education|Environment|Food|Lifestyle
There's a farm in the city of Boston. Here's why it's an important part of the community
There's a farm in the city of Boston. Here's why it's an important part of the community
April 24, 2025
Education|Health|Opinion|Science
Gratitude comes with benefits − a social psychologist explains how to practice it when times are stressful
Some people are more inclined toward gratitude than others, but there are specific ways that everyone can cultivate more of it.
April 24, 2025
Education|Political
What to know about the Trump administration task force targeting Harvard
What to know about the Trump administration task force targeting Harvard
April 24, 2025
Business|Education|Sports
Judge delays $2.8 billion NCAA settlement to address roster limit concerns. Attorneys warn of chaos
The judge overseeing the sprawling $2.8 billion antitrust lawsuit settlement involving the NCAA and the nation’s five largest conferences has delayed final approval of the plan until it is modified to address concerns about roster limits
April 23, 2025
Education|Political|World
A Palestinian student arrested at US citizenship interview will stay in detention for now, ahead of a hearing next week
A Palestinian student arrested at US citizenship interview will stay in detention for now, ahead of a hearing next week
April 23, 2025
Education|Political|World
Trump signs executive orders targeting colleges, plus schools' equity efforts
President Donald Trump has ordered sharper scrutiny of America’s colleges and the accreditors that oversee them
April 23, 2025
Education
Harvard sues Trump administration as faculty and students resist demands
Harvard University filed a federal lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday challenging what it describes as unlawful government overreach into academic decision-making. The suit comes in response to threats to freeze or withdraw billions in federal research funding after the university refused to comply with a set of administration demands. The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, alleges the federal government is attempting to exert “unprecedented control” over Harvard’s hiring, curriculum, and oversight processes under the pretext of combating antisemitism. Harvard President Alan M. Garber said the administration’s demands amounted to “improper
April 23, 2025
Education|Political|US
Republican Nancy Mace fields concerns over university funding during South Carolina town hall
Republican Rep. Nancy Mace faced criticism over legal wrangling concerning universities and allegations of antisemitism during a town hall at a gated island community in her South Carolina district
April 23, 2025
Education|Political
Head of NAACP disinvited from speaking to Texas state bar over suit against Trump administration
The State Bar of Texas has rescinded a speaking invitation to the NAACP’s president after the civil rights group challenged the Trump administration’s dismantling of the Education Department
April 23, 2025
Business|Economy|Education|US|World
Trump pushes training for skilled trades that do not require college
President Donald Trump signed on Wednesday an order to improve job training for skilled trades, an initiative twinned with tariffs in his
April 23, 2025
Education|US|World
Trump signs orders on university accreditation, foreign gifts
In his latest step pressuring U.S. universities, President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an order intended to toughen standards for college accreditation, a
April 23, 2025
Business|Education|Sports
UNC hired Bill Belichick to boost its football profile. A game in Ireland marks a return on that bet
North Carolina looks at its 2026 game in Ireland against TCU as an example of the bump from hiring Bill Belichick in its efforts to boost the school's football profile
April 23, 2025
Crime|Education|Sports
TPS adjunct coach arrested for assault after incident ends track meet
TPS adjunct coach arrested for assault after incident ends track meet
April 23, 2025
Education|Political
Trump targets college accreditation process in new executive order
Trump targets college accreditation process in new executive order
April 23, 2025
Crime|Education|US
Uvalde approves settlement with families of Robb Elementary School shooting-victims
Uvalde approves settlement with families of Robb Elementary School shooting-victims
April 23, 2025
Crime|Education|Political|US
FSU students who endured Parkland shooting urge Florida lawmakers to defend gun control law
Florida students who were traumatized by the 2018 Parkland school shooting — and last week’s deadly shooting at Florida State University — are urging lawmakers in the Republican-controlled statehouse not to roll back gun restrictions they passed in the wake of the killing at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
April 23, 2025
Crime|Education
University of Houston fraternity members accused of assaulting student with autism
University of Houston fraternity members accused of assaulting student with autism
April 23, 2025
Business|Economy|Education|Opinion
From Doing Business to B-READY: World Bank’s new rankings represent a rebrand, not a revamp
The World Bank has long sought to replace it’s annual index that fell to scandal in 2021. But a new replacement repeats some of the flaws.
April 23, 2025
Celebrity|Education|Entertainment|Lifestyle|Sports
Eagles star Saquon Barkley surprises students at Milton Hershey School
Eagles star Saquon Barkley surprises students at Milton Hershey School
April 23, 2025
Crime|Education|Health
Student overdoses at school from fentanyl-laced vape
Student overdoses at school from fentanyl-laced vape
April 23, 2025
Education|Europe|World
Court overturns French decision to cut funding to biggest Muslim school
An administrative court on Wednesday overturned France's decision to cut government funding to the country's biggest Muslim high school in 2023, in what rights
April 23, 2025
Crime|Education
School district under fire after video appears to show teacher dragging student
School district under fire after video appears to show teacher dragging student
April 23, 2025
Arts|Business|Education|Entertainment|Europe|Lifestyle
A set of first editions of Shakespeare's plays could fetch $6 million at auction
A set of the first four editions of William Shakespeare’s collected works is expected to sell for up to 4.5 million pounds ($6 million) at auction next month
April 23, 2025
Education|Entertainment|Lifestyle
'I'll shave my beard when you graduate': Iowa student motivated by big, hairy deal with principal
'I'll shave my beard when you graduate': Iowa student motivated by big, hairy deal with principal
April 23, 2025
Education|Health|Lifestyle|Sports
'A medical miracle': After 3 strokes, Towson men's lacrosse manager serves as inspiration to all
'A medical miracle': After 3 strokes, Towson men's lacrosse manager serves as inspiration to all
April 23, 2025
Education|Political|World
International students stripped of legal status in the US are piling up wins in court
Some international students in the U.S. who have had their legal status terminated in recent weeks have found a measure of success in court, with federal judges around the country issuing orders to restore students’ status at least temporarily
April 23, 2025
Business|Economy|Education|Health
Trump cuts threaten free vaccine program for kids amid measles outbreak
By Dan Levine, Chad Terhune -Dr. Ali Sherif normally gives about 50 doses of the measles vaccine to children each month at his clinic in Hobbs, New Mexico, near the Texas state line.
April 23, 2025
Crime|Education|Technology
MU says software glitch is to blame for alert issues; university looks to improve process
MU says software glitch is to blame for alert issues; university looks to improve process
April 23, 2025
Business|Economy|Education|Environment
Officials urge patience as storm recovery slows recycling
Officials urge patience as storm recovery slows recycling
April 23, 2025
Crime|Education|Health|Political
Rock throwing trial nears end, behavioral researcher called to testify
Rock throwing trial nears end, behavioral researcher called to testify
April 23, 2025
Crime|Education
Mom sues MPS after assault on her intellectually disabled son at school
Mom sues MPS after assault on her intellectually disabled son at school
April 23, 2025
Business|Economy|Education|Technology
Tariffs may mean more US steel jobs. Will there be workers to fill them?
Thomas Reisinger commutes almost an hour-and-a-half each way for a job in a cavernous steel processing plant here. "I don't speed," he said dryly.
April 23, 2025
Business|Economy|Education
Federal student loan borrowers in default, CNN wants to hear from you
Federal student loan borrowers in default, CNN wants to hear from you
April 23, 2025
Arts|Business|Education|Entertainment
Ryan Fleur is promoted to president of the Philadelphia Orchestra
Ryan Fleur has been promoted to president and CEO of the Philadelphia Orchestra and Ensemble Arts, leading an institution that he has worked for since 2012
April 23, 2025
Crime|Education|Sports
'Mental abuse': Complaint details teens' allegations of sexual misconduct against high school teacher
'Mental abuse': Complaint details teens' allegations of sexual misconduct against high school teacher
April 23, 2025
Business|Education|Entertainment|Lifestyle|Political
Book publishers see surging interest in the US Constitution and print new editions
The Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution aren't only being read in classrooms these days
April 23, 2025
Education|Political|US
Black churches back embattled Smithsonian African American history museum after Trump's order
Some Black churches are pledging to support the National Museum of African American History and Culture following an executive order by President Donald Trump alleging exhibits there and at other Smithsonian Institution sites have expressed a “divisive, race-centered ideology.”
April 23, 2025
Business|Education|Sports
He was the first player ever to be drafted in the NFL, but he never played a professional game
He was the first player ever to be drafted in the NFL, but he never played a professional game
April 23, 2025
Business|Economy|Education|Health|Political|Science|Technology|World
Harvard’s fight with the Trump administration is just getting started. The cost is already high
Harvard’s fight with the Trump administration is just getting started. The cost is already high
April 23, 2025
Education|Political
One thing the modern Supreme Court can agree on is disagreeing over religion
One thing the modern Supreme Court can agree on is disagreeing over religion
April 23, 2025
Education|Political|US
Trump administration appears open to negotiation with Harvard after university’s lawsuit sets up a monumental clash
Trump administration appears open to negotiation with Harvard after university’s lawsuit sets up a monumental clash
April 22, 2025
Business|Education|Political|Technology|World
What is the highly coveted H-1B visa? Trump administration moves put attention on the program
The H-1B visa has long been a highly coveted employment visa for foreign citizens with specialized skills to live and work in the U.S.
April 22, 2025
Crime|Education
Man arrested for allegedly trying to kidnap 14-year-old girl walking to school
Man arrested for allegedly trying to kidnap 14-year-old girl walking to school
April 22, 2025