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    Military personnel search for Sudiksha Konanki, a university student from the U.S. who disappeared on a beach in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, Monday, March. 10, 2025.
    Search for US student in Dominican Republic intensifies with witness account
    Minnesota student Joshua Riibe has not been named as a suspect but is believed to be the last person to see her.
    Community members rally in front of the Department of Education to protest budget cuts on March 13, 2025 in Washington, DC.
    Education Department staff cuts could limit options for families of kids with disabilities
    Education Department officials insist the staff reductions will not affect civil rights investigations and the layoffs were “strategic decisions.”
    President Trump is escalating a trade war with the United States’ northern neighbor and standing unmoved by recent stock market turmoil and rising recession risks.
    Trump invokes 18th century law to speed deportations, judge stalls it hours later
    El Salvador already agreed this week to take up to 300 migrants that the Trump administration designated as gang members.
    The Chicago River is dyed green as part of annual St. Patrick's Day festivities Saturday, March 15, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
    This city dyes its river green as U.S. kicks off St. Patrick’s Day celebrations with annual traditions
    The Chicago River is once again glowing kelly green as the city opens its annual St. Patrick’s Day celebrations.
    The U.S. Department of Agriculture predicted that already record-high egg prices will increase an additional 20% this year.
    Egg prices keep hitting record highs as Easter and Passover near, but some relief may be ahead
    If prices remain high, it will be the third year in a row that consumers have faced sticker shock ahead of Easter on April 20 and Passover, which starts on the evening of April 12.
    MADISON, WISCONSIN - MARCH 08: A detail view of a Wilson basketball with the March Madness logo before game between the Wisconsin Badgers and Penn State Nittany Lions at Kohl Center on March 08, 2025 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images)
    March Madness: How to watch and what to watch for in the 2025 NCAA tournament
    The beloved annual tradition that is the NCAA Tournament will begin next week.
    White House Press Secretary Ronald Nessen in 1974.
    Ron Nessen, veteran journalist who was President Ford’s press secretary, dies at 90 in Maryland
    Ron Nessen, a veteran broadcast journalist who was press secretary for President Gerald Ford and sought to restore the integrity the position had lost during the Nixon administration, has died. He was 90.
    U.S. President Donald Trump answers reporters' questions while hosting Irish Taoiseach Micheal Martin in the Oval Office at the White House on March 12, 2025 in Washington, DC.
    Appeals court overturns Baltimore judge’s block on Trump’s DEI program restrictions
    An appeals court lifted a block on executive orders seeking to end government support for diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
    WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 13: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) leaves the Democratic caucus lunch at the U.S. Capitol on March 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. On Wednesday Senate Democrats, not in line with the continuing resolution passed by House Republicans providing a six-month funding extension to avert a government shutdown, proposed an alternate plan that would fund the government in the short term through April 11. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)
    Senate passes 6-month funding bill hours before shutdown deadline
    The Senate passed a six-month spending bill hours before a government shutdown, overcoming sharp Democratic opposition to the measure.
    The U.S. Department of Education launched an investigation into more than 50 universities, including Towson University, for alleged racial discrimination.
    More than 50 universities, including Towson, face federal investigations as part of Trump’s anti-DEI campaign
    The Education Department announced the new investigations Friday, one month after issuing a memo warning America’s schools and colleges that they could lose federal money.
    ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - JANUARY 30:  Emergency response units search the crash site of the American Airlines plane on the Potomac River after the plane crashed on approach to Reagan National Airport on January 30, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. The American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas collided with a military helicopter while approaching Ronald Reagan National Airport. According to reports there were no survivors amongst the 67 people on board both aircraft.
    Helicopter route permanently closed on route near Washington airport where 67 died in midair crash
    Helicopters will be permanently restricted from flying near Washington, D.C.‘s airport on the same route where a passenger jet and an Army helicopter collided in midair, killing 67 people.
    Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, walks with Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., as Senate Democrats gather behind closed doors to mount a last-ditch protest over a Republican-led spending bill that already passed the House, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, March 13, 2025.
    Schumer to advance GOP funding bill, unwilling to risk government shutdown as deadline nears
    Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer relented Thursday rather than risking a government shutdown.
    Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a press conference following a policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on March 11, 2025 in Washington, DC.
    Senate Democrats refuse to go along with GOP spending plan, as shutdown deadline nears
    Debates over funding the federal government routinely erupt in deadline moments but this year it’s showing the political leverage of Republicans.
    U.S. President Donald Trump answers reporters' questions while hosting Irish Taoiseach Micheal Martin in the Oval Office at the White House on March 12, 2025 in Washington, DC.
    Judge orders Trump to rehire probationary federal workers let go in mass firings
    The case is among multiple lawsuits challenging the mass firings.
    The U.S. Department of Education building is seen in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024.
    Maryland joins Democratic-led states suing over Education Department layoffs
    In a federal lawsuit filed Thursday in Massachusetts, 20 states and Washington, D.C., say the layoffs are so severe that the department “can no longer function, and cannot comply with its statutory requirements.”
    WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 18: EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin signs a Water Policy Announcement at the Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters on February 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin made a water policy announcement and held a signing ceremony with members of the West Virginia Congressional Delegation.  (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)
    EPA head to roll back landmark regulations: ‘Driving dagger through the heart of climate-change religion’
    The head of the Environmental Protection Agency announced a series of actions Wednesday to roll back landmark environmental regulations, including rules on pollution from coal-fired power plants, climate change and electric vehicles.
    A member of civil defense canine unit searches for Sudiksha Konanki, a university student from the U.S. who disappeared on a beach in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, Monday, March. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Francesco Spotorno)
    What happened to Sudiksha Konanki? Spring breaker vanished days ago in Dominican Republic
    Investigators continue to search for a college student from Virginia who vanished earlier this month while visiting the Dominican Republic.
    European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaking to the media.
    The EU retaliates against Trump’s trade moves and slaps tariffs on produce from Republican states
    The European Union on Wednesday announced retaliatory trade action with new duties on U.S. industrial and farm products.
    President Trump is escalating a trade war with the United States’ northern neighbor and standing unmoved by recent stock market turmoil and rising recession risks.
    Trump halts doubling of tariffs on Canadian metals after Ontario suspends electricity price hikes
    President Donald Trump’s spate of tax increases on imports and plans for more have roiled the stock market and stirred up recession risks.
    Linda McMahon, President Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Education, attends a hearing of the Health, Education, and Labor Committee on her nomination.
    Education Department plans to lay off 1,300 employees as Trump vows to wind the agency down
    The Education Department plans to lay off over 1,300 of its more than 4,000 employees as part of a reorganization.
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