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Families turn to states for civil rights support as Trump dismantles the Education Department

Families turn to states for civil rights support as Trump dismantles the Education Department

  • COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press

As the Trump administration dismantles the Education Department, the agency is pulling back on its role in policing discrimination in America's schools.

US Supreme Court Blocks California Transgender Student Privacy Protections

US Supreme Court Blocks California Transgender Student Privacy Protections

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The US Supreme Court has halted California laws that limit schools from sharing a student's transgender identity with parents without the child's consent. In a 6-3 decision, the court sided with Christian parents who argued the measures violated their constitutional religious and parental rights.

Professors in Epstein files say they hoped friendship would lead to research funding

Professors in Epstein files say they hoped friendship would lead to research funding

  • COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press

Asked about relationships that often endured for years, many have offered a similar response: Epstein had money to give, and they needed it.

Kindergarten readiness varies widely by income, new data shows. Cities stepping in to help

Kindergarten readiness varies widely by income, new data shows. Cities stepping in to help

  • MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated Press

Immense disparities exist in whether parents across the country report their child as ready for kindergarten, new data from the National Survey for Children's Health shows.

How to navigate the Epstein files

How to navigate the Epstein files

  • CBC English

The U.S. Justice Department has released millions of files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but how do you navigate that much material? Ashley Fraser breaks down how CBC’s investigative team is wading through the documents and searching the database.

2-month-olds see the world in a more complex way than scientists thought, study suggests

2-month-olds see the world in a more complex way than scientists thought, study suggests

  • LAURA UNGAR AP Medical Writer

A new study suggests that babies can distinguish between objects at 2 months old, earlier than scientists previously thought.

Ultra-Processed Foods May Heighten Cognitive Decline

Ultra-Processed Foods May Heighten Cognitive Decline

  • ZMG - Veuer

Some things are out of our control, like cognitive decline, but we can slow it down if we make the right choices. Veuer’s Maria Mercedes Galuppo has the story.

How to talk to kids about immigration, ICE and recent killings

How to talk to kids about immigration, ICE and recent killings

    If you avoid the subject, kids can fill the gap with misinformation and worst-case scenarios they’ve conjured.

    Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem faces rising calls for her firing or impeachment

    Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem faces rising calls for her firing or impeachment

      She's one of the high-profile faces of the Trump administration's immigration enforcement campaign.

      Despite calls, Minneapolis sees little change on the streets

      Despite calls, Minneapolis sees little change on the streets

        MINNEAPOLIS — Though President Donald Trump spoke to officials in Minnesota after federal immigration agents shot and killed a second person in Minneapolis, there was little evidence Wednesday of significant changes after weeks of harsh rhetoric and clashes with protesters.

        Official: Officers involved in Alex Pretti shooting placed on administrative leave

        Official: Officers involved in Alex Pretti shooting placed on administrative leave

          A senior Department of Homeland Security official confirmed to CNN that officers involved in the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minnesota on Saturday have been placed on administrative leave. It is standard protocol for agents involved in shootings to be placed on administrative leave whil…

          U.S. sending ICE agents to Winter Olympics, stirring anger in Italy

          U.S. sending ICE agents to Winter Olympics, stirring anger in Italy

            U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel will help protect U.S. delegations at the Winter Olympics in Italy, a U.S. embassy source says, confirming local media reports and prompting anger among some Italian politicians.

            Trump's use of AI images pushes new boundaries, further eroding public trust, experts say

            Trump's use of AI images pushes new boundaries, further eroding public trust, experts say

              An edited image of civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong is raising new alarms about how the administration is blurring the lines between what is real and what is fake.

              2 federal officers fired shots during encounter that killed Pretti, DHS tells Congress

              2 federal officers fired shots during encounter that killed Pretti, DHS tells Congress

                Two federal officers fired shots during the encounter that killed ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, a Customs and Border Protection official told Congress in a notice sent Tuesday.

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                Photos: Tucson Festival of Books returns

                Photos: Tucson Festival of Books returns

                Tucson Festival of Books is back through 5:30 p.m. on Sunday at the University of Arizona.

                Arizona Daily Star on this date: March 14

                Arizona Daily Star on this date: March 14

                See the A1 covers from the past for this day in history.

                'The biggest lie is that there is no truth,' ABC's Jonathan Karl tells Tucson book festival audience

                'The biggest lie is that there is no truth,' ABC's Jonathan Karl tells Tucson book festival audience

                Jonathan Karl, chief Washington correspondent for ABC News, was inspired to become a journalist by a news story that unfolded across the globe when he was a college student spending his days devouring books by Kurt Vonnegut, Fyodor Dostoevsky and others. Those writers' stories were not "true…

                Tucson's Top Stories: March 14

                Tucson's Top Stories: March 14

                Get your morning recap of today's local news and read the full stories here: tucne.ws/morning

                State & Regional

                Proposal would add 30 lawmakers to Arizona House

                Proposal would add 30 lawmakers to Arizona House

                An Arizona lawmakers wants to add 30 lawmakers to the Arizona House, raising the total number of representatives in the state from 60 to 90.

                Tucson faces historic heat wave next week

                Tucson faces historic heat wave next week

                A strong ridge of high pressure off the California Coast will bring about a warmer-than-usual weekend to the Tucson region and high temperatures next week that could set new records for March.

                Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs adds 3 to growing list of vetoes

                Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs adds 3 to growing list of vetoes

                There will be no state-enforced limits on efforts to modify the atmosphere, trooper overtime funds taken from the Attorney General's budget nor extra rules for petition circulators thanks to vetoes by Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs.

                Arizona election officials seek to shield voter data as US agencies swoop in

                Arizona election officials seek to shield voter data as US agencies swoop in

                Two top state officials are telling Arizona counties to refuse to comply with any grand jury subpoenas for private voter records.  

                Nation & World

                The Latest: Iran threatens UAE ports as war enters its third week

                The Latest: Iran threatens UAE ports as war enters its third week

                Iran has threatened for the first time to attack civilian infrastructure in a neighboring country, urging people to evacuate three major ports in the United Arab Emirates it claimed the U.S. military was using to launch strikes on Iran. Saturday's warning sharpens fears of an escalating war on the vital infrastructure for global energy supplies, as the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed. Iran has fired hundreds of missiles and drones at Gulf neighbors, saying it targets U.S. assets even as airports and oil facilities have been hit or threatened. America and Israel have struck more than 15,000 targets across Iran during the war, now in its third week.

                State Department slashes fee to renounce US citizenship by 80% to $450

                State Department slashes fee to renounce US citizenship by 80% to $450

                Renouncing U.S. citizenship can be an intensive and lengthy process.

                White House wants to build an underground center for security screening of visitors

                White House wants to build an underground center for security screening of visitors

                Visitors currently line up near Lafayette Park after President Donald Trump tore down the East Wing last fall to build a ballroom.

                Iran war enters its third week

                Iran war enters its third week

                Iran said the U.S. used "ports, docks and hideouts" in the UAE and urged people to evacuate areas where it said U.S. forces sheltered.

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                Woman, 24, killed in Tucson crash

                Woman, 24, killed in Tucson crash

                U of A president declines to sign shared governance contract with faculty

                U of A president declines to sign shared governance contract with faculty

                'The biggest lie is that there is no truth,' ABC's Jonathan Karl tells Tucson book festival audience

                'The biggest lie is that there is no truth,' ABC's Jonathan Karl tells Tucson book festival audience

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                Crime

                23 photos from inside the Macon County Jail through the years

                23 photos from inside the Macon County Jail through the years

                Check out the inside of the Macon County Jail through photos from the Herald & Review archives. More archive photos at herald-review.com.

                Wellsville man accused of giving drugs to Pharaoh's witness faces new charges

                Wellsville man accused of giving drugs to Pharaoh's witness faces new charges

                A new indictment has added two kidnapping and six witness tampering charges against an Allegany County man under federal investigation since a government witness in the Pharaoh’s strip club case turned up dead in his home.

                Prosecutors say Wellsville man tampered with government witnesses

                Prosecutors say Wellsville man tampered with government witnesses

                Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicholas Cooper told a judge that his office intends to file witness tampering charges against Simon P. Gogolack 39, of Wellsville.

                Wellsville man accused of giving drugs to Pharaoh's witness who died

                Wellsville man accused of giving drugs to Pharaoh's witness who died

                A Southern Tier man with a history of drug-related charges has become entangled in the FBI’s probe into the death of a government witness in the Pharaoh’s strip club case.

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                Provided content. Research shows that 7th grade is the tipping point at which students either stay on track for STEM or fall permanently behind. Here's the data. 

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                Carfentanil in Pima County: A Drug Deadlier Than Fentanyl Threatens Tucson Streets

                Contributor content. Southern Arizona’s fentanyl crisis has escalated as Pima County officials warn of carfentanil—an elephant tranquilizer—found in seized counterfeit M30 pills.

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                Parents Say Their Homes Are Safe. So Why Do Hidden Concerns Linger?

                Provided content. Most parents describe their homes as safe places for their children. Yet many still worry about risks they cannot see.

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                Crime

                Tucson man sentenced to 10 years in deadly people-smuggling crash

                Tucson man sentenced to 10 years in deadly people-smuggling crash

                Samuel Lopez-Ozuna, 20, of Tucson, crashed in 2024 while fleeing Border Patrol south of Tucson while smuggling seven people into the state, federal prosecutors say.

                City, County tout joint efforts to reduce crime, homelessness

                City, County tout joint efforts to reduce crime, homelessness

                Tucson and Pima County leaders recently touted collaborative efforts in addressing issues related to homelessness, drug use and increasing public safety.

                Families with missing loved ones like Nancy Guthrie face ambiguous loss

                Families with missing loved ones like Nancy Guthrie face ambiguous loss

                Faith and community can help families trying to cope with "ambiguous loss" experienced when loved ones like Nancy Guthrie — who disappeared from her Tucson home more than a month ago — go missing.

                Tucson man fatally shot after minor crash

                Tucson man fatally shot after minor crash

                A 34-year-old man was fatally shot during a confrontation that followed a minor crash Thursday evening on Tucson's west side, police say.

                Politics

                Proposal would add 30 lawmakers to Arizona House

                Proposal would add 30 lawmakers to Arizona House

                An Arizona lawmakers wants to add 30 lawmakers to the Arizona House, raising the total number of representatives in the state from 60 to 90.

                Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs adds 3 to growing list of vetoes

                Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs adds 3 to growing list of vetoes

                There will be no state-enforced limits on efforts to modify the atmosphere, trooper overtime funds taken from the Attorney General's budget nor extra rules for petition circulators thanks to vetoes by Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs.

                Unfinished projects a top priority in newly passed RTA Next

                Unfinished projects a top priority in newly passed RTA Next

                Local officials say finishing seven carry-over projects and improving public communication are top priorities following passage of RTA Next, the massive regional transportation plan.

                Arizona Senate wants to ask voters to double lawmakers' pay

                Arizona Senate wants to ask voters to double lawmakers' pay

                Every effort by Arizona lawmakers since 1998 to hike salaries has been rejected by voters. A new measure seeks to scrap the rules for seeking raises.

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