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National News

Student loans in default to be referred to debt collection, Education Department says

The Education Department will begin collection next month on student loans that are in default, including the garnishing of wages ... Read more

World News

Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88

Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the ... Read more

State News

Trump administration seeks explosive expansion of nation’s immigration detention system

Amid rural Louisiana’s crawfish farms, towering pine trees and cafes serving po’boys, nearly 7,000 people are waiting at immigration ... Read more

Crime

Florida State gunman used deputy mom’s former service weapon to kill 2 and wound 6, authorities say

The 20-year-old son of a sheriff’s deputy opened fire Thursday at Florida State University with his mother’s former ... Read more

National News

Judge finds probable cause to hold Trump administration in contempt for violating deportation order

A federal judge on Wednesday said he has found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt of ... Read more

National News

NYC sightseeing helicopter plunges into river, killing 6, including family of Spanish tourists

A New York City sightseeing helicopter broke apart in midair Thursday and crashed upside-down into the Hudson River, ... Read more

National News

Supreme Court blocks order requiring Trump administration to reinstate thousands of federal workers

The Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked an order for the Trump administration to return to work thousands of federal employees ... Read more

National News

Jay North, TV’s mischievous Dennis the Menace, dies at 73

Jay North, who starred as the towheaded mischief maker on TV’s “Dennis the Menace” for four seasons starting ... Read more

Business

Trump: Be patient as global markets keep dropping over tariffs

President Donald Trump remained defiant on Monday as global markets continued plunging and fears of a recession grew after his tariff announcement last week. ... Read more

Business

Stocks are making wild swings as markets try to assess the potential damage from Trump’s trade war

Stocks are sharply swinging down, up, then down again on Wall Street as markets try to assess the ... Read more

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