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IMF cautiously upgrades global economic growth forecast
(Ian Taylor / Unsplash) As the U.S. backs off hefty tariffs in recent trade deals, strain on the global economy is easing, the...
Jul 292 min read
Report: 33% of American adults had mental illness or substance use disorder in 2024
New data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration shows that while some progress has been made in reducing mental illness and substance abuse, 86.6 million Americans aged 18 and older had either a mental illness or substance use disorder in 2024.
Jul 292 min read
Federal judge blocks Planned Parenthood defunding
A federal judge in Massachusetts said Monday the federal government must continue to provide funds to Planned Parenthood through Medicaid.
Jul 282 min read
Trump announces EU trade deal with 15% tariff on imports
(Official photo by The White House) President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with the European Union on Sunday that will require...
Jul 282 min read
US Education Department to unfreeze contested K-12 funds
The Trump administration said Friday it’ll soon release billions in Education Department funding that has been frozen for weeks, delaying disbursements to K-12 schools throughout the country.
Jul 252 min read
Trump signs law yanking $9B from NPR, PBS, foreign aid
President Donald Trump signed into law Thursday the bill Congress passed earlier this month to revoke $9 billion in previously approved spending for public broadcasting and foreign aid.
Jul 242 min read
Trump executive order moves to get homeless off the streets
(Jon Tyson | Unsplash) With the sight of homeless encampments plaguing cities nationwide, President Donald Trump has issued an executive...
Jul 242 min read
FEMA acting chief defends response to Texas flood catastrophe as 'outstanding'
The Trump administration official running the Federal Emergency Management Agency testified Wednesday the response to flash flooding in Texas over the Fourth of July weekend served as an “outstanding” model for the rest of the country.
Jul 244 min read
Fewer than half of ICE arrests under Trump are convicted criminals
ICE has netted more criminals than under Biden, but also swept up many more non-criminal immigrants A woman cries after her husband is...
Jul 244 min read
Violent crime continues to drop across US cities, report shows
Amid recent political rhetoric about rising crime and violence in American cities, a new analysis shows that violent crime has continued to decline this year.
Jul 244 min read
Trump illegally withheld Head Start payments, government watchdog says
The Health and Human Services Department illegally withheld payments from Head Start for the first months of President Donald Trump’s term, a government watchdog reported Wednesday.
Jul 234 min read
The Forest Service Claims It’s Fully Staffed for a Worsening Fire Season. Data Shows Thousands of Unfilled Jobs.
DOGE cuts and voluntary resignations have severely hampered the agency as the nation enters the peak of fire season, with more than 1 million acres burning across 10 Western states.
Jul 226 min read
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