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Members of the Fulbright scholarship board resign, accusing Trump of meddling

By CHEYANNE MUMPHREY AP Education Writer Nearly all the members of a board overseeing the prestigious Fulbright scholarships resigned Wednesday in protest of what they call the Trump administration’s meddling with the selection of award recipients for the international exchange program. A statement published online by board members said the administration usurped the board’s authority

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Members of the Fulbright scholarship board resign, accusing Trump of meddling

By CHEYANNE MUMPHREY AP Education Writer All 12 members of the board overseeing the prestigious Fulbright scholarships resigned Wednesday in protest of what they call the Trump administration’s meddling with the selection of award recipients for the international exchange program. A statement published online by the board members said the administration usurped the board’s authority

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Trump’s plan to begin ‘phasing out’ FEMA after hurricane season burdens states, experts warn

By GABRIELA AOUN ANGUEIRA Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — President Donald Trump’s plan to begin “phasing out” the federal agency that responds to disasters after the 2025 hurricane season is likely to put more responsibilities on states to provide services following increasingly frequent and expensive climate disasters, experts said. “We want to wean off

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Los estadounidenses votaron por deportaciones, pero no necesariamente votaron por lo que está ocurriendo

Análisis de Aaron Blake, CNN Existe una creciente opinión generalizada sobre las deportaciones y movilizaciones de militares cada vez más agresivas de la administración de Trump, que subyacen a las escenas en Los Ángeles. Se sostiene que la gente realmente quiere deportar a inmigrantes indocumentados. Y que eso significa que no simpatizan con los manifestantes

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Voris (left) and Darla Zelenitsky have been studying the evolution of tyrannosaurs.

‘Dragon prince’ dinosaur discovery is changing how scientists understand T. rex

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Scientists have identified a previously unknown 86 million-year-old dinosaur species that fills an early gap in the fossil record of tyrannosaurs, revealing how they evolved to become massive apex predators. Researchers analyzing the species’ remains have named it Khankhuuluu mongoliensis, which translates to “dragon prince of Mongolia,” because it

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Milwaukee Public Schools officials announced in late April that Westside Academy would need to close to address lead hazards.

‘Come and help us’: Milwaukee parents fire back at Trump administration for denying federal aid amid lead crisis in schools

By Brenda Goodman, CNN Milwaukee (CNN) — The library at Starms Discovery Learning Center has cheerful peach and blue walls, and squat wooden shelves filled with books wrapped in thick plastic jackets to protect them from the touches and smudges of many small hands. On Monday, the library became a place to exchange other stories,

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The defense of Karen Read – seen here in a Dedham

Karen Read’s defense rests its case in her retrial for the death of her police officer boyfriend

By Dakin Andone, Jean Casarez, CNN (CNN) — Defense attorneys for Karen Read rested their case Wednesday, bringing her retrial for the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend one step closer to its blockbuster conclusion. Judge Beverly Cannone indicated closing arguments will begin Friday, with jurors expected to begin deliberating thereafter. Prosecutors have accused

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Científicos mapearon qué sucedería si colapsa un sistema crucial de corrientes oceánicas: el impacto climático sería extremo

Por Laura Paddison, CNN El colapso de una red crucial de corrientes oceánicas del Atlántico podría congelar profundamente algunas partes del mundo, con temperaturas invernales que descenderían a alrededor de -55 grados Fahrenheit en algunas ciudades, lo que traería “profundos impactos climáticos y sociales”, según un nuevo estudio. Existe una creciente preocupación por el futuro

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