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DOJ Delays ADA Web-Accessibility Rule for Public Institutions

Miranda Lacy and Harold Rogers walk around the campus of West Virginia State University, where both completed undergraduate degrees. They consider the campus a second home because staff there worked hard to make sure their education was accessible. Now, they're in a graduate program that they say has failed to make their learning materials accessible

How “Tree-Hugger” Became a Badge of Pride

Nepalese people hug trees during a mass tree hugging on World Environment Day in Katmandu, Nepal, Sunday, June 5, 2011. Niranjan Shrestha/AP hide caption toggle caption Niranjan Shrestha/AP On a recent 80-degree day at Rock Creek Park, an urban national park in the heart of Washington D.C., a dozen children as young as four sank

FAA Proposes Major Digital Overhaul of Air Traffic System

The FAA says it wants to build a brand-new air traffic control system that uses software to prevent conflicts, delays and cancellations. Here, passenger jets land and take off at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in March. Last year, a midair collision between a regional airliner and a military helicopter near the airport killed 67

Virginia Vote Gives Democrats an Edge Against GOP Redistricting

An election worker tears off "I Voted" stickers during the Virginia redistricting referendum at Fairfax Government Center, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Fairfax, Va. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP hide caption toggle caption Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP As time runs out before the midterm elections, Virginia took a step on Tuesday to counter and possibly surpass President Trump's

RFK Jr. Faces Intense Congressional Scrutiny After Long Absence

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appears before the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Tuesday. He has two more congressional hearings on Wednesday. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption toggle caption Jacquelyn Martin/AP When Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made dramatic, sudden changes to the childhood vaccine schedule without input from

2,500-Year-Old Golden Helmet Returned to Romania

Dacian gold items, a 2,500-year-old helmet and wristbands, stolen from a museum in the Netherlands and then recovered by Dutch authorities, are presented during a press conference after being returned, at the National Museum of Romanian History, in Bucharest, Romania, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. Andreea Alexandru/AP hide caption toggle caption Andreea Alexandru/AP BUCHAREST, Romania —

Mexico Tightens Security at Tourist Sites After Pyramid Shooting

MEXICO CITY — Mexico's government said it was beefing up security at tourist sites after a man opened fire on tourists at pyramids outside of Mexico City less than two months before the FIFA World Cup. The Monday shooting, carried out by a lone gunman on top of one of the Teotihuacan pyramids — a

Virginia Voters Approve Democrats’ Congressional Redraw

Virginia voters OK a Democratic effort to redraw the state's congressional map Audio will be available later today. A person votes Tuesday in the Virginia redistricting referendum at a polling place in Alexandria. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP hide caption toggle caption Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Virginia voters have delivered a significant win to Democrats, as the state

Justice Department Indicts Southern Poverty Law Center on Fraud

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks as FBI Director Kash Patel listens during a news conference at the Justice Department on Tuesday in Washington. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption toggle caption Jacquelyn Martin/AP WASHINGTON — The Southern Poverty Law Center was indicted Tuesday on federal fraud charges alleging it improperly raised millions of dollars to secretly

Russian strikes hit Odesa port; railway worker killed in Zaporizhia

Russian drones have attacked Ukraine’s main Black Sea port in the southern city of Odesa and a railway in the region of Zaporizhia, killing a train driver, according to Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Oleksii Kuleba. The overnight attacks damaged the infrastructure of the Odesa ⁠⁠port, including berths, warehouses, railway infrastructure and ‌‌port operators’ facilities, Kuleba
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