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HUD Staff Say Administration Is Blocking Fair Housing Enforcement

Boarded doors and windows on Feb. 15, 2023, in Baltimore, where Black residents have alleged that redevelopment policies perpetuate racial discrimination. Julio Cortez/AP hide caption toggle caption Julio Cortez/AP A small number of current and former employees of the Department of Housing and Urban Development launched a website Thursday to accuse the Trump administration of

Rising Jet Fuel Costs Could Make Your Next Flight Pricier

A worker fuels a Delta Airlines plane at Salt Lake City International Airport on April 09, 2026. As fuel prices continue to rise amid the war in Iran, airlines around the world are canceling flights and scaling back routes due to surging jet fuel prices. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Justin

Georgia Swing Voters Angry and Worried About Iran War

President Trump is seen speaking about the Iran war on a TV in the White House on April 1. Polls have found the war to be unpopular with Americans. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP hide caption toggle caption Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Swing voters in Georgia say the Iran war is going poorly. When asked how the conflict

Three realities of a naval quarantine in Hormuz

The U.S. Navy's aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln sails alongside guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. and dry cargo ship USNS Carl Brashear in the Arabian Sea on Feb. 6. Handout/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Handout/Getty Images Days after the U.S. Navy began blockading the Strait of Hormuz, key questions remain unanswered about

Julius Malema Sentenced to Five Years for Firing Rifle

DEVELOPING STORY, Magistrate hands the opposition figure five-year term, that his lawyers say will be appealed. South African opposition politician Julius Malema has been sentenced to prison time for firing a rifle in ⁠the air at a party rally. Malema, the leader of the far-left opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), was handed a five-year sentence

Tax Refunds Fall Short of Promised Boost

The average tax refund is higher this year, but falls short of promises. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Early spring means the return of warm weather and … taxes. On a recent weekend, Dan and Glynna Courter were enjoying the sun with friends over a picnic of

Pope Visits Cameroon as Separatists Pause Fighting

Pope Leo XIV delivers his speech as he celebrates a Mass in the Saint Augustine Basilica in Annaba, Algeria, Tuesday, April 14, 2026, on the second day of an 11-day apostolic journey to Africa. Andrew Medichini/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Medichini/AP ALGIERS, Algeria — Pope Leo XIV is heading to the central African nation

Rural Dialysis Closure Forces Patients to Travel or Relocate

Mark Pieper sits in his pickup after receiving one of his last dialysis treatments in Chadron, Nebraska, before the rural hospital there shut down that service due to financial challenges. "I guess I'll just bloat up and die in a month," Pieper remembers thinking when he heard the news. Arielle Zionts/KFF Health News hide caption

The Story Behind “Discombobulated”

The potentially discombobulating swirl of New York City's Times Square Leo Patrizi/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Leo Patrizi/Getty Images Feeling a little confused, concerned, off-kilter, out of sorts? Sounds like you're discombobulated. It's a fitting word for an unsettling feeling. It sounds formal, maybe even fancy. But it's actually the creation of some good
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