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Civil rights activists call for a Target boycott after retailer backs away from diversity programs

By STEVE KARNOWSKI
Jan 30, 2025 4:03 pm - Civil rights activists gathered outside the headquarters of Target Corp. on Thursday to call for a national boycott of the retailing giant over its decision to phase out its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
RFK Jr. on defensive over his vaccine views as a key confirmation vote hangs in the balance

By AMANDA SEITZ and STEPHEN GROVES
Jan 30, 2025 2:19 pm - Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination to be the nation's top health official is uncertain after a key Republican joined Democrats to raise persistent concerns over the nominee's deep skepticism of routine childhood vaccinations that prevent deadly diseases.
‘Losing this funding will cause deaths’: Suburban leaders blast Trump’s federal funding freeze

By Russell Lissau
Jan 30, 2025 12:34 pm - Suburban gun violence prevention efforts, counseling programs for sexual abuse victims and road improvement projects would be crippled if President Donald Trump’s controversial order to freeze spending on federal grants and loans stands, advocates for those causes said Thursday.
Hamas frees 8 more hostages and Israel releases 110 more Palestinian prisoners

By MOHAMMAD JAHJOUH, WAFAA SHURAFA and JOSEPH KRAUSS
Jan 30, 2025 11:47 am - Eight more hostages were freed by Hamas-led militants on Thursday in a sometimes chaotic process that briefly delayed the release of 110 Palestinian prisoners by Israel and underscored the fragility of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip that began earlier this month.
FBI wrestles with a spike in sexual misconduct claims and male-dominated culture

By JIM MUSTIAN
Jan 30, 2025 11:19 am - The FBI has recorded a sharp spike in complaints that its own agents and employees have engaged in sexual misconduct, ranging from assault to harassment, despite a pledge by bureau leaders to eliminate the longstanding problem.
A Russian drone strikes an apartment building in Ukraine, killing at least 4

By ILLIA NOVIKOV
Jan 30, 2025 6:40 am - A Russian drone blasted a hole in an apartment building in northeastern Ukraine during a nighttime attack, killing at least four people and injuring nine others, officials said Thursday.
With sweeping orders, Trump aims to control race teaching, boost school choice

By Laura Meckler, Susan Svrluga, Hannah Natanson and Danielle Douglas-Gabriel
Jan 29, 2025 8:14 pm - President Donald Trump signed a trio of executive orders on education Wednesday seeking to control how schools teach about race and gender, direct more tax dollars to pri...
‘Remarkably poor judgment’: Wall Street Journal takes a critical eye to start of Trump’s 2nd term

By DAVID BAUDER
Jan 29, 2025 7:21 pm - Amid all of the enthusiasm in conservative media for President Donald Trump's first week back in office, the Rupert Murdoch-owned Wall Street Journal has notably applied ...
Trump’s orders take aim at critical race theory and antisemitism on college campuses

By COLLIN BINKLEY and ZEKE MILLER
Jan 29, 2025 7:18 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is ordering U.S. schools to stop teaching what he views as “critical race theory” and other material dealing with race and sexuality o...
Defense secretary pulls Trump critic Gen. Milley’s security clearance and protective detail

By TARA COPP
Jan 29, 2025 6:27 pm - WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is pulling security protections and clearance for Gen. Mark Milley, retired Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, and has ordered th...

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