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Trump blames diversity hiring as probe into deadly DC plane crash begins

By ZEKE MILLER and CHRIS MEGERIAN
Jan 30, 2025 8:07 pm - WASHINGTON — As the nation reeled from the deadliest American aviation disaster in more than two decades, President Donald Trump on Thursday baselessly blamed diversity i...
Trump’s FBI chief pick, Kash Patel, insists he has no ‘enemies list’ and won’t seek retribution

By ERIC TUCKER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MATT BROWN
Jan 30, 2025 4:56 pm - WASHINGTON — Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, insisted to deeply skeptical Democrats on Thursday that he did not have an “enemies list” and that...
Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s pick to oversee US spy agencies, grilled about Snowden, Syria and Russia

By DAVID KLEPPER and FARNOUSH AMIRI
Jan 30, 2025 4:54 pm - WASHINGTON — Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump's pick to be director of national intelligence, faced sharp criticism from Democrats and Republicans alike Thursday dur...
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...

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