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Foster kids in Kentucky have been sleeping in government offices. The state auditor wants answers

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press
Associated Press,

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Dozens of foster children in Kentucky ranging from teens to toddlers spent nights sleeping in social services buildings while awaiting placement by a state agency, according to a preliminary review that has spurred the state auditor to order a broader investigation. The investigation analyzed 49 cases of foster children spending the night in state office buildings…

National News

Trump White House rescinds order freezing federal grants after widespread confusion

By CHRIS MEGERIAN and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press
Associated Press,

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s budget office on Wednesday rescinded an order freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the country, according to two people familiar with the matter. The Monday evening order from the White House Office of Management and Budget sparked uncertainty over a crucial financial…

National News

Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans

By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press
Associated Press,

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans that could total trillions of dollars. U.S. District Judge Loren L. AliKhan blocked the action Tuesday afternoon, minutes before it was set to go into effect. The administrative stay pauses the freeze until Monday. The White House had planned to start the…

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Ford recalls more than 270,000 Broncos and Mavericks due to loss of power problem

Associated Press,

Photo source: CNNBANGKOK (AP) — Ford Motor Co. is recalling 272,827 Broncos and Mavericks due to a power problem that can cause vehicles to stop unexpectedly or fail to start. Information from the National Highway and Transportation Safety Administration says the problem is related to a 12 volt battery made by Camel Battery of China that has “internal manufacturing defects,”…

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Trump’s new Justice Department leadership orders a freeze on civil rights cases

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press
Associated Press,

Photo source: Louisville Metro Police DepartmentWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s new Justice Department leadership has put a freeze on civil rights litigation and suggested it may reconsider police reform agreements negotiated by the Biden administration, according to two memos obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press. Attorneys in the department’s Civil Rights Division were ordered not to file any new complaints, amicus…

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Teen fatally shoots a female student and himself at Antioch High School in Nashville, police say

By KRISTIN M. HALL and TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press
Associated Press,

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A female student was killed and another student was wounded Wednesday in a shooting in a Nashville high school cafeteria, police said. The 17-year-old shooter, who was also a student at Antioch High School, later shot and killed himself, Metro Nashville Police spokesperson Don Aaron said during a news conference. The student who was wounded in…

National News

Trump is set to sign a slew of executive orders on Day 1. What are his priorities?

Associated Press,

WASHINGTON (AP) — Incoming President Donald Trump has been promising a flurry of executive actions on Day 1. There are executive orders already prepared for Trump’s signature that will end diversity, equity and inclusion funding, crack down on border crossings and ease regulations on oil and natural gas production. The Republican will declare a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border,…

National News

Supreme Court backs law banning TikTok if it’s not sold by its Chinese parent company

Associated Press,

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld the federal law banning TikTok beginning Sunday unless it’s sold by its China-based parent company, holding that the risk to national security posed by its ties to China overcomes concerns about limiting speech by the app or its 170 million users in the United States. A sale does not appear…

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