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Trump Travel Ban, Visa Delays Spur Sharp Drop in International Student Enrollment★ Missouri Teacher Shortage Persists as Certification Requirements Deter Career Switchers★ Democrats Introduce Nearly 250 State Bills to Restrict Federal Immigration Enforcement★ Bernie Sanders-Backed California Candidate Described DEI as “Social Justice-Driven Duty” in Academic Work★ Trump Endorses Former Federal Prosecutor Komatireddy to Unseat New York AG Letitia James★ Hurricane Lala Spares Hawaiʻi Island Landfall but Leaves Thousands Without Power★ Alabama Executes Man Convicted in 2021 Death of Young Child★ Trump Administration Pays $1.2 Billion to Cancel Gulf of Mexico Offshore Wind Farm★ Trump Travel Ban, Visa Delays Spur Sharp Drop in International Student Enrollment★ Missouri Teacher Shortage Persists as Certification Requirements Deter Career Switchers★ Democrats Introduce Nearly 250 State Bills to Restrict Federal Immigration Enforcement★ Bernie Sanders-Backed California Candidate Described DEI as “Social Justice-Driven Duty” in Academic Work★ Trump Endorses Former Federal Prosecutor Komatireddy to Unseat New York AG Letitia James★ Hurricane Lala Spares Hawaiʻi Island Landfall but Leaves Thousands Without Power★ Alabama Executes Man Convicted in 2021 Death of Young Child★ Trump Administration Pays $1.2 Billion to Cancel Gulf of Mexico Offshore Wind Farm★

Federal Reports Show Violent and Property Crime Rates Fell Significantly in 2024

Eight Albuquerque Police Officers File Federal Lawsuit Over Chemical Exposure Linked to 2024 Military Jet Crash

Federal Judge Upholds Bureau of Land Management Approval of Nevada Lithium-Boron Mine

Pedestrian Fatalities Drop 11% in First Half of 2025, Marking Largest Recorded Decline in 15 Years

Marine Corps Stations ICE Agents Outside Parris Island Graduation Events Amid Enhanced Base Security Measures

North Carolina Utilities Commission Opens Hearings on Duke Energy’s Proposed 18% Residential Rate Increase

Missouri Senate Committee Advances Bill to Restrict Automatic Recurring Campaign Donations

Utah Students Earn 263,000 College Credits Through Prior Learning Program, Generating $72 Million in Tuition Savings

Mississippi Legislature Passes Jackson Water Authority Reform Bill, Sends Measure to Governor

Mississippi Legislature Approves Opioid Settlement Fund Distribution Bill, Excluding Local Government Provisions

Federal Prosecutors Probe Alleged Bribery Scheme Involving NYC Council Member and Hochul Aide Tied to $200M Migrant Shelter Contractor