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FILE - A San Jose State Spartans player prepares to serve against the Air Force Falcons during the fifth set of an NCAA college volleyball match Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Eakin Howard, File)
1 hour ago

Why thousands of NCAA athletes might wait over a year for share of $2.8 billion settlement

Read full article: Why thousands of NCAA athletes might wait over a year for share of $2.8 billion settlement
This image provided by United States District Court For The Eastern District Of Michigan shows toxic plant pathogens that a Chinese scientist entered the U.S. last year stashed in his backpack, federal authorities said Tuesday, June 3, 2025, as they filed charges against him and a girlfriend who worked in a lab at the University of Michigan. (United States District Court For The Eastern District Of Michigan via AP) A
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2 Chinese scientists will stay in jail while accused of bringing biological material to US

Read full article: 2 Chinese scientists will stay in jail while accused of bringing biological material to US
FILE - Student negotiator Mahmoud Khalil is seen at a pro-Palestinian protest encampment on the Columbia University campus in New York, April 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)
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Mahmoud Khalil can remain jailed over claims he lied on green card application, judge says

Read full article: Mahmoud Khalil can remain jailed over claims he lied on green card application, judge says
FILE - Graduates walk into the High Point Solutions Stadium before the start of the Rutgers University graduation ceremony in Piscataway Township, N.J., on May 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
1 day ago

How to get along when college grads move back home with parents

Read full article: How to get along when college grads move back home with parents

A shaky economy.

FILE - The Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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Supreme Court win for girl with epilepsy expected to make disability lawsuits against schools easier

Read full article: Supreme Court win for girl with epilepsy expected to make disability lawsuits against schools easier

A teenage girl with a rare form of epilepsy has won a unanimous Supreme Court ruling that’s expected to make it easier for families of children with disabilities to sue schools over access to education.

Harvard University researcher Kseniia Petrova, 30, smiles after being released on bail from federal custody at the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse on Thursday, June 12, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Leah Willingham)
1 day ago

Harvard researcher charged with smuggling frog embryos is released from federal custody on bail

Read full article: Harvard researcher charged with smuggling frog embryos is released from federal custody on bail

A Russian-born scientist and Harvard University researcher charged with smuggling frog embryos into the United States has been released on bail.

President Donald Trump walks down the stairs of Air Force One upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)
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Members of the Fulbright scholarship board resign, accusing Trump of meddling

Read full article: Members of the Fulbright scholarship board resign, accusing Trump of meddling

Nearly all the members of a board overseeing the prestigious Fulbright scholarships on Wednesday resigned in protest of what they call the Trump administration’s meddling with the selection of award recipients, according to a statement they issued.

Researchers recently found over 100 species of ribbon worm, most of which are new to science, off of the coast of Oman. Photo courtesy of Svetlana Maslakova
2 days ago

Scientists discover 100 new ribbon worm species -- and counting

Read full article: Scientists discover 100 new ribbon worm species -- and counting

A new study documents the discovery of over 100 ribbon worm species off the coast of Oman, most of which are new to science. With gruesome methods of devouring their prey, ribbon worms can take down other worms, clams, crabs, amphipods and even fish.

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Easy ways to keep children active this summer

Read full article: Easy ways to keep children active this summer

School is officially out for the summer, and that means parents are going to be hearing “I’m bored” a lot more often. So, what can they do to keep their little ones active and entertained?

People pay a moment of silence on the main square after a former student opened fire the day before at a school fatally wounding several people and injuring many others before taking his own life, Graz, Austria, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
1 day ago

Austria falls silent for a minute as questions remain about the motive for a deadly school shooting

Read full article: Austria falls silent for a minute as questions remain about the motive for a deadly school shooting

Austria has fallen silent for a minute and people are laying candles in the city of Graz in memory of the 10 people killed in a school shooting that shocked the country.

FILE - Arizona Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs, center, applauds for those affected by the Los Angeles area wildfires as she gives the State of the State address in the House of Representatives at the state Capitol with Speaker of the House Rep. Steve Montenegro, R-Litchfield Park, left, and Senate President Warren Petersen, R-Gilbert, flanking the governor on Jan. 13, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
2 days ago

Arizona governor vetoes bill banning teaching antisemitism, calls it an attack on educators

Read full article: Arizona governor vetoes bill banning teaching antisemitism, calls it an attack on educators

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has vetoed a proposal that would have banned teaching antisemitism at the state’s public schools.

Flowers and candles are laid outside a school where a former student opened fire the day before fatally wounding several people and injuring many others before taking his own life, Graz, Austria, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
2 days ago

Here's what we know about the school shooting in Austria

Read full article: Here's what we know about the school shooting in Austria

A 21-year-old former student opened fire inside his school in Austria’s second-biggest city Tuesday morning and killed 10 people.

A police car stand in front of a school building after shooting at the school in Graz, Austria, Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader)
3 days ago

A school shooting in the Austrian city of Graz leaves at least 8 people and suspected gunman dead

Read full article: A school shooting in the Austrian city of Graz leaves at least 8 people and suspected gunman dead
Brittnee Nelson, who runs her own housecleaning business, poses for a portrait in her neighborhood in Shreveport, La., Monday, June 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jill Pickett)
3 days ago

How scammers are using AI to steal college financial aid

Read full article: How scammers are using AI to steal college financial aid

Financial aid fraud is exploding, thanks to the rise of artificial intelligence.

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Clay County Schools announces staff changes as district faces potential $10M budget shortfall for next year

Read full article: Clay County Schools announces staff changes as district faces potential $10M budget shortfall for next year

The Clay County School District said it is reevaluating its spending as it faces a potential $10 million budget shortfall next year.

President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One at Hagerstown Regional Airport, in Hagerstown, Md., on his was to Camp David, Md., Sunday, June 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Can $1,000 at birth change a child's future? A Republican proposal aims to find out

Read full article: Can $1,000 at birth change a child's future? A Republican proposal aims to find out

A House Republican proposal backed by President Donald Trump would set up tax-deferred investment accounts with $1,000 for infants born across the U.S. It builds on the concept of baby bonds, which some cities have begun introducing as a way to reduce gaps between wealthy people and poor people.

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Deadline approaching for local students to apply for PFLAG’s scholarship program

Read full article: Deadline approaching for local students to apply for PFLAG’s scholarship program

Since its inception, PFLAG Jacksonville has provided more than 345 scholarships totaling more than $430,000 to local students. The application window for 2025 is rapidly closing, so here's what students need to know.

A mural is seen at the Institute for American Indian Arts during summer recess in Santa Fe, N.M., Saturday, June 7, 2025, as Congress proposes a cut-off in annual federal spending allocations to the tribal college. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

White House budget request slashes funding for tribal colleges and universities

Read full article: White House budget request slashes funding for tribal colleges and universities

If President Donald Trump's budget proposal wins final congressional approval, funding will be slashed for tribal colleges and universities.

Funeral for Darrell Tyrone Polite, Sr.

Funeral service held for beloved Palatka Junior-Senior High School coach

Read full article: Funeral service held for beloved Palatka Junior-Senior High School coach

The Putnam County community is mourning this week after a longtime Palatka Junior-Senior High School coach died over the weekend.

A school bus is seen behind a fence with barbed wire outside Ferriday High School in Ferriday, La., Thursday, May 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Trump officials are vowing to end school desegregation orders. Some parents say they're still needed

Read full article: Trump officials are vowing to end school desegregation orders. Some parents say they're still needed

Six decades after the federal government ordered Concordia Parish to desegregate its schools, the district remains racially divided.

The University of Florida Board of Trustees selected Dr. Santa Ono to be the school's next president.

UF’s board of trustees says presidential pick was ‘uniquely qualified’ after state university board’s rejection

Read full article: UF’s board of trustees says presidential pick was ‘uniquely qualified’ after state university board’s rejection

University of Florida’s Chair of the Board of Trustees (BOT) spoke out in a written statement about the Florida Board of Governors’ decision not to confirm Dr. Santa Ono as the next president.

FILE - The Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to leave mass layoffs at Education Department in place

Read full article: Trump administration asks Supreme Court to leave mass layoffs at Education Department in place

The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to pause a court order to reinstate Education Department employees who were fired in mass layoffs as part of President Donald Trump’s plan to dismantle the agency.

FILE - A relief sculpture rests on a gate to the entrance of Harvard University, in Cambridge, Mass., March 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Judge puts temporary hold on Trump's latest ban on Harvard's foreign students

Read full article: Judge puts temporary hold on Trump's latest ban on Harvard's foreign students

A federal judge has temporarily blocked a proclamation by President Donald Trump that banned foreign students from entering the U.S. to attend Harvard University.

FILE - Student negotiator Mahmoud Khalil is seen at a pro-Palestinian protest encampment on the Columbia University campus in New York, April 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)

Detained Columbia graduate claims ‘irreparable harm’ to career and family as he pleads for release

Read full article: Detained Columbia graduate claims ‘irreparable harm’ to career and family as he pleads for release

A Columbia graduate facing deportation over his pro-Palestinian activism on campus has outlined the “irreparable harm” caused by his continued detention as a federal judge weighs his release.

FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2012, file photo, students walk through the University of Texas at Austin campus near the school's iconic tower in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

What to know as Trump administration targets tuition breaks for students without legal status

Read full article: What to know as Trump administration targets tuition breaks for students without legal status

The quick end to a Texas law that granted in-state public university tuition prices to students who lack legal resident status stunned immigrant advocates and state Democrats, who call it a cruel punishment for hardworking students that will ultimately hurt the state’s economy.

FILE - Chiefs signs and logos are displayed Massapequa High School in Massapequa, N.Y., Friday, April 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)

New York won't rescind Native American mascot ban despite Trump's threat of cutting federal funds

Read full article: New York won't rescind Native American mascot ban despite Trump's threat of cutting federal funds

New York education officials have refused to rescind the state’s ban on Native American mascots and team names, despite threats from the Trump administration that it risks losing federal funding.

Yonas Nuguse, 21 years old, destined for Harvard University working on a computer at Wemezeker National Library in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Amanuel Birhane)

Harvard files legal challenge over Trump's ban on foreign students. Overseas, admitted students wait

Read full article: Harvard files legal challenge over Trump's ban on foreign students. Overseas, admitted students wait

Harvard University is challenging President Donald Trump’s move to block foreign students from coming to the United States to attend the Ivy League school, calling it illegal retaliation for Harvard’s rejection of White House demands.

FILE - Students sit on the front steps of Low Memorial Library on the Columbia University campus in New York City, Feb. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)

Top US universities raced to become global campuses. Under Trump, it's becoming a liability

Read full article: Top US universities raced to become global campuses. Under Trump, it's becoming a liability

Three decades ago, foreign students at Harvard University accounted for just 11% of the total student body.

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Students advocate as Florida legislators consider funding for advanced placement programs

Read full article: Students advocate as Florida legislators consider funding for advanced placement programs

Florida legislators are working to preserve funding for school acceleration programs after months of uncertainty, though questions remain about the exact amount that will be maintained.

FILE - People walk between buildings, Dec. 17, 2024, on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Trump moves to block US entry for foreign students planning to study at Harvard University

Read full article: Trump moves to block US entry for foreign students planning to study at Harvard University

President Donald Trump is moving to block nearly all foreign students from entering the country to attend Harvard University, his latest attempt to choke the Ivy League school from an international pipeline that accounts for a quarter of the student body.

Darrell Tyrone Polite, Sr., 53, of East Palatka died unexpectedly on Saturday at HCA Florida Putnam Hospital, Palatka.

Longtime Palatka Junior-Senior High School coach dies unexpectedly at 53

Read full article: Longtime Palatka Junior-Senior High School coach dies unexpectedly at 53

The Putnam County community is mourning this week after a longtime Palatka Junior-Senior High School coach died over the weekend.

Meanwhile, Republican Senator Rick Scott applauded the Board of Governors move

‘Complete bull****’: Florida Democratic Party leader blasts rejection of UF president pick

Read full article: ‘Complete bull****’: Florida Democratic Party leader blasts rejection of UF president pick

An unexpected change is coming at the University of Florida after the Board of Governors voted Tuesday to block the presumptive next president of the university from getting the job.

FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2012, file photo, students walk through the University of Texas at Austin campus near the school's iconic tower in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Federal judge blocks Texas law allowing in-state tuition for students without legal residency

Read full article: Federal judge blocks Texas law allowing in-state tuition for students without legal residency

A federal judge has blocked a Texas law that has for decades given college students without legal residency in the U.S. access to reduced in-state tuition, swiftly ruling in favor of the latest effort by the Trump administration to crack down on immigration into the country.

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen is flanked by supporters Wednesday, June 4, 2025 as he signs into law a bill banning transgender athletes from girls' sports. (AP Photo/Margery Beck)

Nebraska is the latest state to ban transgender students from girls' sports

Read full article: Nebraska is the latest state to ban transgender students from girls' sports

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen has signed into law a measure banning transgender athletes from girls’ sports.

Vladyslav Plyaka poses for a photo at Capitol Hill neighborhood in Washington, Monday, June 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Trump promised to welcome more foreign students. Now, they feel targeted on all fronts

Read full article: Trump promised to welcome more foreign students. Now, they feel targeted on all fronts

Students from around the world say being an international student in American today comes with feelings of fear, anxiety and insecurity that have made them more cautious in their daily lives.

The University of Florida Board of Trustees voted unanimously to approve Dr. Santa J Ono as the school's next president.

State university board rejects UF’s pick for next president

Read full article: State university board rejects UF’s pick for next president

The state university system’s Board of Governors on Tuesday rejected the appointment of former University of Michigan President Santa Ono as president of the University of Florida.

FILE - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference in Miami, Tuesday, May 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

Federal judge blocks Florida from enforcing social media ban for kids while lawsuit continues

Read full article: Federal judge blocks Florida from enforcing social media ban for kids while lawsuit continues

A federal judge has barred state officials from enforcing a Florida law that would ban social media accounts for young children, while a legal challenge against the law plays out.

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