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Most of the money being cut comes from capital projects at public universities.

Problems included over 150 checks sent for parcels that did not exist.

The 31-mile extension would run from Pittsylvania County into North Carolina.

The Creative ReUse Center's volunteers altered dresses and suits for the LGBTQ+ prom.

Recent data from the Richmond Fed also points to slowing sectors.

Following three attacks against Jewish people in less than two months, an extremism expert tells NPR the U.S. is in a "perilous" time as self-radicalized attackers are harder for law enforcement to track.

There is a list of other possible name changes of ships named after prominent women and civil rights leaders, a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly tells NPR.

The federal government told states to turn over names, birthdates, Social Security numbers and other sensitive data about food assistance recipients. Amid a legal challenge, the agency says the request is on hold.

Members of the Trump administration mingled with far-right leaders from around the world at two Conservative Political Action conferences in Europe last week.

A genealogist has discovered that Pope Leo XIV has Creole roots in New Orleans, where Black Catholics are now celebrating "Pope Leo of the 7th Ward."