Does Biden’s student loan relief plan stand legally?
jayk7/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — As some federal student loan borrowers across the country prepare to see their loans wiped out following President Joe Biden’s debt cancellation plan, some borrowers may be wondering if the effort holds up legally.
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With 10 weeks until midterms, election deniers are hampering some election preparations
adamkaz/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — In Colorado, supporters of Donald Trump seeking evidence of 2020 election fraud have flooded some county offices with so many records requests that officials say they have been unable to perform their primary duties….
Officers who ‘failed’ Uvalde children in massacre allowed to continue working this fall
Jordan Vonderhaar/Getty Images(UVALDE, Texas) — Three months after the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, and just eight days before the start of the 2022-23 school year, a promised evaluation of responding school district police off…
Who is going to debate in key midterm races in battleground states
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — With the primaries nearly all finished, it will soon be time for the general election debates — except there may not be all that many debates to tune into.
Across nine key battleground states, five debates f…
With enough monkeypox vaccine finally in hand, US seeks to make more shots at home
ER Productions Limited/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — After securing enough doses in the national stockpile to vaccinate the most at-risk Americans against monkeypox, the federal government says it has begun training its sights on the next steps of the outb…
Monsoon rains, flooding in Pakistan kill 75 people in one day, death toll hits more than 1,000
KeithBinns/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Seventy-five people have died and 59 have been injured in Pakistan over the last 24 hours due to severe weather, further devastating a country that’s experiencing historic rain and flooding, according to the country…
Astronaut Nicole Aunapu Mann set to become first Native American woman in space
NASA(NEW YORK) — Astronaut Nicole Aunapu Mann is set to become the first Native American woman in space when NASA launches its new crew to the International Space Station this fall.
Mann will serve as commander on the SpaceX Crew-5 mission and will b…
Pumpkin Spice Lattes, fall flavors back on the menu at Starbucks
Starbucks(NEW YORK) — Although temperatures are still above 70 degrees in a majority of the U.S., with a little under a month left of summer, Starbucks has already kicked off the unofficial start of fall with the return of Pumpkin Spice Lattes.
Start…
What parents should know before sharing back-to-school photos online
Tetra images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — It’s become a cherished tradition among parents every August and September: sharing back-to-school photos on social media with family members and friends as a new school year kicks off.
The trend has been a mains…
Jackson to lose running water for unknown amount of time: Mississippi governor
Tim Graham/Getty Images(JACKSON, Miss.) — People in Mississippi’s capital are poised to lose running water for an undetermined amount of time, the state’s governor said Monday night.
A major pump at Jackson’s main water treatment facility was damaged…