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Student loans in default to be referred to debt collection, Education Department says
The Education Department will begin collection next month on student loans that are in default, including the garnishing of ...
Countries shore up their digital defenses as global tensions raise the threat of cyberwarfare
Countries around the world are tightening their cyberdefenses as global tensions rise. Experts say cybersecurity is taking on ...
Wife of detained Columbia activist says her husband was denied release for his son’s birth
The wife of detained Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil is accusing federal immigration officials of ...
Kings blow a 4-goal lead before Danault scores the last-minute winner in 6-5 opening win over Oilers
Phillip Danault scored his second goal with 41 seconds to play, and the Los Angeles Kings blew a four-goal lead before ...
Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff who ministered with a charming, humble style, dies at 88
Pope Francis was history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor ...
Pope’s frequent calls to a Catholic church made him a revered figure in war-battered Gaza
In the last 18 months of his life, Pope Francis had a frequent ritual: He would call the lone Catholic church in the Gaza ...
Wall Street and the dollar tumble as investors retreat further from the United States
Wall Street weakened as investors worldwide get more skeptical about U.S. investments because of President Donald Trump’s ...
Harvard sues Trump administration to stop the freeze of more than $2 billion in grants
Harvard University has announced that it has filed suit to halt a federal freeze on more than $2.2 billion in grants after ...
Wife of former US Sen. Bob Menendez convicted in bribery scheme
The wife of former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez has been convicted of charges that she teamed up with the New Jersey Democrat to ...
What are the church’s rites for the death of a pope and the election of a new one?
The death of a pope triggers a centuries-old ritual to elect a new one. It involves sacred oaths, the piercing of ballots ...
Karen Read’s second murder trial revives debate over who killed her Boston police officer boyfriend
DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — The second murder trial of Karen Read, whose case has sparked a national debate on police accountability and won her legions of devoted fans, will begin Tuesday with both sides ...
Pope Francis was a source of controversy and spiritual guidance in his Argentine homeland
The faithful in Pope Francis’ hometown lit candles in the church where he found God as a teenager. They packed the cathedral ...