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The University of Virginia’s president, James E. Ryan, has resigned amid the Trump administration’s efforts to pressure several prestigious universities over claims they tolerated campus antisemitism and their efforts related to campus diversity, threatening their budgets, tax-exempt status and the enrollment of foreign students. Ryan announced his resignation in a letter to the UVA community…
Americans are continually encouraged to sock away money in a 401(k) or other retirement plan to ensure a comfortable, if not cushy, life in their later years. Yet about half of all U.S. workers in the private sector lack access to an employer-sponsored retirement plan, a huge obstacle in building enough wealth to retire, a…
Washington — Republicans’ goal of sending President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” to his desk within the next week appears to be on shaky ground as the legislation runs into obstacles in the Senate, with changes that risk bleeding GOP support in the House. A day after Mr. Trump hosted an event at the White House…
A bison died after it appeared to stumble into a hot spring at Yellowstone National Park last week while visitors looked on. The incident occurred during the early morning of June 21 at Grand Prismatic Spring near Old Faithful as tourists were enjoying a close-up view of the famous and popular hot spring, according to…
Despite concerns earlier this year that President Trump’s tariffs would cause a renewed bout of inflation, the prices of goods and services across the U.S. have remained relatively stable. The personal consumption expenditures price index, the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge, rose 2.3% in May, modestly above the central bank’s 2% annual target. The May…
CBS News Live CBS News 24/7 Live President Trump says he’s “terminating all discussions on trade with Canada, effective immediately,” after Canada announced a digital services tax on large foreign and domestic technology companies. Posting on Truth Social Friday afternoon, the president said the U.S. will let Canada know what their tariff rate will be…
The Trump administration will revoke the legal status and work permits of hundreds of thousands of Haitian migrants in early September, arguing that conditions in Haiti have sufficiently improved for them to return home, the Department of Homeland Security announced Friday. The department said it would terminate Haiti’s longstanding Temporary Protected Status program, which has…
Leading stock market indexes opened in record territory, with investors buoyed by signs of progress on a U.S.-China trade deal. By midday Friday, the S&P 500 was up 43 points, or 0.7%, to 6,184, above its previous all-time closing high in February of 6,144. The index, which also briefly edged above its previous record on…
Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday ordered further arguments over Louisiana’s congressional map that was approved by the state’s GOP-led legislature and created a second majority-Black district. An order from the court issued on the last day of its term restored the case to its calendar for reargument, with an additional scheduling order to…
Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a Texas law that requires pornography websites to verify their visitors’ age, finding that the lower court applied the appropriate level of judicial review when evaluating the constitutionality of the age-verification laws. The high court divided 6-3 along ideological lines, with Justice Clarence Thomas authoring the decision…