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Republicans and K-12 school leaders clash over handling of antisemitism
Republicans tried for the kind of headline moments they’ve scored in similar hearings with elite college presidents. But the testimony from K-12 public school leaders offered few surprises.
Feeding Our Future witness says he helped set up fake meal sites during the pandemic
A former Feeding Our Future employee said in a federal courtroom in Minneapolis that he conspired with others at the Twin Cities nonprofit to steal money from government child nutrition programs. He said he received kickbacks disguised as consultant payments.
Proposed budget cuts come after SCSU relied on reserves, one-time funding to balance budgets
St. Cloud State University’s faculty union has just eight days to respond to a proposed axing of more than one-third of the school’s degree programs and 57 teaching positions.
Taliban affirms that stoning will be punishment for adulterers — especially women
In a recording, the group’s leader declared: “We will flog the women ... we will stone them to death in public [for crimes].” What does Islamic law say on the matter? And have stonings taken place?
How these University of Texas-Austin students view Gaza war protests on their campus
As campus protests against Israel’s war spread to colleges across the U.S., NPR’s Leila Fadel speaks with University of Texas at Austin students, on both sides, about their concerns and demands.
A stranger stole a young Twins fan’s signed baseball, then a group of strangers made it right
For this week’s installment of Thank You, Stranger, we hear about a mystery baseball thief — and a quest to make things right for an 8-year-old Twins fan.