2 w. ago Tribal colleges face uncertainty after federal cuts and historic shutdown, in photos

Tribal citizens are among communities navigating the impacts of massive cuts in federal spending and the effects of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. Although a pre-shutdown funding increase for tribal colleges and universities was welcome news, college leaders are uneasy about the country's financial commitments.

Culture

2 w. ago Tribal college leaders are uneasy about US financial commitments despite a funding increase

Tribal citizens are among communities navigating the impacts of massive cuts in federal spending and the effects of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history

Politics

3 w. ago ‘Reframes history’: fears Māori knowledge diluted in plan to revise New Zealand curriculum

Minister rejects claims Māori history is being sidelined in rewrite which includes cutting some references to the Treaty of WaitangiAs cows grazed sleepily in a nearby paddock, then-14-year-old Leah Bell watched as a local Māori elder cried.She was standing at the site of the massacre at Rangiaowhia, where Māori were deliberately burnt to death by the British crown in 1864. The site was just down the road from her Waikato high school. But she had never heard about it; in history, they’d been learning about the American civil war. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Federal shutdown creates uncertainty for Maine cancer patient struggling to stay warm

The federal government shutdown has created delays in some states when it comes to the federal program that helps millions of families heat and cool their homes

Events

3 w. ago Photos of Americans turning to food pantries as shutdown drags on

Americans who cannot afford to feed themselves and their families, including their pets, are lining up at food pantries across the country amid the government shutdown fight in Washington.

Events

4 w. ago Contractors tap emergency cash and trim pay as US government shutdown pain mounts

The longest budget impasse in American history is compounding the impact of federal cutbacks for consultants

Politics

4 w. ago Contractors tap emergency cash as US government shutdown pain mounts

The longest budget impasse in American history is compounding the impact of federal cutbacks for consultants

Politics

4 w. ago College students, stressed about federal food aid uncertainty, look to campuses for support

U.S. college students who receive federal food aid are looking to their campuses for support because the program known as SNAP is in limbo during the government shutdown

Society