WASHINGTON, Sept 28 (Reuters) - With three days to go before a U.S. government shutdown, an advocacy group that tracks federal spending warns that about $8 billion approved by Congress for healthcare and education is at risk of going unused, held back by President Donald Trump's administration. The potential "backdoor cuts" identified by the litigation-focused group Protect Democracy are an example of the way the White ... Read more
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Assata Shakur, Notorious Fugitive and Civil Rights Figure, Dies in Exile at 78 .QN
"We will revoke Petro’s visa due to his reckless and incendiary actions," the State Department posted on X. Read about innovative ideas and the people working on solutions to global crises with the Reuters Beacon newsletter. Sign up here. Petro, addressing a crowd of pro-Palestinian protesters outside the U.N. headquarters in Manhattan, called for a global armed force with the priority to liberate Palestinians, ... Read more
Assata Shakur, Notorious Fugitive and Civil Rights Figure, Dies in Exile at 78 .QN
HAVANA, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Assata Shakur, the former Black Liberation Army activist who became a civil rights icon for some and a wanted murderer for others after her conviction in the killing of a New Jersey state trooper, has died at 78 in Cuba, where she lived as a fugitive for decades. Cuba's foreign ministry said on Friday that Shakur had died the day before from "health conditions and advanced age." Read about ... Read more
US Military Leaders Gear Up for Virginia Meeting as Key Agenda Items Emerge .QN
Like the administration's new national defense strategy and the expected shrinking of the senior-most ranks in the military, could be discussed. 1 minute, 11 seconds of 2 minutes, 8 secondsVolume 0% Press shift question mark to access a list of keyboard shortcuts Russia's fuel crisis causes long lines and headaches for motorists WASHINGTON, Sept 26 (Reuters) - U.S. military leaders deployed around the world ... Read more
ICE Arrests Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent in Stunning Enforcement Action .QN
Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts speaks during the Standing Up For Public Education Rally at Goodrell Middle School in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., May 1, 2025. Lily Smith/The Register/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images via REUTERS/File photo [1/2]Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts speaks during the Standing Up For Public Education Rally at Goodrell Middle School in Des Moines, Iowa, ... Read more