When six Southern public university systems this summer formed a new accreditation agency, the move shook the national evaluation model that higher education has relied on for decades.

The news wasn’t unexpected: It arrived a few months after President Donald Trump issued an executive order in April overhauling the nation’s accreditation ...Read more

ALTADENA, Calif. -- Before the fire, Heather Rutman could look up the street from her frontyard to see if her mom was home. Sometimes when her kids were playing outside and her mom was coming back from the store, they'd jump in her car to go play at grandma's house.

In the late afternoon, Highland Avenue came alive with families playing catch, ...Read more

BOSTON — A disabled military veteran is suing the City of Boston and its fire commissioner alleging that they are improperly using a new cadet program aimed at diversifying fire department ranks to bypass veterans and other more qualified candidates.

Jason Finn, an East Boston resident who said he was bypassed for original Boston firefighter ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — UC San Diego says it’s struggling to deal with a large and growing number of freshmen whose math skills are below middle-school level, leaving many unprepared to thrive at an institution famed for its teaching and research in science, medicine and engineering.

This fall, 665 students — 8.5% of incoming freshmen — were placed...Read more

The families of two Mexican nationals killed in a Northeast Philly jet crash have filed a wrongful-death suit against a medical airline, alleging its negligence was responsible for the Jan. 31. disaster that killed eight people, seriously injured at least 20 more, and devastated a neighborhood.

The complaint, filed Monday in Philadelphia's ...Read more

As the chief executive officer of Catholic Charities Twin Cities, Jamie Verbrugge helps oversee 1,000 small apartments tied to voluntary services aimed at helping previously-homeless residents stay housed, such as “wrap-around” counseling support for those with addiction and mental health issues. Verbrugge said 90% of his tenants stick ...Read more

A father of two fatally shot by an immigration agent during a traffic stop in Franklin Park in September was struck in the left side of his neck before crashing the car into a semitruck, according to autopsy results obtained Monday by the Tribune.

When paramedics brought Silverio Villegas González to the hospital, doctors found “apparent ...Read more

New federal restrictions under the Trump administration could put $41 million in homelessness funding for King County and Seattle at risk — jeopardizing housing for hundreds of households across the region.

On Thursday, the Trump administration announced it would shift money away from data-backed long-term housing strategies and toward short-...Read more

Rising anger in the Philippines over a huge corruption scandal has forced out two ministers from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s cabinet, testing his administration’s efforts to restore public trust and investor confidence.

The revamp underscores Marcos’s determination to press ahead with his corruption crackdown, even as allegations ...Read more

L.A. County was facing a chance of thunderstorms, strong winds that could topple trees and downpours Monday evening as another storm moved through Southern California following a weekend of sometimes heavy rain.

The National Weather Service warned that thunderstorms were likely as the storm system pushed through Los Angeles. A flash flood ...Read more

Sen. John Fetterman is back to work after recovering from a fall that required hospitalization.

Fetterman, D-Pa., was hospitalized last week following a fall after he experienced a heart issue, an unnamed spokesperson announced Thursday. On Saturday, Fetterman shared a selfie after being released from the hospital with a coffee in hand.

Come ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Attorneys representing the family of Stacey Darden, an Altadena resident who perished in the Eaton fire, filed a wrongful death lawsuit Monday alleging that the software that Los Angeles County uses for emergency alerts was defective and failed to alert her to leave in time.

The complaint, filed more than 10 months after the ...Read more

Pennsylvania, several other states and advocacy groups are still fighting the Trump administration in court over requests for sensitive voter information — a case likely to pick up steam now that the month-plus federal government shutdown has ended.

Al Schmidt, the Secretary of the Commonwealth, wrote to the Department of Justice in August, ...Read more

Gov. Wes Moore’s redistricting commission convened on Friday for its second meeting on Zoom, where residents and elected officials showed just how much Marylanders disagree on what their representation in Congress should look like.

The first hour of remarks ran the gamut of Democratic support for redistricting and Republican rebukes of Moore�...Read more

OTTAWA, Canada — Prime Minister Mark Carney won a key budget vote by the slimmest of margins in Canada’s Parliament, ensuring the survival of his government.

A majority of elected lawmakers backed the government’s proposed fiscal plan, thanks to support from the leader of the Green Party and the absence of some members of other opposition...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump argued his administration was making process on lowering prices as he faces new political headwinds, pushing back on criticism from Democrats who blame his tariffs for high costs.

Trump touted economic policies he said have drawn trillions in new investments to fuel private-sector job growth and eased the ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — The U.S. Border Patrol will be in Raleigh on Tuesday after a weekend of arrests and protests in Charlotte, Raleigh Mayor Janet Cowell told The News & Observer on Monday night.

More than 130 people were reportedly arrested this weekend in Charlotte after U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested people at places like restaurants, ...Read more

CHICAGO — The Texas National Guard has departed Illinois, ending a futile 41-day deployment in which its soldiers spent less than 24 hours working in support of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation mission.

The troops, who had been living at a U.S. Army Reserve training center in southwest suburban Elwood, left the facility around 1 p....Read more