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President Trump is likely to sign a bill that makes fixes to the college financial aid application system, including simplifying the verification process, which often trips up low-income students.

Less than a week after the Trump administration revoked California’s authority to set its own vehicle emissions standards for cars and trucks, the federal Environmental Protection Agency warned the state that it could lose federal highway funds if it doesn’t clean up its air. In a letter sent Tuesday to the California Air Resources Board, the … Continue reading California Defiant as EPA Threatens to Pull Highway Funds Over Poor Air Quality →

Comedian, author and filmmaker Terry Jones has died at the age of 77 after suffering from dementia. As part of Monty Python, he was known for his drag characters and for co-writing the "Spam" sketch.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Washington Post reporter Matt Zapotosky about Attorney General William Barr's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

The Trump administration is poised to revoke California’s authority to set auto mileage standards, asserting that only the federal government has the power to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy. Conservative and free-market groups have been asked to attend a formal announcement of the rollback set for Wednesday afternoon at Environmental Protection Agency headquarters … Continue reading EPA Set to End California Authority Over Car Emissions →

The interim head of the FBI is set to appear with the other intelligence leaders in a session planned before President Trump fired James Comey.

Our video gaming columnist says she was a reluctant student as a child — but video games, even non-educational ones like the Assassin's Creed series, helped her get interested in learning.

The author of Station Eleven weaves together stories of a hotel worker and an ultra-wealthy con man in a novel that captures how precarious life is — in a way that feels particularly resonant now.

The National Weather Service, already understaffed, would lose at least 200 positions in the White House's proposed budget for fiscal year 2019.

A giant whale eye spent decades on a strange journey before it finally arrived at an animal eyeball lab and gave the folks there the "best Christmas ever."