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US education secretary praises Columbia’s reforms to unlock $400 million

23 Mar 2025

By Ryan Patrick Jones (Reuters) – U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon said on Sunday that changes Columbia University made under pressure from the Trump administration were good first steps toward it restoring federal funding that was pulled over allegations the school tolerated antisemitism on campus. “We are on the right track now to make sure …

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Anti-Musk protesters gather outside Tesla dealership in Washington

23 Mar 2025

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Roughly 100 people waved signs and danced in protest outside a Tesla dealership in Washington on Saturday, angry at the electric vehicle maker’s billionaire CEO Elon Musk, who has led efforts to sharply cut the federal workforce. Cars driving past the demonstration honked at the protesters whose signs featured photos of Musk, …

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US FAA pilot safety messaging system resumes operations after outage

23 Mar 2025

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Federal Aviation Administration system that provides safety messages to pilots experienced an outage for several hours on Saturday before resuming operations, the agency and airlines said. The outage of the “Notice to Airmen” system for more than three hours on Saturday was due to a hardware issue. …

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Venezuela reaches agreement with US to resume repatriation flights of migrants

22 Mar 2025

CARACAS (Reuters) -Venezuela has reached an agreement with the United States to resume repatriation flights of migrants, President Nicolas Maduro announced in a televised address on Saturday. Maduro said the flights would commence on Sunday. “Tomorrow, thanks to the government’s perseverance, we’ll resume flights to continue rescuing and freeing migrants from prisons in the United …

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Trump deporting people at a slower rate than Biden’s last year in office

22 Mar 2025

(This Feb. 21 story has been refiled to fix the description of the migrants, in paragraph 4) By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump deported 37,660 people during his first month in office, previously unpublished U.S. Department of Homeland Security data show, far less than the monthly average of 57,000 removals and returns …

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Reaction to death of former world heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman

22 Mar 2025

(Reuters) – Following are quotes and reaction to the death of American Olympic champion and twice heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman, who died on Friday at age 76 in Houston, Texas. U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP “George Foreman is dead. What a GREAT FIGHTER!!! He had, without question, the heaviest and biggest punch in the history …

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Exclusive-Thousands of agents diverted to Trump immigration crackdown

22 Mar 2025

By Brad Heath, Joshua Schneyer, Marisa Taylor, Sarah N. Lynch, Mike Spector WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Federal agents who usually hunt down child abusers are now cracking down on immigrants who live in the U.S. illegally. Homeland Security investigators who specialize in money laundering are raiding restaurants and other small businesses looking for immigrants who aren’t authorized …

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Multiple gunshot victims reported in New Mexico, CBS affiliate says

22 Mar 2025

(Reuters) – Multiple gunshot victims were reported in Las Cruces, New Mexico, a CBS News affiliate said on Saturday, citing the police department. The report said police were on the scene at Young Park. (Reporting by Gnaneshwar Rajan in Bengaluru; Editing by William Mallard)

Columbia University agrees to some Trump demands in attempt to restore funding

22 Mar 2025

By Joseph Ax and Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Columbia University agreed to some changes demanded by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration before it can negotiate to regain federal funding that was pulled this month over allegations the school tolerated antisemitism on campus. The Ivy League university in New York City acquiesced to several demands …

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