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Legislative leaders kick off the 60-day session Tuesday with an eye toward school funding.  Here are just a few of the matters that lawmakers have put forward. The Senate released its plan to address “a myriad of accountability problems” in the school voucher system. After the program opened to all students, it became apparent that […]

People in Scotland tell BBC News what they need to hear in Shona Robison's Scottish Budget.

Days of demonstrations against immigration agents and a new lawsuit have left Minnesota tense

China’s central bank strengthened the yuan’s daily fixing for a third consecutive session to a nearly 16-month high, as the currency also held firm in offshore markets despite recent US dollar strength. On Tuesday, the People’s Bank of China set the yuan’s midpoint rate, also known as the daily fixing rate, at 7.0103 to the US dollar – the strongest showing since the end of September 2024, when the rate was set at 7.0074. That official midpoint rate, however, was still weaker than that of the...

A heartfelt essay by a 12-year-old girl to the uncle who adopted her after her father died has moved many people online. The essay, titled “My Second Father”, went viral after her uncle, Wei Yi, read it on his social media account. Wei, 33, and his wife, surnamed Lu, adopted Lu’s niece Jia Jia after her father died from liver cancer in 2024. Jia Jia’s mother is disabled and could not look after her well. Lu’s mother, Jia Jia’s grandmother, was also not in good health, prompting the couple to...

Temperatures in some parts of India can drop to freezing in the winter. And women living near a wildlife rescue centre have come up with an incredible way to keep animals warm.

SACRAMENTO (AP) — Malik Monk encestó siete triples y anotó 26 puntos para ayudar a los Kings de Sacramento a sorprender 124-112 a los Lakers de Los Ángeles el lunes por la noche. DeMar DeRozan sumó 32 unidades y seis asistencias para los Kings (10-30), quienes ganaron su segundo partido consecutivo después de una racha […]

Luka Doncic scored 42 points but could not prevent the Los Angeles Lakers stumbling to a third straight defeat with a 124-112 loss against the lowly Sacramento Kings on Monday.

Por JON GAMBRELL DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos (AP) — Los celulares en Irán pudieron realizar llamadas al extranjero el martes, después de una campaña de represión de las protestas a nivel nacional en la que se bloquearon el acceso a internet y las llamadas internacionales. Varias personas en Teherán pudieron llamar a The Associated Press […]

Scott Bessent believes the Department of Justice has ‘made a mess’ with its unprecedented investigation into the Fed chair, according to insiders

Hong Kong internet couple “Mr and Mrs Ho” still have no legal representatives in a domestic violence dispute that escalated into a criminal case, which has drawn wide public attention and filled the courtroom. The District Court heard on Tuesday that Ho Huen, 77, widely known as Mr Ho, and his 44-year-old wife, Ye Xiuding, known as Mrs Ho, had yet to hire lawyers to defend themselves after being charged in May last year with unlawfully and maliciously wounding each other. Judge Stanley Chan...

Associated Press DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos (AP) — Los celulares en Irán empiezan a poder hacer llamadas internacionales tras corte de internet por protestas.