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Prosecutors are seeking more than seven years in prison for disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos after he pleaded guilty to federal fraud and identity theft charges. The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York argued in a court filing Friday that a significant sentence was warranted because the New …

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the Trump administration to terminate Education Department grants for teacher training that officials deemed to violate their new policy opposing diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. The 5-4 decision blocks a Massachusetts-based judge’s ruling that said the administration had failed to follow the …

Even with unlimited funding and political will, it takes years to reskill a labor force and rebuild infrastructure. Formal trade apprenticeships typically require four years, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. And Intel estimates building semiconductor fabrication plants takes three to four years to complete. Policy uncertainty is another major barrier. …

The federal government will release the latest monthly jobs report Friday — but in the wake of President Donald Trump’s shock announcement Wednesday seeking to disrupt the global economy with broad tariffs on U.S. imports, the new labor market data for March will essentially end up reflecting a different era.  …

The director and the No. 2 official at the National Security Agency were ousted from their positions Thursday, according to a defense official and three sources with knowledge of the matter. It was not immediately clear why Air Force Gen. Timothy Haugh and his deputy were dismissed, the sources said. …

Tennessee’s workplace safety agency has absolved a plastics plant of responsibility in the deaths of six workers who were swept away by floodwaters from Hurricane Helene in September.  The Sept. 27 deaths gained national attention when community members and relatives of the mostly Latino plant employees questioned why they hadn’t …

Tony’s Chocolonely Inc. issued a voluntarily recall after consumers complained of “small stones” in their chocolate bars, the company announced this week Seven lots of Tony’s Dark Almond Sea Salt and Everything bars are named in the recall. Sold at popular retailers like Walmart and Target, the bars are being …

VILNIUS, Lithuania — A procession carrying the coffins of four American soldiers who died during a training exercise in Lithuania will proceed past the capital’s cathedral square Thursday. Government officials and religious leaders are expected to pay their last respects before the bodies are taken to the airport to be …

For nine months, Hailey Okula’s Instagram followers watched her balance the demands of her job with the happiness of preparing for her and her husband’s first child. Now, that same community is coming together to support her husband and their newborn son in the aftermath of her death. Okula, an ER …

WASHINGTON — A pivotal group of Senate Republicans on is set to deliver a symbolic rebuke to President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canadian products as he escalated his broader trade war on Wednesday. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, earlier Wednesday became the latest Republican to support a Democratic resolution to block Trump’s …