BLACK MOUNTAIN – Budget talks continued in Black Mountain April 9 as more department heads presented their proposed budgets to Town Council. Fire Chief John Coffey said the department’s budget would be down more than $58,000. “We’ve already hacked away at this budget once,” Coffey said. “Trying to be reasonable with the overall costs for
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 10, 2025 / 16:30 pm The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and Catholic Relief Services (CRS) are urging lawmakers in the House of Representatives to approve tens of billions of dollars in international humanitarian assistance in an upcoming appropriations bill. CRS Executive Vice President Bill O’Keefe provided
In a reversal from statements a day prior, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services now says it will release COVID relief funds that President Donald Trump’s administration sought to cancel, in the wake of a federal judge’s order temporarily restoring the funds. Late last month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services canceled around
Trump calls for end to DEI programs President Donald Trump is calling for an end to federal diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, programs. Fox – Seattle Pennsylvania education officials are reaffirming their compliance with civil rights laws in answer to a Trump administration threat to pull federal funding from schools that embrace certain diversity,
Adam Ashton | CalMatters Hands Off protest against Trump, Musk in Palm Springs People gather at Palm Springs City Hall on Saturday, April 5, 2025, to protest the actions of the Trump administration, including Elon Musk’s role. This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The investment chief who’s responsible for the retirement plans
TOPSHOT – A Buddhist monk walks past the damaged Mandalay Palace during sunset in Mandalay on March … More 31, 2025, three days after the deadly Myanmar earthquake. Myanmar declared a week of national mourning on March 31 for the country’s devastating earthquake, as the death toll passed 2,000 and hopes faded of finding more
Trump freezes 1 billion for Cornell (source: iStock and Twitter) The Trump administration has frozen over $1 billion in federal funds to Cornell University and $790 million to Northwestern University, citing ongoing civil rights investigations at both schools. A Trump administration official told Fox News that the funds were paused “in connection with several ongoing,
The classic 60/40 portfolio may steal the spotlight, but for investors looking to generate more income from their portfolio or feeling uneasy about the economy, its lesser-known cousin, the 40/60 portfolio, could be their new best friend. The 40/60 portfolio flips the classic 60/40 mix on its head, increasing bond exposure to 60% while scaling
Donald Trump to withdraw US from World Health Organization President Donald Trump has announced that the US is withdrawing from the World Health Organization (WHO), citing its handling of COVID-19, alleged political bias, and failure to reform. unbranded – Newsworthy The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is holding off on reinstating more than $200 million
The Trump administration is trying to claw back more than $106 million in migrant funds from New York City coffers — bringing the total the feds have attempted to recover to nearly $188 million. In a letter to the city, feds wrote that the grant money, from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Shelter and Services