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Cornell faculty vote 'no confidence' in university leadership

Cornell University's Faculty Senate approved a resolution Friday declaring "no confidence" in the school's top leaders, a symbolic gesture reflecting deep discontent on campus in the wake of a former student's lawsuit saying she was gang raped at a fraternity party in 2024. The resolution ...

AI stocks halt their brutal, worldwide sell-off

NEW YORK (AP) — AI stocks bounced back Friday and recovered some of their sell-off from the last two days. The rest of the U.S. stock market was mixed, though, following a whirlwind few days of Wall Street trying to sort out what this week's sweeping victories by Democrats in the U.S. ...

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Website touts memorial arch WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal court has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump from breaking ground for his towering memorial arch. But that hasn't stopped his administration from pushing forward with the plans for building it, starting with a glitzy new website launched Friday. The site showcases what it's calling the "Military Triumphal Arch," a 250-foot structure planned between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery. The arch is intended to have an event space, storage for munitions and areas for snipers. Trump's renovation ...

Miller replaces Wiles as Trump's chief of staff

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that Stephen Miller was replacing Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff, installing as his closest adviser a loyal, combative bulldog for his "America First" agenda as the president prepares to stare down a newly empowered ...

Lansing State Christmas tree on it's way (Video)

The official state of Michigan Christmas tree crew stops at the Wildwood restaurant in Hermansville, Mi on its way to Lansing Friday morning. After a quick breakfast, they went across the highway to the North Central Elementary School, where Denny Olson talked to the students about forestry management and then led them in a 1-2-3-TIMBER! cheer. Video courtesy of Jim Beckerson