WASHINGTON (AP) — The five universities that are still weighing President Donald Trump's higher-education compact have been asked to join a White House call Friday to discuss the proposed deal, according to two people familiar with the matter. The people spoke on condition of anonymity to ...

Today is Saturday, Oct. 18, the 291st day of 2025. There are 74 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1977, Reggie Jackson hit three home runs in Game 6 of the World Series to lead the New York Yankees to an 8-4 win and a 4-2 Series victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers; his success in ...

The government is "shut down." Media call this a "crisis." A "crisis (with) no deal in sight," says Fox News. Reuters says it's a "key risk to U.S. stability." But when I look around, I see business as usual — families raise children, workers work, people play music ... The media act ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the government shutdown drags on with no end in sight, a new AP-NORC poll finds that most Americans see it as a significant problem — and all of the major players are being blamed. Roughly 6 in 10 Americans say President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress have "a ...

Today is Friday, Oct. 17, the 290th day of 2025. There are 75 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1989, a magnitude-6.9 earthquake struck northern California, killing 63 people and causing up to $10 billion worth of damage. Also on this date: In 1777, British forces under Gen. ...

Donald Trump has held many rallies, but never one in the parliament of a foreign nation. President Trump's speech to the Knesset on Monday was a raucous, celebratory affair with the audience of Israeli lawmakers showering him with adulation. Trump's reception made it a little like a State of ...