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FILE - The Diana E. Murphy U.S. Courthouse is seen in Minneapolis, June 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Goldberg, File)

Judge strikes down Minnesota law banning religious tests for college credit program

3:00 PM on Saturday, August 23

A federal judge has ruled that religious colleges in Minnesota that require students to sign a statement of faith cannot be excluded from a program allowing high school students to take college courses for credit

FILE - Wind turbines of South Fork Wind are seen off the coast of Block Island, R.I., Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Trump halts work on New England offshore wind project that's nearly complete

12:55 PM on Saturday, August 23

The Trump administration has halted construction on an offshore wind project near Rhode Island that is 80% complete

Visitors explore the rotunda into the late night as the Senate takes a recess before hearing more debate over a bill on a redrawn U.S. congressional map during a special session at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephen Spillman)

Texas Gov. Abbott says he'll swiftly sign new maps on his desk that will boost GOP in 2026

10:57 AM on Saturday, August 23

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has promised to sign a new congressional voting map designed to help Republicans maintain their slim majority in Congress

Professor Jeffrey Scholes, who is co-director for the Center for the Study of Evangelicalism as well as director for the Center for Religious Diversity and Public Life at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, poses for a portrait on the school's campus Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025, in Colorado Springs, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

A commuter college thought it could avoid Trump’s education crackdown. Here’s what happened

10:41 AM on Saturday, August 23

Administrators at the University of Colorado's campus in Colorado Springs believed they could avoid the Trump administration's focus on higher education

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, left, meets Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Tokyo, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Pool Photo via AP)

South Korea's president highlights friendly ties in Japan before key summit with Trump

12:14 AM on Saturday, August 23

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has held his first full summit with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Tokyo

FILE - Palestinians struggle to get donated food at a community kitchen in Gaza City, northern Gaza Strip, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi, File)

A quick look back at this week’s biggest stories

12:02 AM on Saturday, August 23

The world’s leading food authority says Gaza is experiencing famine

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell walks outside of Jackson Lake Lodge during a break at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium in Moran, Wyo., on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Amber Baesler)

Fed Chair Powell faces fresh challenges to Fed independence amid potential rate cuts

9:01 PM on Friday, August 22

Now that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has signaled that the central bank could soon cut its key interest rate, he faces a new challenge: how to do it without seeming to cave to the White House’s demands

What to know about visas for foreign truckers and the politics of a deadly Florida crash

7:31 PM on Friday, August 22

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced this week that the U.S. will pause issuing work visas to some foreign truck drivers

Drone attack destroys trucks carrying UN food to Sudan's famine-hit Darfur region

4:16 PM on Thursday, August 21

The World Food Program says a drone attack on a 16-truck U.N. convoy carrying food aid to Sudan’s famine-hit North Darfur region destroyed three vehicles that had caught fire

Democratic lawmakers talk to the media and supporters after House Republicans approved a redrawn U.S. congressional map in Texas during a special session, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

How redistricting is done and why it could give parties an edge in 2026 elections

1:58 PM on Monday, August 18

California and Texas are redrawing U.S. House maps before the 2026 midterm elections, highlighting redistricting's impact on political power

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