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By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Department of Education said Friday that it has identified a vendor’s calculation error impacting several hundred thousand financial aid forms. The mistake could further delay students’ aid awards and, as a result, their decisions on where to go to college next year, financial aid experts warn. The
Continue ReadingBy MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Some of Pennsylvania’s most populous counties are relocating polling places out of synagogues because next month’s primary election falls on the first day of Passover. The primary election is April 23. In Allegheny County, which includes Pittsburgh, the election board voted to relocate 16 polling places
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A Republican lawmaker in Kentucky says a bill shielding doctors and other health providers from criminal liability is broad enough to apply to in vitro fertilization services. State Sen. Whitney Westerfield made the comments Friday as the bill won final passage. The measure now goes to
Continue ReadingBy ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Real estate brokerage company Compass Inc. will pay $57.5 million as part of a proposed settlement to resolve lawsuits over real estate commissions. The New York-based company also agreed to change its business practices to ensure clients can more clearly understand how brokers and agents are compensated for their
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — As global warming raises temperatures, a California work safety board has approved standards that would require companies to protect employees from excessive indoor heat, particularly in warehouses. The rules still need to overcome opposition by another state agency. The rules were approved Thursday by the board of the California Division of
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — As global warming raises temperatures, a California work safety board has approved standards that would require companies to protect employees from excessive indoor heat, particularly in warehouses. The rules still need to overcome opposition by another state agency. The rules were approved Thursday by the board of the California Division of
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s top security agency, the Federal Security Service, says there are dead and wounded in a Moscow concert hall that is ablaze amid a shooting by several gunmen. A report by Russia’s state news agency Tass didn’t specify how many dead and how many wounded there were. Russia’s Health Ministry said some
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Federal prosecutors have charged a South Carolina man with carjacking resulting in death and the gunning down of a New Mexico state police officer who had stopped to help him. Authorities made the announcement Friday on the steps of the federal courthouse in Albuquerque, just
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Barely six months into the job, House Speaker Mike Johnson is at risk of the same conservative revolt that took down his predecessor. The next steps following a resolution filed Friday by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to remove him from office will determine Johnson’s political future as
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Mike Gallagher, a Wisconsin Republican who has spearheaded House pushback against the Chinese government, says he will resign from the House. Gallagher will resign his position on April 19. It will leave Republicans with a 217-213 majority in the House, meaning that they cannot afford to
Continue ReadingBy CNN London (CNN) — Britain’s Catherine, Princess of Wales, announced in a video message on Friday that she has been diagnosed with cancer and is in the early stages of treatment. Read the full transcript below: “I wanted to take this opportunity to say thank you, personally, for all the wonderful messages of support
Continue ReadingHOT SPRINGS, Va. (AP) — Virginia State Police have identified the five people killed when a small private jet crashed as it approached a rural airport earlier this month. Police say the twin-engine jet left Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on March 10 and was to land at Ingalls Field Airport in Hot Springs, Virginia, when it
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — In a story published March 20, 2024, about Shohei Ohtani’s interpeter being fired, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Ippei Mizuhara had previously worked for the Boston Red Sox. The Red Sox say Mizuhara never worked for the organization.
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MELLEY and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Kate, the Princess of Wales, has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy, she said Friday in a stunning announcement that follows weeks of speculation about her health and whereabouts. Her condition was disclosed in a video message recorded Wednesday in Windsor and broadcast Friday, coming
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Several gunmen have burst into a big concert hall in Moscow and fired automatic weapons at the crowd, injuring an unspecified number of people and setting a massive blaze in an apparent terror attack days after President Vladimir Putin cemented his grip on the country in a highly orchestrated electoral landlside. Russian
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW LEE and JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday once again left the Middle East empty-handed as Israel’s prime minister rejected American appeals to call off a promised ground invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah, which is overflowing with displaced civilians.
Continue ReadingValentino’s longtime creative director, Pierpaolo Piccioli, has announced his departure from the storied Italian fashion house. In an emotional statement shared Friday on Instagram, Piccioli reflected on his 25-year tenure with the brand, thanking co-founders Valentino Garavani and Giancarlo Giammetti and the team that contributed to the brand’s success during his time. The designer, known
Continue ReadingCNN By Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — Catherine, Princess of Wales, revealed Friday she has been diagnosed with cancer and is in the “early stages” of treatment. The princess, known as Kate, described her diagnosis as a “huge shock” in a video statement released on social media. The news comes two
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Zanona and Haley Talbot, CNN GOP Rep. Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin will resign from Congress early, handing another blow to Speaker Mike Johnson and his razor thin Republican majority. In a statement, Gallagher confirmed he will resign effective April 19. Gallagher did not include a reason for stepping down but said he came
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s state RIA Novosti news agency says several gunmen fired shots at a concert hall in Moscow on Friday, leaving a number of people injured. RIA Novosti said at least three people in combat fatigues fired weapons. The state Tass news agency also reported the shooting at the Crocus City Hall, a
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