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The Ivy League school could lose federal funding if a male athlete who won the NCAA swimming title as a female competitor doesn’t relinquish records.The University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) remains in violation of Title IX regulations lingering from a transgender athlete who won an NCAA women’s swimming title for the school in 2022, and will have 10 days to resolve the issue before the matter is referred to the Department of Justice, federal officials said on April 28.The announcement was made after the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights sent the notice of noncompliance to UPenn President Larry Jameson.Jameson…

CHATHAM, Ill.—Four children were killed and several others were injured when a car smashed through a building during an after-school program Monday afternoon in a town outside of Springfield, Illinois, police said.Officers responded at about 3:20 p.m. to calls about a vehicle fatally hitting three people outside, ramming through the building and then hitting another person before exiting the other side, Chatham Police Department Deputy Chief Scott Tarter said.Those killed were between the ages of 4 and 18, Illinois State Police said in an emailed statement.Several other people were hurt and taken to hospitals, police said.The driver, who was uninjured,…

The Treasury secretary said the new ‘x date’ to force a debt limit increase will be determined once tax receipts are fully collected.WASHINGTON—Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent offered an update on budget reconciliation talks, suggesting that tax-related elements would be settled by July 4.“The House is moving things along quickly, and the Senate is in lockstep,” Bessent told reporters on April 28 as he stood beside National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett. “We think they are in substantial agreement.”Congress’s reconciliation process allows the majority to advance a budget without being thwarted by a filibuster from the party in minority.Timing matters as…

The order seeks to ensure officers focus on fighting crime rather than ‘racial- and sex-based “equity” policies.’President Donald Trump has ordered the Department of Justice to take steps toward bolstering law enforcement resources and ensuring officers don’t focus on equity policies.“When local leaders demonize law enforcement and impose legal and political handcuffs that make aggressively enforcing the law impossible, crime thrives and innocent citizens and small business owners suffer,” Trump said in an executive order on April 28.“My Administration will therefore: establish best practices at the State and local level for cities to unleash high-impact local police forces; protect and…

A Dollar Store’s shelves stand bare on April 1, 2024 in Lansing, Michigan, U.S.Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images Tariffs unleashed — and temporarily, almost capriciously, paused — by U.S. President Donald Trump have given governments across the world a headache as they figure out how to minimize disruptions to their economies. But the U.S. consumer, ironically, could be the real victim of tariffs.During the weekend, Temu, a Chinese e-tailer known for offering wallet-friendly items, hiked prices, citing “import charges.” Analysis by CNBC’s Gabrielle Fonrouge and Annie Palmer found that those fees can cost more than the…

April 29, 2025SEOUL – North Korea’s first official acknowledgment of its troop deployment to support Russia’s war in Ukraine, following around six months of silence, on Monday comes at a timely moment domestically to frame its participation in a more favorable light, as Russia claims momentum on the battlefield has shifted in Moscow’s favor ahead of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.Observers in Seoul view that Pyongyang’s announcement is externally aimed at securing reciprocal commitments — effectively extracting rewards — from Moscow by immortalizing its wartime contributions in writing and setting the stage for a second…

SPRINGFIELD, IL — Four people, including children, were killed and several others were injured after a vehicle crashed into the building of an after-school camp in Illinois on April 28, authorities said.At about 3:20 p.m. local time, officers responded to YNOT After School Camp after a vehicle drove into the east side of the building, Illinois State Police said in a news release. The after-school camp is located in Chatham, which is south of Springfield.The vehicle struck multiple people inside the building before it exited through the western side of the structure, according to state police. The four victims killed in…

April 29, 2025HANOI – Japan and Vietnam agreed to establish a new framework for a vice-ministerial level foreign and defense “two-plus-two” meeting and to hold its first meeting in Japan by the end of the year during a summit between Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in Hanoi on Monday.The leaders aim to strengthen cooperation in the areas of diplomacy and security at a time when China is actively trying to expand its maritime activities.During the meeting, Chinh said that Japan is the most important and long-term partner country for his nation, and he hopes…

April 29, 2025SEOUL – The International Monetary Fund has revised its forecast for Korea, projecting that its per capita gross domestic product will revert to 2022 levels this year while extending the timeline for its economy to reach the $40,000 milestone.The IMF estimated Korea’s 2025 per capita GDP to be $34,642. The metric, used to assess living standards and economic well-being, declined 4.1 percent from the previous year, according to its “World Economic Outlook” report released last Tuesday.The IMF has markedly revised its forecast for the Korean economy downward compared to six months ago.In its October report last year, the…

April 29, 2025JAKARTA – Almost four months into the rollout of the free nutritious meals program, President Prabowo Subianto recently boasted about its achievements, claiming that he had heard praise from officials in other countries about the initiative’s rapid expansion when compared to similar programs in other countries.When the program was first launched on Jan. 6, it aimed to feed 600,000 recipients, mostly schoolchildren. The number gradually grew to 3 million recipients by April, before officials expanded the targeted population to 82.9 million students and pregnant women by the end of 2025.But cracks have started to appear amid the rapid scaling up of President…