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Connecticut Leads Challenge To Block International Student Visa Policy

Connecticut has joined 17 other states and Washington, D.C., in seeking a federal court injunction to stop a new Trump administration policy. The policy…

Pedestrians in Harvard Yard in 2019. Schools and businesses have gone to court to stop the Trump administration from barring online-only international students from entering or staying in the United States.

Schools, Businesses, Cities Push Back On Rule Blocking Some International Students

The Trump administration says it will ban international students in the fall if their education is online-only. Colleges and businesses say that decision could devastate the economy.

With three months left in the government's fiscal year, the U.S. federal deficit is already nearly twice as large as the previous record, which was set in 2009 during the Great Recession.

Red Ink Overflowing: In June, U.S. Borrowed A Typical Year's Worth

The federal deficit is ballooning as the government tries to cushion the blow from the coronavirus pandemic. June's shortfall totals $864 billion — more than in an entire typical year.

Bags of fresh food wait to be given away in Chicago in May. The number of malnourished people is expected to climb globally, according to the United Nations.

U.N. Report Says Pandemic Could Push Up To 132 Million People Into Hunger

The U.N. says it's too early to determine the full impact of coronavirus lockdowns and other measures. But it says the virus could cause between 83 million and 132 million people to go hungry.

Classrooms at Vista Middle School sit empty during the 2019 Los Angeles teacher strike. Los Angeles schools emptied out again in the spring because of the coronavirus.

Los Angeles And San Diego Schools Announce Online-Only Fall

The districts cite "skyrocketing infection rates" in the coronavirus pandemic in Southern California.

Fourth-generation funeral home director Patrick Kearns (left) and his business partner and brother-in-law Paul Kearns-Stanley stand in front of their funeral home in North Richmond Hill, Queens.

New York Funeral Director: Pandemic Has Been A Wave That 'Knocks You Over'

Fourth-generation funeral director Patrick Kearns and his brother-in-law Paul Kearns-Stanley are partners in a 120-year-old family funeral business. They describe their unrelenting work and worries.

USS Bonhomme Richard Keeps Burning At The San Diego Naval Base

A ship at the San Diego Naval Base continues to burn after a fire broke out on board Sunday morning. The USS Bonhomme Richard, an amphibious assault ship, was undergoing maintenance at the base.

No One Died During Watergate

An analysis looks at police union contacts, Connecticut loosens testing in nursing homes, and New York explains how schools will reopen in the fall.

California restaurants such as Fabian Nahui's Peruvian establishment in Los Angeles must close their indoor operations. Gov. Gavin Newsom reimposed the restrictions on indoor businesses, citing an increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the state.

California Closes Indoor Businesses Statewide As COVID-19 Cases Surge

Restaurants, movie theaters and museums are among the businesses required to suspend their indoor operations statewide under Gov. Gavin Newsom's Monday announcement. Bars must close entirely.

A visitor wearing a protective mask walks past a statue of Mickey Mouse at the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort on June 18, the day it initially reopened. The amusement park will close again on Wednesday.

Hong Kong Disneyland Closes Again Because Of Coronavirus

A city health official called the virus's spread in Hong Kong "a bit out of control," according to a report from Asia Times. Hong Kong has reported 1,469 cases of the coronavirus and seven deaths.

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