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House rejects Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's effort to remove Speaker Mike Johnson from office 05/08/2024 09:06pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Hardline Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene tried and failed in sudden action Wednesday to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson, her long-shot effort swiftly and resoundingly rejected by Democrats and Republicans tired of the political chaos. One of Donald Trump’s biggest supporters in Co It’s teacher appreciation week: U.Md. showed lots of love to 3 alums 05/08/2024 09:00pm • It was a quick and not too quiet march down the hallway at Samuel Ogle Middle School in Bowie, Maryland, where the dean of the University of Maryland’s College of Education was joined by faculty and others from the university for a surprise teacher appreciation week visit to one of their own. Parent PLUS Loans vs. Private Student Loans: Compare Your Options 05/08/2024 08:00pm • Parents who want to help their children pay for college may have invested in a 529 college savings plan or reviewed a school's financial aid package. But often, the total cost of attendance -- not just tuition, but also books and room and board -- isn't fully covered by savings or financial aid. In Underpaid and overworked. Colleges, universities having trouble hiring, retaining athletic trainers 05/08/2024 05:06pm • Colleges and universities are having a difficult time hiring, recruiting and retaining members of their athletic training staffs because of a number of below-market conditions, a survey shows. The survey, by the National Athletics Trainers' Association and the American College of Sports Medicine, of Residential tax rate increasing as part of approved Fairfax Co. budget 05/08/2024 04:45pm • Homeowners in Fairfax County, Virginia, will see their yearly tax bill increase as part of the fiscal 2025 budget leaders approved Tuesday. As part of the package, the residential tax rate is increasing by 3 cents, and will now be $1.125 per $100 of assessed value. The result, the county said, is Kosovo prime minister deplores new condition ahead of Council of Europe's membership vote next week 05/08/2024 01:17pm • TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Kosovo’s prime minister Wednesday deplored the fact that some Western powers reportedly have set another condition ahead of Kosovo's joining the Council of Europe. Kosovo media reported that France and Germany want Kosovo to take a significant step toward establishing an a US paused bomb shipment to Israel to signal concerns over Rafah invasion, official says 05/08/2024 12:35am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. paused a shipment of bombs to Israel last week over concerns that Israel was approaching a decision on launching a full-scale assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah against the wishes of the U.S., a senior administration official said Tuesday. The shipment was suppo Grit, humor, grief and gloom mix as Ukrainians face a dangerous new phase in the war 05/08/2024 12:20am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Paintbrush in hand, Anastasiya Sereda is working on a painting of a chubby-faced panda in the uniform of a Ukrainian soldier. Propped on her easel is the reason why – a photo of her boyfriend Bohdan, a burly serviceman with a gentle smile. “He looks like a panda,” Sereda Spartz fends off Republican rivals to win contentious Indiana congressional primary 05/07/2024 09:18pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two-term U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz won a contentious Republican primary to defend her seat just months after she decided to run for reelection in a campaign that focused attention on her opposition to sending aid to her native Ukraine. She defeated eight rival Republicans to s TikTok sues US to block law that could ban the social media platform 05/07/2024 07:29pm • TikTok and its Chinese parent company filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging a new American law that would ban the popular video-sharing app in the U.S. unless it's sold to an approved buyer, saying it unfairly singles out the platform and is an unprecedented attack on free speech. In its lawsuit, Byt Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Speaker Johnson search for offramp as vote on his ouster simmers 05/07/2024 06:14pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Embattled House Speaker Mike Johnson and far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene met for a second day at the Capitol on Tuesday, political adversaries trying to engineer an off-ramp from the escalating standoff over her threat for a vote to oust him from office. The stakes are high TikTok has sued the US over a law that could ban its app. What's the legal outlook? 05/07/2024 01:39pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A newly minted law forcing TikTok's parent company to sell the video-sharing platform or face a ban in the U.S. could be in for an uphill battle in court. The app’s China-based owner, ByteDance, filed a lawsuit Tuesday, calling the measure unconstitutional. Critics of the sell-or Bernie Sanders says Gaza may be Joe Biden's Vietnam. But he's ready to battle for Biden over Trump 05/07/2024 09:12am • WASHINGTON (AP) — In April, Bernie Sanders repeatedly stood shoulder to shoulder with President Joe Biden, promoting their joint accomplishments on health care and climate at formal White House events while eviscerating Donald Trump in a widely viewed campaign TikTok video. Then just last week, S One way to appreciate teachers: These schools provide their day care 05/07/2024 06:02am • NAMPA, Idaho (AP) — When Christina Zimmerman returned to teaching last year after maternity leave, she grappled with postpartum depression that she says could have led to quitting her job. But her school’s onsite day care made all the difference, as she knew her daughter was just a few classroom What a Ban on Noncompete Agreements Would Mean for You 05/06/2024 08:00pm • The Federal Trade Commission's ban on noncompete agreements could increase mobility for workers nationwide, eliminating contractual barriers that bar employees from seeking new job opportunities or starting competing companies for a prescribed time period. The rule, which the FTC approved on April 2