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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is ending several grant programs reserved for colleges that have large numbers of minority students, saying they amount to illegal discrimination by tying federal money to racial quotas.In a shift upending decades of precedent, the Education Department said Wednesday it now believes it’s unconstitutional to award federal grants using eligibility requirements based on racial or ethnic enrollment levels. The agency said it’s holding back a total of $350 million in grants budgeted for this year and called on Congress to “reenvision” the programs for future years.More than $250 million of that figure was budgeted…

OREM, Utah (AP) — Chaos erupted Wednesday when conservative political activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed during an event on the Utah Valley University campus. ___ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. Allison Hemingway-Witty cries after Charlie Kirk is shot during Turning Point’s visit to Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (Tess Crowley/The Deseret News via AP) Allison Hemingway-Witty cries after Charlie Kirk is shot during Turning Point’s visit to Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (Tess Crowley/The Deseret News via AP)Read More Charlie Kirk speaks before…

A federal judge on Wednesday blocked Trump administration restrictions on services for immigrants in the country illegally, including the federal preschool program Head Start, health clinics and adult education. The order from the judge in U.S. District Court in Rhode Island applies to 20 states and the District of Columbia, whose attorneys general, all Democrats, sued the administration. It puts the administration’s reinterpretation of a Clinton-era federal policy on hold while the case is decided.Under the proposed changes, some community-level programs would be reclassified as federal public benefits, making them inaccessible to people without legal status. Individual public benefits, such…

TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 hits Moscone West in San Francisco from October 27 to 29, bringing together 10,000+ startup and VC leaders for three days of bold ideas, groundbreaking tech, and future-shaping conversations. One of the most highly anticipated sessions happening on one of the two AI Stages will spotlight where AI hardware is heading next, featuring a live look at the robotics and autonomous systems pushing boundaries in real time. AI may be reshaping software, but when it comes to robotics and autonomous systems, the big breakout moment is still on the horizon. That’s what makes this session at TC…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lyme disease can cause serious harm, but so can bogus tests and treatments.The complexity of diagnosing the tick-borne disease has given rise to an entire industry of unapproved tests and unproven alternative treatments that experts say should be avoided, including lasers, herbal remedies and electromagnets“It really is a buyer-beware situation,” said Dr. Robert Smith, a Lyme specialist at MaineHealth Institute for Research.There is no one-size-fits-all approach to diagnosing Lyme. Doctors use a combination of visual clues, information reported by their patients and the standard medical test, which has a number of limitations.When patients show the classic symptoms…

You can find shark meat in the United States in certain grocery stores, seafood markets and online — but the type of shark you’re buying might not be what you think it is, according to a new study.In the study, published Wednesday in the Frontiers in Marine Science journal, researchers found meat from shark species at risk of extinction is commonly available in the U.S. under ambiguous or incorrect labels.The study sampled 29 shark products: 19 filets purchased in grocery stores or markets in North Carolina, Florida, Georgia and Washington, D.C., and 10 jerky products bought online. DNA barcoding was…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers woke up after the first game of his 21st season with the typical aches and pains that come with getting chased and occasionally hit by 300-pound men, but nothing out of the ordinary.“I didn’t take too many big shots,” the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback said.The NFL’s oldest active player threw for four touchdowns but also absorbed four sacks during Pittsburgh’s 34-32 victory over the New York Jets on Sunday, though the 41-year-old made it a point to take some of the blame away from his new-look offensive line.Rodgers said he thinks he ran into at least…

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said at a Senate hearing on Thursday that children receive up to 92 vaccine doses in early childhood “in order to be fully compliant between maternity and 18 years.”But doctors tell ABC News that that number isn’t accurate. Excluding annual flu and COVID-19 shots, children generally receive roughly 30 vaccine doses – many in combined injections – before the age of 18Combination vaccines are single shots that include two or more vaccines that might otherwise be given separately: the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine is a common example. This reduces…

NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA will not rush to any judgment in its probe of whether a business relationship between Kawhi Leonard and a California company was legitimate or merely a way for the Los Angeles Clippers to circumvent salary cap rules, Commissioner Adam Silver said Wednesday.Silver spoke after a board of governors meeting in New York — one that Clippers owner Steve Ballmer attended — and said the league will wait to see the report from the outside firm it has hired to run its investigation before taking next steps.“We’re constantly learning in the league office and again,…

DENVER (AP) — Three teens have been hospitalized in critical condition after a shooting at a suburban Denver high school, authorities said Wednesday.The shooting happened around midday at Evergreen High School in Evergreen, about 30 miles west of Denver, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Jacki Kelley said.All those taken to the hospital are believed to be students, Kelley said. She did not immediately have details on their injuries.All three teens were either in the emergency room or undergoing surgery as of mid-afternoon at St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood, Colorado, CEO Kevin Cullinan said. He said he does not believe there…