With higher ed in limbo, students are switching…

This article about community colleges was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Chris Smith wasn’t planning to spend the summer at a community college.…

Child deportations surge amid pandemic, but plans to…

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has expedited the deportation of child migrants during the coronavirus pandemic, citing public health, but documents obtained by NBC News show that as far back as 2017, now–DHS Acting Secretary…

Chemical plant and hazardous waste sites in path…

A major chemical plant and two hazardous waste sites stood in the path of floodwaters streaming over two breached dams in central Michigan, authorities said Wednesday. About 10,000 residents along the Tittabawassee River in Midland…

White House China report calls Beijings lack of…

WASHINGTON — The White House is expected to make its China Strategy public as early as Wednesday, laying out various actions by Beijing that the Trump administration argues threaten American economic interests, security and values.…