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Genevieve Smith spent her summer compiling an application to study at a university in the Netherlands – a vague goal now solidified, she says, due to rising costs and political turmoil in the U.S. The California-based student spent two years studying at Santa Rosa Junior College after graduating high school, all the while plotting her next steps to complete her higher education. At the top of her list was affordability. The 19-year-old said she had initially considered attending UC Santa Cruz, but after reviewing the costs and not exactly knowing what she wanted to do, she decided to live at home,…

Culture / September 15, 2025 In 2004, a doctored political image caused outrage and confusion. Twenty years later, why hasn’t visual literacy improved? Ad Policy Image created by merging two photographs, showing presidential candidate John Kerry and actress Jane Fonda, who campaigned against the Vietnam War in the 1970s.(Public Domain) In 2004, an image of John Kerry and Jane Fonda circulated online, in newspapers, and on cable TV. The two seemed to be sharing an outdoor stage sometime during the late 1960s or early ’70s. Conservative pundits like Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity went crazy over the image: It seemed…

Washington — The Department of Homeland Security has escalated its clash with so-called sanctuary states this week, warning California, New York, and Illinois in letters obtained by CBS News that refusal to honor immigration detainers could trigger federal legal action.In letters dated Sept. 10, Acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons ordered the attorneys general of the three states to declare within two days whether they would comply with “thousands of ICE detainers” lodged against individuals in state custody, according to DHS. Immigration detainers are formal requests by ICE asking local jails and prisons to notify the agency…

Kemah, Texas — At 7-foot-3, Jordan Wilmore has always had lofty goals, but ones that he kept mostly to himself.”It was hard for me to share, like, my dreams or, you know, the stuff I wanted to do growing up because it was, ‘Well, you just got to focus on basketball because it can make you millions,'” the 24-year-old Wilmore explained to CBS News.So for years, he did focus on basketball, like his friends and family insisted.A Memphis, Tennessee, native, he played college basketball at Missouri, Northwestern State and Austin Peay State University. He then played professionally overseas, with his last…

Chris Hughes, assistant water and wastewater operator for the towns of Cavendish and Proctorsville in Vermont, deals with the effects of a power outage at a drinking water facility. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR In a small town in southern Vermont, not far from the lauded ski slopes of Okemo, there’s water gushing out of the back of a treatment facility. For Chris Hughes, the assistant water and wastewater operator for the towns of Cavendish and Proctorsville, it’s just another problem and another day on the job. This time, he’s pretty sure a lightning strike disrupted the…

new video loaded: Why the J-1 Visa Program Is BrokenBy Amy Julia Harris, Leila Medina, Zach Caldwell, Laura Salaberry and David Jouppi•September 20, 2025Every year, tens of thousands of young people from countries around the world go to work in the United States as part of an exchange program that is supposed to showcase the best that America has to offer. Instead, a New York Times investigation has found, many have been abused and exploited by unscrupulous businesses. Amy Julia Harris, a Times investigative reporter, explains. Source link

Early in-person voting began Friday in Virginia’s gubernatorial election, marking one of the first major political contests since last year’s presidential race, and a likely bellwether for President Trump’s policies.The two contenders — Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears and former Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger — held public appearances Friday to kick off the final stages of their respective campaigns, ahead of a Nov. 4 general election. Spanberger is favored in some recent polling.Spanberger cast her vote Friday morning at a polling station in West Henrico, near the capital of Richmond. Speaking to CBS News afterwards, the former congresswoman said her…

World / StudentNation / September 17, 2025 The conflict in the Congo is one of the deadliest crises in the world, but many worry that Trump’s interest in the region emphasizes deals for US investors over lasting peace. Ad Policy The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda agreed to a US-backed peace deal meant to end years of deadly conflict and promote development in Congo’s volatile eastern region.(Yuri Gripas / Getty) This story was produced for StudentNation, a program of the Nation Fund for Independent Journalism, which is dedicated to highlighting the best of student journalism. For more Student Nation,…

Tropical Storm Gabrielle formed Wednesday morning over the central Atlantic Ocean, becoming the seventh named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. Forecasters expect the weather system to remain over open waters for the next several days and haven’t yet warned of any hazards that could potentially affect land. Gabrielle is forecast to become a hurricane by Sunday, according to the Miami-based National Hurricane Center. The storm’s current forecast predicts that Gabrielle’s track will carry it north of the Caribbean and away from land, but the system could pass to the east of Bermuda next week as it continues to strengthen over the…

President Trump signed an executive order Friday to offer up fast-track “Gold Card” visas to people willing to pay $1 million or more.”The Trump Gold Card is Here,” reads a government website, which features a mock-up of a bright, gilded card embossed with a photo of Mr. Trump, his signature and images of a bald eagle and the Statue of Liberty: “Unlock life in America.”Under the Gold Card program, which Mr. Trump first floated in February, non-Americans who give a gift of at least $1 million to the Commerce Department will be eligible for an “expedited process” to gain an…