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The US Navy’s beleaguered shipbuilding program took a major hit on Tuesday as Navy Secretary John Phelan announced he was cancelling plans to buy Constellation-class frigates, once heralded as a key ...

Rx Kids, Michigan cash aid program for new and expectant moms, has been expanded to six high-need communities in Wayne County: River Rouge, Inkster, Highland Park, Hamtramck, Melvindale and Dearborn ...

PRETORIA, November 7 , 2025 — The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved the South Africa Metro Trading Services Program, the first-ever Program-for-Results (PforR) operation in the ...

Providers operating under the Minnesota Department of Human Services-administered (DHS) Integrated Community Supports (ICS) program and leadership with the Residential Providers Association of ...

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic front-runner in the mayor’s race, plans if elected to replace the selective program, which became a symbol of segregation in public schools. By Emma G. Fitzsimmons and ...

Minnesota officials have suspended payments to providers of another Medicaid-funded program, citing “credible allegations of fraud” as they attempt to crack down on schemes to swindle state and ...

The H-1B nonimmigrant visa program was created to bring temporary workers into the United States to perform additive, high-skilled functions, but it has been deliberately exploited to replace, rather ...

ATLANTA — A dream that began in a warehouse is now unfolding at Wellstar, where a mother of three is working toward becoming a nurse in honor of her late brother. Shequita Starks operated a forklift ...

A new study shows the PHLHousing+ program is reducing evictions and homelessness among participating families. It’s unclear if the pilot will become permanent. Tracey Nathaniel (left) and her children ...

Starting next month, Prime members who want to share shipping perks with other customers must live together at the same primary residential address, a change from the company's previous allowance.

The city of Gondar, one of 117 Ethiopian cities that benefited from the World Bank’s Ethiopia Urban Institutional and Infrastructure Development Program (UIIDP). Photo: Adobe Stock With World Bank ...