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Maps can anchor us in a place or help us get somewhere else. But while the physical geography of our world can be set in stone, maps aren't. There are choices involved in everything from which countries are centered, their size relative to each other and what the objects on the map are called. And where there are choices, there can be disputes. That was recently demonstrated at the United Nations when a General Assembly vote endorsed a map with a different way of looking at the world than has commonly been used.
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A state audit reveals Michigan's Going Pro Talent Fund spent over $59 million on reimbursing employers for on-the-job training instead of funding education to boost skills and wages. Released Thursday, the audit highlights that one-third of the funding did not comply with credential requirements. The program, aimed at upskilling workers, spent $182.5 million from 2022 to 2025, benefiting 3,296 businesses. The Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity disputes some findings, defending on-the-job training as a cost-effective method. The audit suggests the Legislature better define basic training, as the program wasn't meant to cover orientation or onboarding costs.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Attorneys at Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight today filed a lawsuit in Missouri state court…
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First lady Melania Trump is visiting northwestern North Carolina to talk to elementary school students, teachers and staff about how they鈥檙e using technology in the classroom. Her long-planned trip Tuesday comes as tech and political leaders debate about how best to regulate artificial intelligence. Prominent tech leaders have said they're worried about the dangers of AI and called for more oversight. But President Donald Trump has dismissed that idea, calling it a 鈥渉oax.鈥 A year ago, the first lady sounded a note of caution, saying the technology was at a 鈥減rimitive stage鈥 and needed 鈥渨atchful guidance.鈥
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Teacher Jazm铆n Urimare gives a math class under a tent at a improvised school inside the camp where they all live since being displaced by the earthquake in La Guaira, Venezuela, Monday, Sept. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
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As the new school year kicks in, the debate around student AI use is raging. New York City and Los Angeles school districts have banned most student AI use for a year to study the technology's impact. Microsoft just announced it will commit to new AI guardrails and privacy standards in a new agreement it negotiated with a teacher's union, the AFT. Meanwhile, the union president is asking other tech giants to sign on, notably Google, OpenAI and Anthropic, saying the country needs industry standards in the absence of legislation. The conversation highlights the growing concerns of educators around AI use and privacy protections as the technology becomes mainstream at schools.
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Jason Eaton insisted he was acting on orders from the CIA and Mossad when he shot three Palestinian college students who were walking past his home a few days after Thanksgiving. He said the U.S. and Israeli intelligence agencies transmitted the messages to him via FM radio and that God was commanding him to protect his Jewish neighbors. Eaton鈥檚 claims were at the heart of his insanity defense as he went on trial Monday on attempted murder charges in a case that shook Burlington, Vermont, and reverberated in the West Bank, where the three wounded men grew up and became friends as schoolmates in Ramallah before moving to the U.S. for college.
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Proponents of the Protect College Sports Act are pushing to pass the legislation through the Senate before the chamber breaks in the coming weeks. The bill aims to regulate escalating spending in college sports as schools can now pay players. Major conferences, Senate leadership and President Donald Trump support the bipartisan bill, but it faces opposition that could derail it. Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy opposes the bill, arguing it protects industry profits over athlete compensation. Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, a co-sponsor, has been actively promoting it.
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University students behind nearly two years of anti-government protests in Serbia have formally entered an election race before an early parliamentary vote next month challenging populist President Aleksandar Vucic. The youth movement on Monday submitted their election list to state election authorities after a joyful march through downtown Belgrade. Several thousand people joined the noisy gathering in support of the students. The Oct. 25 vote is seen as a major test for Vucic's party which has held a tight grip on power in Serbia for 14 years. The election will be held against the backdrop of heightened political tensions as the governing populists seek to hold on to power despite widespread popular discontent.
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Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil is suing Columbia University, alleging it failed to address harassment against him and other members of a pro-Palestinian campus group. The suit filed Monday in federal court in New York City says the university's deliberate indifference led to the doxing of multiple group members and Khalil鈥檚 detention by immigration agents. The university said it is committed to protecting the campus community from discrimination and harassment but declined to comment on the lawsuit. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested Khalil in March 2025. He quickly became the face of the Trump administration's crackdown on pro-Palestinian demonstrators.