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Students in class at George Washington Elementary School in Madera on Oct. 29, 2024. California and Massachusetts banned bilingual education for almost 20 years and then reversed their bans at about the same time seven years ago.

California banned bilingual education for almost 20 years. It still hasn’t recovered

The Education Department can’t — and the Legislature won’t — do what it takes to repair the damage.

President Trump speaks to reporters at the White House on February 03, 2025, in Washington, D.C.

Trump plans to become chair of the Kennedy Center. Here are 3 things to know

President Trump plans to fire several Board Members at Washington, D.C.'s John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and indicated that he's naming himself chairman. Here's why it matters.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the State of the Nation address at the Cape Town City Hall on Feb. 6.

What's Trump's beef with South Africa?

Trump has accused South Africa of "human rights violations" and a land grab. The South African government has hit back.

A man takes a photo as he visits the Pioneer Mother Memorial as the sun sets Thursday, March 19, 2020, in Kansas City, Mo.

What does Trump mean when he invokes America's 'Manifest Destiny'?

The 19th century term describes the perceived right of Americans to use force or the threat of force to wrest desireable land from the grasp of others.

Palmerston, the rescue cat of the U.K.'s Foreign Office, stalks past 10 Downing St. in front of the waiting media in central London on June 9, 2017.

U.K.'s foreign office cat Palmerston shows up for duty in Bermuda

The former rescue feline joined the British diplomatic service in 2016 and gained a large following online for fulfilling his duty with charisma. He retired in 2020 but is back in action now.

Mexican National Guard members patrol along the Mexico-US border in Ciudad Juarez on Wednesday.

Mexico deploys the first National Guard troops to U.S. border after tariff threat

Trump said he would delay imposing tariffs on Mexico for at least a month. In exchange, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum promised to send the country's National Guard to reinforce the border.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks after a tour of a migrant return center and a demonstration of a dog trained to sniff out narcotics, at La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala City on Wednesday.

Guatemala gives U.S. another migrant deportation deal

The agreements potentially help the Trump administration address a key sticking point in immigration enforcement since not everyone in the U.S. illegally can be easily sent back home.

Hundreds of people gathered near the Capitol to protest the dismantling of USAID, the international agency charged with dispensing humanitarian aid around the world on behalf of the United States.

Protesters rally against Trump's stop-work order for USAID

USAID and nonprofit workers gathered near the Capitol in D.C. to protest Elon Musk's efforts to shut down the aid agency with his Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.

The agency seal on the floor of the lobby at the CIA, in Mclean, VA.

Trump offers deferred resignation to national security and intelligence workers

The letters are the first examples of the national security and intelligence workforce being included in broader efforts to downsize the federal government by the Trump administration.

Trump says the U.S. will 'take over' Gaza and relocate its people. What does it mean?

It wasn't immediately clear what legal authority Trump would have to execute his proposals, and they would likely be met by fierce resistance from Palestinians and from regional Arab countries.

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