New FAFSA calculation error by Education Department could further delay some students’ college decisions

Washington (cnn) — The Department of Education said Friday that it has identified a vendor’s calculation error

US House Office of Diversity and Inclusion to be disbanded as part of government spending bill

Washington -- The Us House Office of Diversity and Inclusion will be dissolved as part of the government spending bill

Senate inches toward passage of $1.2 trillion funding package in overnight vote

The Senate is inching closer to passage of a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills after reaching agreement on a series of proposed amendment votes.

The powder keg of public land management in the West

Critics say draft resource management plans put forward by the Bureau of Land Management are slated to take more than 6 million acres off the table in Western states.

Hundreds of thousands of financial aid applications need to be fixed after latest calculation error

The U.S. Education Department says it discovered a calculation error in hundreds of thousands of student financial aid applications.

College student Riley Strain’s body is found in a Nashville river, police say

(cnn) — The body of a University of Missouri student who went missing after leaving a downtown Nashville bar two weeks

Biden's EPA goes after tailpipe emissions, gas-powered cars

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency unveiled new regulations Wednesday aimed at curbing tailpipe emissions in what officials acknowledge is a bold move to reduce harmful pollution by as much as 7.2 billion metric tons through the duration of the program.

FBI tells passengers on the Alaska Airlines flight that lost a panel they might be crime victims

The FBI is telling people who were on board the Boeing 737 Max that lost a panel in midflight that they might be victims of a crime. In letters to some of the passengers, an FBI victim specialist says the case is currently under investigation by the FBI.

Cardinals super fan known as Rally Runner pleads guilty to storming Capitol in face paint

A St. Louis Cardinals super fan who legally changed his name to Rally Runner has pleaded guilty to storming the U.S. Capitol while wearing red face paint and red clothes. Rally Runner pleaded guilty on Friday to a felony charge of civil disorder and is scheduled to be sentenced in July. The 44-year-old Missouri man was wearing red paint on his face and a red "Keep America Great" hat when he used a stolen shield to help other rioters attack police officers at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. He is known in St. Louis for running around the Cardinals' stadium during baseball games while wearing red clothes and red face paint.

Grant program to fund coast-to-coast bicycle path without hitting a road

An ambitious plan for a biking and walking route stretching from Washington, D.C., to Washington state without using a road has been in the works for several years.

US less happy in annual list, decline driven by young adults

Finland has the happiest people in the world — for the seventh year in a row. And the United States has fallen out of the joyous top 20 for the first time since the World Happiness Report was first released in 2012.