More than 700 UCF students held a one-day strike at Memory Mall on April 10 to protest the campus 287(g) ICE agreement and to support faculty bargaining demands.

Archbishop James Checchio and Gayle Benson met Pope Leo XIV in Rome, raised his family’s New Orleans ties and got permission to name the cathedral rectory in his honor.

A Steelers-backed youth recreation complex at Hazelwood Green is nearly finished; an unveiling is expected around Pittsburgh's 2026 NFL Draft.

Vote Week starts tomorrow: participating New Yorkers can choose how $1M in their council districts is spent on parks, schools and street safety. Find ballots and vote sites online.

An anonymous donor quietly gave about $1.6M to San Francisco public-school educators — roughly $250 each — in a digital gift-card distribution coordinated by Spark SF Public Schools.

Oakland is weighing a $150K, six‑month pilot to use AI drones to detect illegal dumping and speed cleanups. The plan heads to the City Council on April 14.

Teamsters Local 631 members have been picketing Rinker Materials in Henderson over a proposed switch from union health and pension plans; the union is also seeking a 9% raise.

Cherry Creek Schools plans to cut 159 jobs and trim roughly $23 million from next year’s budget, with reductions hitting central office and student‑support roles. The move follows leadership turmoil and an outside audit.

More than 400 Southern Nevada households were notified that Emergency Housing Voucher funding is expected to end in December. Local officials say they have begun transition planning to prevent gaps in rental aid.

An MDRC evaluation finds Cambridge’s Rise Up Cambridge — $500 a month for 18 months — eased hardship for almost 2,000 families but most gains faded after payments stopped.

Ted Townsend, president and CEO of the Greater Memphis Chamber, was placed on leave April 10; local reporting says reasons for the leave remain unclear.

Gallatin residents delivered a petition and are demanding transparency after Sumner County joined a 287(g) ICE program and activists say ICE arrests have risen.

Sen. Mark Kelly joined ASU food-service workers picketing Aramark at the Downtown Phoenix campus as negotiations continue and a heat-safety complaint moves through state regulators.