Lincoln Park High will phase out Arabic for incoming students, touching off a petition and criticism from students, alumni and advocacy groups. The move comes as CPS faces deep budget pressures.

Chandra Hooper-Barnett, removed from Woodrow Wilson after a fall meeting that singled out Black students, is now listed as Lincoln High's principal. The reassignment has raised questions among parents and advocates.

A loud, unexplained boom shook neighborhoods across Greater Boston just after 2 p.m., prompting calls to police and sparking speculation about meteors or sonic booms. Officials and the USGS have been contacted.

CCBC faculty reached a tentative union contract that includes 12.6% raises, academic‑freedom protections and a new faculty sick‑leave bank. The deal must still be ratified by members.

Edward J. Briscoe Elementary closed at the end of the 2025–26 year as FWISD consolidated campuses amid enrollment losses and repair costs. Families say neighborhood services were overlooked.

DEP moved to finalize a state-only operating permit for MarkWest’s Harmon Creek expansion, prompting renewed community alarm over repeated flaring and black smoke.

A free two‑day Dallas Soccer Kick‑Off Fest takes over the Ron Kirk Bridge May 30–31 with clinics, vendors and a World Cup ticket giveaway.

About 50 people were displaced after a city-ordered evacuation at the Carolina Apartments; a local nonprofit says it arranged Airbnb stays and rehoused more than half.

Red Cross volunteers and Milwaukee fire crews installed free smoke detectors across the city and handed out fire‑escape plans after a string of deadly residential blazes.

A March USDA inspection found filthy enclosures, contaminated food and a string of violations at Miami’s Zoological Wildlife Foundation; an endangered leopard lost a leg and a capybara died.

A peer‑reviewed study argues census entries cited in 2020 don't conclusively show Johns Hopkins owned enslaved people, reopening debate in Baltimore.

An emu that wandered onto the Salisbury Bypass on Saturday was captured by state troopers and reunited with its owners after a two-hour search.

A nonprofit launched a student-feeding program at Middlesex Community College in Lowell, offering hot vegetarian lunches and positioning the effort for expansion across Massachusetts.