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Talking tax rates
Q: What, exactly, does it mean if I'm in the 22% tax bracket? That I pay 22% of all my income in taxes? -- E.S., Bath, Maine
A: You're smart to ask, because many people assume that's the case -- and it's not. That 22% is your "marginal" tax bracket -- your highest rate, paid on your top tier of income.
For the 2024 ... (full story)
Trump's transportation officials buck a long-held practice of using 'road diets' to slow speeders
A stylist was just starting her shift at a salon in Kansas City, Missouri, when a car smashed through the storefront window and landed in the waiting area a few feet away.
Such crashes were so common along 31st Street that business owners regularly texted one another photos showing the damage caused by vehicles speeding along th ... (full story)
Is he Christ? Is he Moses? Superman's religious and ethical undertones add to his mystique
Superman was born Kryptonian, raised Methodist and sketched into existence by two Jewish teens in 1930s Cleveland. Faith and morality are his DNA.
There are no overt religious references in Superman comics. But over eight decades, he's been viewed as a divine entity, a savior figure — his sacrifice Christ-like, his will to ... (full story)
Local
'I never issued a criminal contempt citation in 19 ½ years on the bench' – a former federal judge looks at the 'relentless bad behavior' of the Trump administration in court
(THE CONVERSATION) Legal battles between the Trump administration and advocates for deportees flown to prison in El Salvador have turned into conflicts between the government and the judges overseeing those cases. One federal judge, James Boasberg, accused Trump administration lawyers of the "willful disregard" of his orde ... (full story)
Endowments aren't blank checks – but universities can rely on them more heavily in turbulent times
(THE CONVERSATION) The Trump administration is demanding that at least 60 U.S. colleges and universities change their policies or lose out on billions of dollars in federal funding.
In Harvard University's case, the government has accused the Ivy league school – so far without providing any specific evidence – of vio ... (full story)
State
DEI rollbacks hit campus support systems for students of color
WASHINGTON (AP) — Campus mentors. Move-in events. Scholarships. Diversity offices that made them feel welcome on predominantly white campuses.
As U.S. colleges pull back on diversity, equity and inclusion practices, students of color say they are starting to lose all of these things and more.
The full scope of campus D ... (full story)
Anti-Trump resistance sees another leader in Van Hollen as Democrats' leadership carousel turns
NEW YORK (AP) — Now, it's Chris Van Hollen's turn.
The mild-mannered Maryland senator has suddenly emerged as a leading figure in the resistance to Donald Trump's norm-busting presidency, becoming the latest in a small but growing collection of Democratic officials testing the strength of their political power in a weakene ... (full story)