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State Watchdog Finds Gaps in USAID Program Transfer
A July 2026 State Department watchdog report found staffing, training, IT and award-guidance gaps as officials managed 1,504 transferred USAID…
Cincinnati Black Family Reunion expects 10,000-person crowd Saturday at Sawyer Point
Cincinnati’s 38th annual Midwest Black Family Reunion continues Saturday, August 15, with an 11 a.m. parade, family programming and a…
South Africa Seeks Reimbursement as Migrant Returns Surge
South Africa is seeking nearly $18 million from Malawi, Ethiopia and Nigeria as disputed return totals raise humanitarian and diplomatic…
Kansas City’s KCI area plan sets long-range direction for airport-area growth
Kansas City adopted an updated KCI Area Plan on July 23, 2026, giving future decisions around the airport a framework…
NHTSA Presses AV Developers Over First-Responder Safety
NHTSA says driverless vehicles have entered emergency scenes and blocked responders. Developers face meetings and possible enforcement, but no new…
Sacramento’s red-light camera plan moves toward a fall vendor decision
Sacramento’s proposed red-light camera program is not operating yet. The city’s published schedule calls for a fall 2026 vendor decision…
EPA Proposal Could Give States More Control Over Public Input on Minor Air Permits
EPA has proposed letting state and local agencies decide more of the public-participation process for minor air permits. Comments are…
Norma Herr expansion adds 103 shelter beds in Cleveland
A completed $31 million expansion at Cleveland’s Norma Herr Center adds 103 emergency shelter beds and more private accommodations, with…
Trump Extends Jones Act Waiver for Energy and Farm Cargo
A 90-day waiver begins August 17, allowing case-by-case exemptions for foreign vessels carrying energy and selected farm cargo between U.S…
Court keeps White House record-preservation order in force during appeal
A federal judge paused further trial-court proceedings but kept a Presidential Records Act preservation injunction in force during the administration’s…
Raleigh Police Summer Action Plan Gets Midyear Checkpoint as Safety Questions Continue
Raleigh’s second-quarter crime data shows declines in several serious offenses but increases in nonfatal shootings, vehicle thefts and traffic fatalities…
St. Louis tornado survivors can access new FEMA-funded case management
A $2.9 million FEMA grant began Aug. 1 to continue disaster case-management services for eligible St. Louis residents with unresolved…
Wisconsin Judge Finds Paper-Only Absentee Voting Denies Some Disabled Voters Equal Access
A Wisconsin judge found the paper-only absentee system denies some voters with print disabilities privacy and independence, but left the…
U.N. General Assembly Renews Urban Agenda Amid Housing Crisis
The U.N. General Assembly renewed commitments on housing and resilient cities, but the political declaration does not guarantee funding or…
Detroit school district marks construction milestone for new Cody High School
DPSCD says the new Cody High School has reached its topping-out stage, advancing an $86 million west-side Detroit replacement project…
Massachusetts proposed wetland rules face an August 20 public-comment deadline