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The $3.7 billion NBA franchise and a handful of businesses are returning money they received from a federal program that was intended to help small companies hurt by the coronavirus pandemic.

School closures aren't just hard on kids; they're also hard on the economy. And many of the states that haven't closed schools for the rest of the academic year may yet do so.

"Please don't give up on us," the president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association said in a YouTube plea addressed to global buyers. "Kindly do not let go of our hands."

The District of Columbia and Maryland say Trump is violating the emoluments clauses of the Constitution that prohibit the president from receiving gifts or favors from foreign and state governments.

Advocates say it's a First Amendment issue. Critics say it's opening the door to secret money from foreign sources.

The move, which gives another 18 months of protection from deportation, comes after the Department of Homeland Security declined to do so for nationals from several other countries in the past year.

The country has a high rate of domestic violence, and it's one of the first places to pass a law granting paid leave to survivors.

The economy continued to add jobs at a steady pace last month and the unemployment rate remained low. Analysts have been looking for signs that wage growth might pick up, but it held steady, too.

Noah Bookbinder, of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, said the case "closes one of the loopholes that has allowed the system to get out of control."

Texas and nine other states are asking a Texas court to force the government to reject renewals for young people currently enrolled in DACA and stop accepting new applications.