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Facing an estimated $65 million shortfall, the University of Akron expects to save $16.4 million through a layoff of 178 employees.

University of Akron Trustees Approve Mass Faculty Layoff

The University of Akron Board of Trustees on Wednesday unanimously approved a measure to reduce 178 union and nonunion faculty and staff positions....

Lillian Kay Petersen, 17, from Los Alamos, N.M., won first place in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science and math competition for high school seniors. The pandemic meant a virtual Zoom ceremony rather than what's usually a black-tie gala ceremony in the nation's capital.

High School Senior's Tool To End Food Insecurity Wins National Competition

Lillian Kay Petersen, 17, has won the Regeneron Science Talent Search, a top science and math competition for high school seniors. Her winning project: a tool to predict crop harvests.

Urban Meyer Returns To Coaching With NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars

Urban Meyer agreed to become head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday. He leaves the broadcast booth and returns to the sidelines after a…

A firefighter douses flames as they push towards homes during the Creek fire in the Cascadel Woods area of unincorporated Madera County, California on September 7, 2020.(JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Week In The News: Woodward Book, West Coast Wildfires, Coronavirus Updates

The news roundtable is here.

President-elect Joe Biden (C) introduces key foreign policy and national security nominees and appointments at the Queen Theatre on November 24, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. (Mark Makela/Getty Images)

Presidential Transition: What We Know About Biden's Cabinet Picks

We take a look at who Biden has picked to lead, and what the choices say about the administration that's taking shape.

Columbus Blue Jackets Begin New NHL Season With Many Fresh Faces

The puck drops Friday night at 7 p.m. for the start of the NHL season for the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena. Fans may be wondering how this…

Chancellor Angela Merkel's Chosen Successor Steps Away, Adding To German Uncertainty

German Chancellor Angela Merkel had been hoping for a smooth transfer of power when she steps down next year. But now her chosen successor says she doesn't want the country's top job.

Emergency medical personnel walk by a high-speed TGV train in Strasbourg station on Wednesday, preparing to evacuate 20 COVID-19 patients to hospitals in western France.

France Transfers Coronavirus Patients On High-Speed Train With Mobile Emergency Room

Twenty patients were transported from the hard-hit eastern region of France, where hospitals are operating at overcapacity, to the western Loire Valley, where facilities still have plenty of beds.

India, Eva, and Alex Drummond ride the chair lift up to Eva's graduation ceremony.

Ski Town Grads Ride The Chairlift To Collect Their Diplomas

"Out of all the different types of graduations different high schools are having, I think this is the coolest," says one senior at Kennett High School in North Conway, N.H.

South Korean election officials put up posters of candidates in Seoul, South Korea, on April 2. The country will hold April 15 legislative elections on schedule, and the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic is a major issue in the vote.

South Koreans Will Vote In Election In Masks And Gloves, Have Temperature Checked

On April 15, legislative elections will go as planned but with new coronavirus safety features, and the government's handling of the virus is a top issue.

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