We want to close the federal Department of Education.”  But fulfilling that promise is easier said than done. Dismantling the agency – which provides billions of dollars each year to low-income public schools and billions more to help millions of Americans pay for college – would likely require the support of congressional Democrats,

Donald Trump said he would use the department to further his priorities. He also said he would close it. Both options would face difficulties.

How would it impact schools and students, if the Education Department were eliminated, which Trump has said he wants to do?

Haiti’s international airport was shut down after gangs opened fire at a commercial flight landing in Port-Au-Prince

This story has been corrected to fix the location where the flight that took gunfire originated. It departed from Florida. The main airport in Haiti is shut down after gang violence erupted Monday attempting to seize control,