
Schools in Flint, Michigan, are sticking with remote learning indefinitely. Families say they're struggling to keep it up
CNN
Students in Flint Community Schools have only been in the classroom about six months over the past two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and after the district's announcement last week that distance learning would continue until further notice, some families -- including some still dealing with the city's water crisis -- aren't sure how much longer they can keep it up.
"I have to be able to make a living so that I can pay for a roof over our heads, so I can pay for food. And if I can't have someone who can sit with the kids during their school hours then I have to, so I am not going to work," Lakia Cannon told CNN after helping her children, Khaterius, 9, and Kalia, 8, with their homework.

Janet Mills and her allies are counting on a gender gap to narrow Platner’s wide lead ahead of the June 9 primary to decide who will face incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. They are betting that the unfiltered style that has brought Platner widespread attention as someone who could help Democrats reach young men will backfire with women.

As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











