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By Amy Langfield

February 25, 2026

By Amy Langfield

February 25, 2026

 
 

Good afternoon and welcome to your afternoon news update from AP. Today, the U.S. Supreme Court rules against a private prison facing a suit from immigration detainees; former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers will resign from teaching at Harvard University amid a campus review of his ties to Jeffrey Epstein; and a pediatric hospital has a plan to catch reading struggles early.

 

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Supreme Court rules against private prison firm facing forced-work suit from immigration detainees

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled against a private prison company facing a lawsuit alleging immigration detainees were forced to work and paid only $1 a day in Colorado. The unanimous ruling is a procedural defeat for the GEO Group, but it’s not a final decision. GEO defended its practices and argued that the case should be tossed out because it’s immune from lawsuits as a government contractor. Read more.

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Larry Summers will resign from teaching at Harvard during review of Epstein ties, university says

Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers will resign from teaching at Harvard University amid a campus review of his ties to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the university announced Wednesday. Read more.

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As literacy rates lag, a pediatric hospital is screening for reading ability

For some young children in Columbus, Ohio, reading assessments don’t start in the kindergarten classroom — they happen first in the doctor’s office. With concerns rising about lagging childhood literacy rates across the country, Nationwide Children’s Hospital has begun screening children’s literacy skills starting at age 3 during pediatrician visits. Read more.

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