Meenakshi Raghavan , 82 , is widely thought to be the oldest woman in the world to practise Kalaripayattu .

The ancient Indian martial art originated at least 3,000 years ago and is regarded as India 's oldest martial art.

Her four children were also trained in the art form by her and her husband.

An Albuquerque Academy junior who created a clinic to introduce Black youth to tennis has been recognized for her efforts with one of the highest distinctions in Girl Scouting — the prestigious Gold Award . Naomi Brundage welcomed a group of Black students who had little prior exposure to the sport to the Albuquerque Academy Racquet Center for a one-day tennis clinic in February . Brundage named the event Arthur Ashe Day , honoring the legendary tennis champion and civil rights advocate whose legacy continues to inspire generations on and off the court..

Clinton was president on April 19, 1995 , when a truck bomb exploded, destroying a nine -story federal building.

168 people were killed, including 19 children.

Clinton will deliver the keynote address at a remembrance ceremony near the Oklahoma City National Memorial Museum .

He was widely praised for how he helped the city grapple with its grief in the wake of the bombing.

Barbara Lee is the new mayor of troubled Oakland , California , a city she represented for more than two decades in Congress .

Lee , 78 , is a Black female trailblazer who represented the city in Congress for over two decades .

Lee issued a statement Saturday as mayor-elect, saying that her chief opponent, Loren Taylor , had called to concede the April 15 race.

Lee was endorsed by former Gov. Jerry Brown and other previous Oakland mayors.

Judge William Alsup is overseeing a lawsuit brought by labor unions and nonprofits contesting the mass firings of thousands of probationary workers in February .

In March , Alsup ordered six federal agencies to reinstate probationary employees because their terminations were directed by the Office of Personnel Management .

The U.S. Supreme Court last week blocked Alsup ’s order requiring the administration to return those terminated employees.

Thousands join anti-Trump protests across the US on Saturday to protest recent actions by President Donald Trump .

The demonstrations were intended to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the start of the American Revolutionary War .

Many called for the return of Kilmar Ábrego García , a citizen of El Salvador , who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador .

Pakistan has deported more than 19,500 Afghans this month , among more than 80,000 who have left ahead of a 30 April deadline.

Pakistan has accelerated its drive to expel undocumented Afghans and those who had temporary permission to stay.

Between 700 and 800 families are being deported daily , Taliban officials say, with up to two million people expected to follow in coming months .

Some expelled Afghans say they had been born in Pakistan after their families fled conflict.

At least $1.6 million in federal funds for projects meant to capture and digitize stories of the systemic abuse of generations of Indigenous children in boarding schools at the hands of the U.S. government.

The cuts are just a fraction of the grants canceled by the National Endowment for the Humanities in recent weeks .

The National Endowment for the Humanities announced that it was awarding $ 411,000 to more than a dozen tribal nations and organizations working to illustrate the impact of boarding schools.

More than half of those awards have since been terminated.

The grant cuts were documented by the non-profit organization National Humanities Alliance .

Michigan State baseball defeated Ohio State 11 -4, fueled by 17 hits and three home runs.

The win was the fourth straight for the Spartans , who seem to have gotten their season back on track after a five -game losing streak in early April .

The Spartans are trying to make their way into the postseason Big Ten tournament, an event they've only reached once 2019 .

Redshirt-sophomore Tate Farquhar earned the win Friday , allowing just one hit and striking out a career-high five in four innings. MSU has two more games against Ohio State — a 3:30 p.m start on Saturday and at 1 p.m. on Sunday — and four more Big Ten series in the regular season , starting with three games in Ann Arbor against Michigan next weekend . Contact Nathaniel Bott at [email protected] and follow him on X @Nathaniel_Bott.

Dan Caldwell , Colin Carroll and Darin Selnick were among four officials in Hegseth ’s inner circle who were ousted this past week .

The three were escorted from the Pentagon in an expanding probe on information leaks.

The upheaval comes less than 100 days into the Trump administration where the Pentagon has found itself frequently in the epicenter of controversial moves.