Students sue Oregon colleges over cost of remote learning during the pandemic
Three Oregon college students are claiming in two class-action lawsuits that they should be reimbursed tuition and other fees since the University of…
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Michigan attorney general closes investigation into Larry Nassar’s abuses after saying university was unhelpful
After a three-year investigation, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced that her office was “forced to close” its inquiry into…
Continue Reading Children’s author Beverly Cleary, creator of Ramona Quimby, dies at age 104
Children’s book author Beverly Cleary died on Thursday in Carmel, California, at 104 years old, her publishing company, HarperCollins…
Continue Reading NCAA budget report shows it spent $13.5 million more for men’s 2018-19 basketball tournament than for women’s
The NCAA allocated $28 million for the Division I men’s basketball championship for the 2018-19 season, nearly twice the amount budgeted for…
Continue Reading Forensic pathologist rules Andre Hill’s death was a homicide caused by multiple gunshot wounds
An Ohio coroner’s office ruled this week that Andre Hill, who was fatally shot by a former Columbus police officer, died of multiple gunshot…
Continue Reading NCAA budget report shows $13.5 million budget gap between men’s and women’s 2018-19 basketball tournaments
The NCAA allocated $28 million for the Division I men’s basketball championship for the 2018-19 season, nearly twice the amount budgeted for…
Continue Reading Tennessee governor signs transgender sports bill into law requiring students to prove their sex at birth
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed a transgender sports bill into law Friday requiring students to prove their sex at birth in order to play in…
Continue Reading More than 30 killed as two trains collide in Egypt
At least 32 people have been killed and 165 injured after two trains collided in Egypt on Friday, according to government statements. Seventy-two…
Continue Reading LGBTQ Pride lifeguard tower burns down in fire that officials believe was an act of hate
The city of Long Beach, California, is working to rebuild a symbol of LGBTQ inclusion after it was destroyed in a fire that officials believe was an…
Continue Reading After deadly mass shootings, survivors and victims’ families are still grappling with how hate upended their lives
A rod in Martha Juarez’s left arm, the silence in her home and a missing wedding ring are daily reminders of the mass shooting that changed her…
Continue Reading An Instacart shopper believed he heard someone loading guns in a bathroom stall. Police arrested a man with 6 guns
An Instacart shopper who entered an Atlanta supermarket bathroom this week told police he saw an AR-15 style rifle and heard what he believed was the…
Continue Reading At funeral of Georgia spa shooting victim, ex-husband says her relatives think US isn’t safe. ‘And who could blame them?’
Xiaojie Tan, one of eight people killed in last week’s Atlanta-area spa shootings, was remembered at her funeral Friday for forging her own way…
Continue Reading 57-year-old woman gives birth to baby boy
Click here for updates on this story CONCORD, New Hampshire (WBZ) — Barbara Higgins is over the moon in love. The…
Continue Reading Staples and Office Depot want to help you prove your Covid-19 vaccination
Long gone are the days when you only needed your phone, keys, and wallet to walk out the door (hello masks). With Covid-19 vaccinations becoming more…
Continue Reading Jacob Blake has filed an excessive force lawsuit against the Kenosha police officer who shot him
Jacob Blake, the 29-year-old Black man who was shot seven times by a White police officer who was responding to a domestic incident on August 23,…
Continue Reading NYPD officers are no longer protected from civil lawsuits after city council passes police reform legislation
The New York City Council passed a series of reforms for the New York Police Department on Thursday, including ending qualified immunity for…
Continue Reading LGBTQ Pride lifeguard tower burns down in what that officials believe was an act of hate
The city of Long Beach, California, is working to rebuild a symbol of LGBTQ inclusion after it was destroyed in a fire that officials believe was an…
Continue Reading California Supreme Court ends cash bail for some who cannot afford it
A California Supreme Court ruling will dramatically change the state’s cash bail system by stating that some defendants may no longer be…
Continue Reading Severe storms and tornadoes hit the South, killing at least 6 and leaving heavy destruction
Strong storms and tornadoes whipped across parts of the South on Thursday evening and Friday morning, killing at least five people in Alabama and one…
Continue Reading Boulder shooting suspect passed background check, reports say
The man charged with killing 10 people in a Boulder grocery store passed a background check and purchased the weapon used in the slaughter, a…
Continue Reading Hundreds of US families have been trying for a year to adopt children from China. They’re still waiting
On a gorgeous spring afternoon, Aimee and Stephen Welch are playing with their five kids in their sun-drenched New Jersey backyard, taking a break…
Continue Reading What happened to two small South Dakota towns after Biden revoked the Keystone XL Pipeline permit
Small town America had big dreams in the shape of the Keystone XL Pipeline. After a decade of stop-and-go progress, the project spearheaded by…
Continue Reading An Instacart shopper saw an AR-15 in an Atlanta supermarket bathroom. Police arrested a man with 6 guns
An Instacart shopper who entered an Atlanta supermarket bathroom this week told police he saw an AR-15 style rifle and heard what he believed was the…
Continue Reading LAPD cracks down on Echo Park homeless encampment
Los Angeles officials moved ahead Thursday with the shut down of a homeless encampment in Echo Park following a night of confrontations between…
Continue Reading China sanctions UK lawmakers and entities in retaliation for Xinjiang measures
China has issued more retaliatory sanctions over Xinjiang, targeting individuals and entities in the United Kingdom it says “maliciously spread…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for March 26: Voting law, Covid, White House, foreign policy, China
At least five people have died as a wave of tornadoes ripped through the southern US yesterday. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed…
Continue Reading Do octopuses dream? Maybe. But they definitely change colors while they sleep
With its eight legs wrapped around itself as if in a hug and its eye pupils narrowed to a slit, the octopus breathes evenly, its body a uniform…
Continue Reading Miami Beach officials say they’re prepared for another weekend of large spring break crowds
An attempt to enforce an emergency curfew on spring breakers at Miami Beach last weekend devolved into chaos. But this weekend, city officials say…
Continue Reading Tornadoes roll across 5 southern states causing at least 5 deaths and heavy destruction
A wave of tornadoes rolled across five southern states on Thursday, leaving at least five people dead and inflicting heavy damage in its wake,…
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