Affirmative Action Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is some background information about affirmative action as well as a few notable court cases. Affirmative…
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Man throws lit firework into crowd at Hermosa Beach event for Pride Month
By Josh Haskell Click here for updates on this story HERMOSA BEACH, California (KABC) — Hermosa Beach police are…
Continue Reading 35-foot-tall inflatable Heinz pickle ornament to make appearance at Picklesburgh
By CBS PITTSBURGH Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Picklesburgh expanding its footprint means…
Continue Reading Philadelphia shooting: Police looking for 3 men after 5-year-old, grandfather shot
By CBS NEWS PHILADELPHIA STAFF Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — Philadelphia police are…
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How your neighborhood fireworks display may affect local veterans
While fireworks are now legal to use and sell in Idaho until July 5, you may need to think twice about your neighbors before you buy or set off any…
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Police say tourist filmed allegedly carving ‘Ivan+Hayley’ on Rome’s Colosseum has been identified
By Julia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — He caused shockwaves around the world when he was filmed apparently carving his name into a wall of Rome’s…
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Special counsel office still investigating Trump’s handling of documents, sources say
By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice Washington (CNN) — The special counsel’s office is continuing to investigate around…
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Republicans expand their Hunter Biden investigation by seeking an interview with the lead prosecutor
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are requesting voluntary testimony from nearly a dozen Justice Department…
Continue Reading Pence makes a surprise trip to Ukraine and meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence has made a surprise visit to Ukraine, meeting with Ukrainian…
Continue Reading Christine King Farris, the last living sibling of Martin Luther King Jr., dies at 95
ATLANTA (AP) — Christine King Farris, the last living sibling of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., has died. Her niece, the Rev. Bernice King,…
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Bed Bath & Beyond lives on!(line). Overstock.com buys rights to bankrupt retailer and changes name
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Bed & Bath & Beyond will live on, online at least, after Overstock.com acquired…
Continue Reading Woman accused of killing her husband and then writing a children’s book about grief is sued by his estate
By Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — Kouri Richins, the Utah widow accused of killing her husband with a fentanyl overdose and then writing a…
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Xylazine present in more than 1 in 10 fentanyl overdose deaths in the US
By Deidre McPhillips and Nadia Kounang, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration recently declared fentanyl laced with xylazine – an animal…
Continue Reading Indiana State Trooper Aaron Smith hit and killed by fleeing car thief
By WBBM Staff Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Two people are facing felony charges, after an…
Continue Reading Photographer creates book, short film on South Shore Drill Team: “For the Crib”
By JAMAICA PONDER Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A picture’s worth a thousand words, so…
Continue Reading 6-year-old Kellan Rietdyk in LEGO’s Mini Master Model Builder contest
By WBZ-NEWS STAFF Click here for updates on this story NEWTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A Newton boy has the honor of…
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Inter Miami says terms have been agreed with Lionel Messi
By Jill Martin, David Close and George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Inter Miami chief soccer officer and sporting director Chris Henderson said that…
Continue Reading California woman angry about waiting in line is sentenced for throwing Molotov cocktail into bank
By Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — A woman convicted of throwing a Molotov cocktail into a Southern California bank after becoming angry over the…
Continue Reading Saying strike is “imminent,” UPS gets a Friday deadline from union to come up with a better contract
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer Frustrated by an “appalling counterproposal” earlier this week, the head of the union representing 340,000 UPS…
Continue Reading Look of the Week: Taylor Swift makes the case for the summer skort
By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — Style and substance rarely intersect in fashion. In fact, some of the most stylish garments in public memory were…
Continue Reading Crews continue to clear derailed Amtrak train after collision with truck in Moorpark
By KCAL-NEWS STAFF Click here for updates on this story MOORPARK, California (KCAL) — Crews worked through the night…
Continue Reading Drugs approved a decade ago can cure hepatitis C, but most infected Americans still can’t get them, study shows
By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — For a decade now, the world has had highly effective medications for hepatitis C infections. In the United…
Continue Reading Gerardo “Tata” Martino y su tercer ciclo como DT de Messi: su carrera como jugador y como técnico y a qué juegan sus equipos
Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — “Qué linda sorpresa que haya sido elegido Martino”, aseguró en 2013 Lionel Messi cuando supo…
Continue Reading Madonna Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Madonna, musician and actress. Personal Birth date: August 16, 1958 Birth place:…
Continue Reading Italian police: Migrant smugglers gave children sleeping pills to keep quiet during border crossing
MILAN (AP) — Traffickers in a migrant smuggling cell that authorities busted in a cross-national investigation administered sleeping pills to…
Continue Reading Tiny house on market for $195K
By WCCO STAFF Click here for updates on this story DULUTH, Minnesota (WCCO) — One tiny home in Duluth has a not-so-tiny…
Continue Reading Venezuelan women are increasingly taking up the grueling work of fishing in the Caribbean
By REGINA GARCIA CANO and MATÍAS DELACROIX Associated Press CHUAO, Venezuela (AP) — Dozens of people hop onto boats every day along Venezuela’s…
Continue Reading Your risk of getting sick from germy food has gone up again, CDC says
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — The risk of getting sick from E-coli, salmonella, listeria and other foodborne germs rose to pre-pandemic levels…
Continue Reading Dangerous heat and humidity is smothering much of the South and Midwest
By ADRIAN SAINZ, MICHAEL GOLDBERG and JIM SALTER Associated Press As dangerous heat and humidity smothered parts of the South and Midwest on…
Continue Reading Woman’s body found in vehicle submerged in Rochester retention pond, police say
By WCCO STAFF Click here for updates on this story ROCHESTER, Minnesota (WCCO) — A woman’s body was found in a…
Continue Reading Taika Waititi’s soccer pic ‘Next Goal Wins’ set for Toronto Film Festival premiere
By The Associated Press Taika Waititi’s soccer comedy “Next Goal Wins” will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival…
Continue Reading Turkmenistan opens elaborate ‘smart city’ development
By The Associated Press The president of Turkmenistan inaugurated a vast, multibillion-dollar development hailed as the isolated country’s first…
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CBO: US debt will spike to record high by 2029, despite debt ceiling deal
By Matt Egan and Tami Luhby, CNN New York (CNN) — America’s mountain of debt is poised to climb to new heights later this decade even after…
Continue Reading Update: Possible explosive device found at home where Richmond police shot, killed suspect
By Web staff Click here for updates on this story RICHMOND, California (KPIX) — Authorities briefly evacuated homes…
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$500,000 awarded to 33 community non-profits through Member Impact Fund
Bank of Jackson Hole (BOJH) in partnership with the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) of Des Moines announced BOJH has received a significant grant from…
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2023 road/access improvement projects affect boater traffic
During the 2023 summer boating season, traffic to and from the Salmon River and Middle Fork of the Salmon River will be impacted by road and access…
Continue Reading Virgin Galactic has sold 800 tickets to the edge of space. The first customers just took flight
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Virgin Galactic, the venture founded by British billionaire Richard Branson, successfully launched its first…
Continue Reading Older Americans can get RSV vaccine this fall after consulting their doctor, CDC says
By MIKE STOBBE and CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writers Americans 60 and older can get a new RSV vaccine but should discuss it with their doctor…
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Kelly Clarkson says there’s no ‘beef’ between her and Carrie Underwood
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — While they both are “American Idol” winners with great voices, please don’t pit Kelly Clarkson…
Continue Reading Mike Pence earned millions through book deal, six-figure speeches, new filings show
By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Former Vice President Mike Pence collected a $1.4 million advance for his memoir, which recounted the events…
Continue Reading After the short-lived insurrection, questions swirl over top Russian commander and Prigozhin
By Ivana Kottasová, Jo Shelley, Anna Chernova and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — One is known as “General Armageddon,” the other as…
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After the short-lived insurrection, questions swirl over top Russian commander and Prigozhin
By Ivana Kottasová, Jo Shelley, Anna Chernova and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — One is known as “General Armageddon,” the other as…
Continue Reading After the short-lived insurrection, questions swirl over top Russian commander and Prigozhin
By Ivana Kottasová, Jo Shelley, Anna Chernova and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — One is known as “General Armageddon,” the other as…
Continue Reading After the short-lived insurrection, questions swirl over top Russian commander and Prigozhin
By Ivana Kottasová, Jo Shelley, Anna Chernova and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — One is known as “General Armageddon,” the other as…
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DEQ awards $3,124,087 to Harrison
The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) announced the award of a $3,124,087 low-interest wastewater construction loan to the City of…
Continue Reading Police confirm 6-year-old boy found unresponsive in wave pool at Fun-Plex has died
By Alex McLoon Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — Omaha police confirmed that a child found…
Continue Reading The gutting of affirmative action is a ‘clear and present danger’ to equal education, critics say
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court’s landmark decision to bar colleges and universities from considering race as a…
Continue Reading Sriracha sauce is selling for as much as $120 amid prolonged shortage
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business New York (CNN) — The prolonged shortage of a certain red sauce is making the black market go wild. Prices of…
Continue Reading Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss’s mom shares his final texts with her
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — It’s been six months since Stephen “tWitch” Boss, the amiable DJ for “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”…
Continue Reading Justices Clarence Thomas and Ketanji Brown Jackson criticize each other in unusually sharp language in affirmative action case
By Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Supreme Court’s landmark ruling Thursday on affirmative action pitted its two Black justices…
Continue Reading China is set to shatter its wind and solar target five years early, new report finds
By Caolán Magee, CNN (CNN) — China is on track to double its wind and solar energy capacity and hit its 2030 clean energy targets five years…
Continue Reading China is set to shatter its wind and solar target five years early, new report finds
By Caolán Magee, CNN (CNN) — China is on track to double its wind and solar energy capacity and hit its 2030 clean energy targets five years…
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Jefferson County Lake drawing large crowd, hoping to make big splash
Despite taking longer to fill up this year, Jefferson County Lake is already drawing big crowds.…
Continue Reading Mortgage rates jump higher: 30-year fixed rises to 6.7%
By Anna Bahney, Alicia Wallace and Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — The housing market showed clear signs of slowing, according…
Continue Reading Mississippi prosecutor who excluded Black jurors is resigning after more than 30 years
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A white Mississippi district attorney whose practice of excluding Black people from…
Continue Reading Turkey’s president condemns Quran burning in Sweden, signals it’ll obstruct NATO membership
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has condemned a Quran-burning protest in Sweden and signaled that it will be an obstacle to…
Continue Reading Prosecutors charge three investors with insider trading in Trump SPAC deal
By Matt Egan and Kara Scannell, CNN New York (CNN) — Federal prosecutors arrested three investors on Thursday on insider trading charges…
Continue Reading Fire breaks out in basement of New York City’s iconic Tiffany store
NEW YORK (AP) — A fire has broken out in the basement of the flagship Tiffany & Co. store on New York’s Fifth Avenue. Videos posted on the…
Continue Reading John Roberts doesn’t want race to matter as he ends affirmative action for college admission programs
By Joan Biskupic, CNN Senior Legal Analyst (CNN) — As he began reading excerpts of his decision eviscerating college affirmative action, in a…
Continue Reading $200 billion in frozen Russian assets could help rebuild Ukraine. Europe is trying to figure out how
By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Russian assets frozen in European accounts could generate billions of dollars a year for rebuilding Ukraine.…
Continue Reading Prosecutors drop Varsity Blues charges against 2 parents after appeals court ruling
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors are dropping charges against two parents whose convictions in the…
Continue Reading Biden ‘strongly disagrees’ with high court ruling striking down affirmative action in admissions
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Thursday that he “strongly, strongly” disagrees with the Supreme…
Continue Reading Community members & family of girl shot in the head hold anti-violence meeting, as she undergoes multiple surgeries
By Web staff Click here for updates on this story MAILI, Hawaii (KITV) — On Wednesday evening on the west side of Oahu,…
Continue Reading Health clinic in Montana Superfund town faces penalties for false asbestos claims
By MATTHEW BROWN and AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — A health clinic in a Montana town plagued by deadly asbestos…
Continue Reading Health clinic in Montana Superfund town faces penalties for false asbestos claims
By MATTHEW BROWN and AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — A health clinic in a Montana town plagued by deadly asbestos…
Continue Reading Looking to live like a U.S. President? It’ll cost you $38.9M for this Bay Area White House replica
By Zach Fuentes Click here for updates on this story HILLSBOROUGH, California (KGO) — A Bay Area house is getting…
Continue Reading Fire breaks out at Tiffany & Co.’s newly-renovated flagship store in Midtown
By JESSE ZANGER Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — Chopper 2 was live over a fire that broke out at…
Continue Reading Snapchat+ gains 4 million paying subscribers in its first year
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN New York (CNN) — Snap said Thursday that it has garnered more than 4 million paying customers for its subscription…
Continue Reading Snapchat+ gains 4 million paying subscribers in its first year
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN New York (CNN) — Snap said Thursday that it has garnered more than 4 million paying customers for its subscription…
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More deputies on the roads this weekend
In Idaho, approximately 1500 people are killed or seriously injured each year in crashes that involve an impaired driver and approximately 38% of…
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Officials look to past to help prevent roadside wildfires in future
Idaho has seen catastrophic wildfires from a flat tire in the past, something state officials hope to avoid in the…
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Wyoming and Colorado sign MOU regarding direct air capture
MOU outlines commitment to exploring direct air carbon dioxide capture (DAC) industry…
Continue Reading La Corte Suprema de EE.UU. acaba con la acción afirmativa basada en la raza en las admisiones universitarias
urielblanco (CNN) — La Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos dice que los colegios y universidades ya no pueden tener en cuenta la raza como base…
Continue Reading Man explains decision to seek medical aid in dying: “Some control in a situation where there hasn’t been any”
By BRIAN MAASS Click here for updates on this story BOULDER, Colorado (KCNC) — At 47 years old, Atif Ali thought he…
Continue Reading Could sea otters save kelp forests off Northern California coast?
By JOHN RAMOS Click here for updates on this story SAUSALITO, California (KPIX) — The health of the ocean off the…
Continue Reading Miami-Dade attorney loves helping out at Animal Services
By CBS MIAMI TEAM Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — A Miami-Dadde attorney caught our attention, but…
Continue Reading ‘The Witcher’ swings into Henry Cavill’s final season with a tighter focus
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — The off-screen attention regarding Henry Cavill’s exit can’t help but bleed into the new season of…
Continue Reading 3 charged in insider trading case related to taking Trump media firm public, accused of making $22M
By LARRY NEUMEISTER and BERNARD CONDON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Three Florida men have been charged with making $22 million illegally by…
Continue Reading The Supreme Court bolsters protections for workers who ask for religious accommodations
By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has solidified protections for workers who asks for religious…
Continue Reading Supreme Court guts affirmative action in college admissions
By Ariane de Vogue, Devan Cole and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court says colleges and universities can no longer take race into…
Continue Reading Czech brewer Budvar’s 2022 net profit is 40% down due to Russia’s war in Ukraine and high inflation
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech brewer Budvar, which has been embroiled in a long legal dispute with U.S. beer giant Anheuser-Busch over the use of the…
Continue Reading Italian researchers reach the edge of space flying aboard Virgin Galactic’s rocket-powered plane
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A team of Italian researchers reached the edge of space Thursday morning, flying aboard a rocket-powered plane piloted by…
Continue Reading Italy may have dodged a ‘pasta strike’ but food inflation is still high. Here’s why
By Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — Italians were supposed to be on a “pasta strike” this week but it was called off after prices for the…
Continue Reading Kim Cattrall doesn’t think she will ever say ‘goodbye’ to Samantha Jones
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Viewers aren’t the only ones who appreciate the (brief) reunion of Samantha Jones with her “Sex and the…
Continue Reading Protesters break into Swedish embassy in Baghdad after Stockholm Quran burning
By Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Demonstrators breached the perimeter of the Swedish embassy in Baghdad Thursday, a day after a protester burned a…
Continue Reading Protesters break into Swedish embassy in Baghdad after Stockholm Quran burning
By Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Demonstrators breached the perimeter of the Swedish embassy in Baghdad Thursday, a day after a protester burned a…
Continue Reading Russian general is believed to be detained in aftermath of Wagner mutiny, AP sources say
By TARA COPP and NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Gen. Sergei Surovikin, the deputy commander of the Russian group of forces…
Continue Reading Pence says ‘repelling Russian aggression’ is in US national interest after meeting with Zelensky
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — Former Vice President Mike Pence told CNN on Thursday that “repelling Russian aggression” is in the…
Continue Reading Israel’s Netanyahu says most controversial part of judicial overhaul legislation ‘not coming back’
By Alex Stambaugh and Hadas Gold, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the most controversial aspect of his…
Continue Reading Israel’s Netanyahu says most controversial part of judicial overhaul legislation ‘not coming back’
By Alex Stambaugh and Hadas Gold, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the most controversial aspect of his…
Continue Reading Manifestantes intentan entrar en la embajada sueca en Bagdad tras una manifestación de una persona en Estocolmo donde se quemó el Corán
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Manifestantes intentaron entrar este jueves a la embajada de Suecia en Bagdad, la capital de Iraq, tras la…
Continue Reading Supreme Court revives case brought by postal worker seeking religious accommodations
By Ariane de Vogue and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court revived the case of a former mail carrier, an evangelical Christian, who…
Continue Reading Read the opinion: Supreme Court decision on affirmative action in college admissions
By CNN staff (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Thursday said colleges and universities can no longer take race into consideration as an express…
Continue Reading High school grad wins $50K with first lottery ticket from dad
By KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story WASHOUGAL, Washington (KPTV) — A recent high school graduate in…
Continue Reading Former Olympic gold medal cyclist convicted in German child sex abuse case
BERLIN (AP) — A former champion cyclist who won two gold medals at the 1976 Olympics has been convicted by a German court in a child sexual abuse…
Continue Reading Madonna fue dada de alta del hospital y ya está en su casa, dice una fuente
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Madonna recibió el alta médica del hospital y viajó a su casa de Nueva York en una ambulancia privada,…
Continue Reading Israel’s President Herzog will address Congress to commemorate the 75th anniversary of its statehood
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli President Isaac Herzog will address a joint meeting of Congress on July 19 to…
Continue Reading ‘I blame one person,’ mother of teen killed by police says as hundreds arrested in fresh violence across France
By Joshua Berlinger, CNN Paris (CNN) — The mother of a 17-year-old killed by French police said she blames only the officer who shot her son…
Continue Reading Jamie Foxx’s ‘They Cloned Tyrone’ colleagues say he’s doing better
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Some of the people who worked with Jamie Foxx on his latest project have shared a positive health update on…
Continue Reading German rail union says it’s ready to take long-running pay dispute to arbitration
BERLIN (AP) — A German rail workers’ union says it’s prepared to take a long-running pay dispute with the main national railway operator to…
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