CNN By Evan McMorris-Santoro and Linh Tran, CNN Nearly two weeks after a racist petition to bring back slavery circulated at her daughter’s school, Julie Stutterheim is still angry. She says it was yet another example of a racist incident at Park Hill South High School in the suburbs of Kansas City, Missouri. “She was
Continue ReadingBy PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas abortion clinics are canceling appointments they had booked during a 48-hour reprieve from the nation’s most restrictive abortion law. The White House on Saturday had no immediate comment after a federal appeals court reinstated the Texas law known as Senate Bill 8. The law
Continue ReadingBy Hayley Mason Click here for updates on this story ROME, Georgia (WGCL) — Students were caught on camera recently waiving a Rebel flag at Coosa High School in Rome in Floyd County at school Monday. Fellow classmates, who are upset about the flag, planned a protest. The school’s administration announced that students would not
Continue ReadingBy JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Kevin Harvick has never been knocked out of the playoffs in the second round since NASCAR introduced the format in 2014. He’s advanced to the championship round in five of seven seasons. But he’s winless this year and heads into Sunday’s race on the
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Fox, Annie Grayer and Melanie Zanona, CNN With a debt ceiling crisis punted until December, Democrats are turning their sights back to their own agenda, a move that will shake the party’s resolve and test whether it can make hard choices and compromise a reality. Already, Democrats have struggled to contain bitter infighting
Continue ReadingBy JULIE CARR SMYTH and PATTY NIEBERG Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Races for local school board seats have emerged as intense political battlegrounds in the upcoming Nov. 2 elections across the U.S. Parental protests that started during COVID-19 lockdowns are evolving into full-fledged board takeover campaigns. National conservative groups offering training academies for
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s Government Accountability Board usually draws little attention, but it’s now in the spotlight. That’s because Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg has referred two matters to the board dealing with Gov. Kristi Noem’s actions as governor. Noem has denied wrongdoing in both cases and dismissed
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Dunham, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Climate change wiped out nearly two thirds of the mammal species in Africa and the Arabian Peninsula in a mass extinction event 30 million years ago that researchers have only just learned about now. According to a new
Continue ReadingBy Avis Favaro and Nicole Bogart, CTV News Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Canada’s largest transplant centre has enacted a precedent-setting policy requiring that patients be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to be considered for a life-saving organ transplant. The decision – one carefully debated by doctors
Continue ReadingBy JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Executions in the nation’s busiest capital punishment state face delays amid legal questions over Texas’ refusal to allow spiritual advisers to touch people as they are being put to death. It’s unclear when Texas may carry out another execution after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to
Continue ReadingCORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Oregon State University’s Board of Trustees staff have outlined a plan to have a new president chosen by May 2022. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports the preliminary plan was outlined by staff in a meeting Friday. The board is hoping to manage a process and presidential hire that can build trust after
Continue ReadingCORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Oregon State University’s Board of Trustees staff have outlined a plan to have a new president chosen by May 2022. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports the preliminary plan was outlined by staff in a meeting Friday. The board is hoping to manage a process and presidential hire that can build trust after
Continue ReadingBy Evan Perez and Zachary Cohen, CNN The White House has informed the National Archives that it is not asserting executive privilege on an initial batch of documents related to the January 6 violence at the US Capitol, paving the way for the Archives to share documents with the House committee investigating the attempted insurrection.
Continue ReadingCNN By Evan Perez and Zachary Cohen, CNN The White House has informed the National Archives that it is not asserting executive privilege on an initial batch of documents related to the January 6 violence at the US Capitol, paving the way for the Archives to share documents with the House committee investigating the attempted
Continue ReadingBEIRUT (AP) — Ali Atwa, a senior Hezbollah operative who was on the FBI’s most wanted list for his role in one of the most notorious plane hijackings in aviation history, has died. The Lebanese militant group said Saturday that Atwa, who was believed to be in his early 60s, died of complications related to
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Roger Marshall won’t let people forget he’s a doctor. That’s clear because the obstetrician puts “Doc” in the letterhead of his U.S. Senate office news releases. But when it comes to COVID-19 vaccines, other doctors and experts say the Kansas Republican sounds far more like
Continue ReadingBy FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is urging lawmakers worldwide to overcome “the narrow confines” of partisan politics to quickly reach consensus on fighting climate change. The pope addressed parliamentarians who were in Rome on Saturday for a preparatory meeting before the U.N.’s annual climate conference, which begins in Glasgow,
Continue ReadingBy Jeevan Ravindran and Robert Iddiols, CNN The Archbishop of Toledo in Spain has apologized after two artists filmed a racy music video in the city’s cathedral, saying he was completely unaware of the project and its content. Spanish artist C. Tangana and Argentinian singer Nathy Peluso filmed parts of the video for their track
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — During the recent standoff over the nation’s debt limit, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell showed just how far he’ll go to stop President Joe Biden’s agenda. He engineered both the showdown and also its resolution this past week. But there’ll be another fight when funding to
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — During the recent standoff over the nation’s debt limit, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell showed just how far he’ll go to stop President Joe Biden’s agenda. He engineered both the showdown and also its resolution this past week. But there’ll be another fight when funding to
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