By Kelly Mena and Fredreka Schouten, CNN The Supreme Court took action this week in one state’s redistricting case that could have broad repercussions for the voting rights of African Americans and other minorities across the country. The court on Monday reinstated an Alabama congressional map that a lower court had said diluted the political
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By Brett Martel AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Pelicans have acquired guard CJ McCollum from the Portland Trail Blazers as part of a seven-player trade. The Pelicans also received forwards Larry Nance Jr. and Tony Snell in the deal, while the Trail Blazers receive Josh Hart, Tomas Staoransky, Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Continue ReadingBy Brett Martel AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Pelicans have acquired guard CJ McCollum from the Portland Trail Blazers as part of a seven-player trade. The Pelicans also received forwards Larry Nance Jr. and Tony Snell in the deal, while the Trail Blazers receive Josh Hart, Tomas Staoransky, Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Major automakers are coming out with electric cars and SUVs that could, one day, threaten Tesla’s dominance in that field. But there’s a big fight brewing in another electric vehicle market where Tesla doesn’t even play. Electric work vans. Electric vans present a big opportunity because of two concurrent trends.
Continue ReadingBy NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Nathan Chen has been building toward this for years. He’s one good free skate away from Olympic gold. After setting a world record with his short program, Chen goes for an Olympic title live in prime time on Wednesday night. That could be a big day
Continue ReadingBy NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Nathan Chen has been building toward this for years. He’s one good free skate away from Olympic gold. After setting a world record with his short program, Chen goes for an Olympic title live in prime time on Wednesday night. That could be a big day
Continue ReadingBy Kathryn Vasel and Jeanne Sahadi, CNN So much is working in favor of job seekers who want to wrangle a better position with better pay and better benefits these days. Even still, it’s rarely a seamless or stress-free process. Quitting your job is always a big deal and requires good planning and smart thinking
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK Associated Press The Biden administration wants families with children to know that there is roughly $193 billion waiting for them — all they need to do is file their taxes to claim it. The money is what remains of the expanded child tax credit, and the administration is concerned that some of
Continue ReadingBy Stella Chan, CNN The now-retired nun and former Catholic elementary school principal who admitted to stealing more than $835,000 in school funds for gambling trips and personal expenses was sentenced Monday to 12 months and a day in federal prison, according to federal prosecutors. US District Judge Otis D. Wright II also ordered Mary
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets have ruled James Harden out with left hamstring tightness, leaving the skidding team without its three stars against Boston. Harden will miss his third straight game. The Nets originally listed him as questionable, they ruled him out after their morning shootaround. There has been speculation he could be
Continue ReadingBy Omar Jimenez, Peter Nickeas and Bill Kirkos, CNN A Minneapolis SWAT team serving a warrant that led to an officer shooting Amir Locke was looking for his teenage cousin and two others in connection with a homicide investigation, according to the court documents released Tuesday. Authorities linked Locke’s cousin, 17-year-old Mekhi Speed, to a
Continue ReadingCNN, WCCO, WDRB, WAVE, LOCKE FAMILY, BREONNA TAYLOR FAMILY MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEPT., CHICAGO POLICE DEPT By Omar Jimenez, Peter Nickeas and Bill Kirkos, CNN A Minneapolis SWAT team serving a warrant that led to an officer shooting Amir Locke was looking for his teenage cousin and two others in connection with a homicide investigation, according
Continue ReadingBy Leah Asmelash, CNN Denzel Washington keeps making history. The iconic actor, known for his roles in movies like “Training Day” and “Malcolm X,” just picked up his tenth Academy Award nomination, this time for best actor in “The Tragedy of Macbeth” — making him the most nominated Black actor in Oscar history and breaking
Continue ReadingBy AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities arrested Amir Locke’s 17-year-old cousin in connection with the homicide investigation that led police to the Minneapolis apartment where a SWAT team officer fatally shot Locke while conducting a search warrant. Prosecutors have charged Mekhi Camden Speed with two counts of second-degree murder in connection with
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The Justice Department is standing by a settlement it reached with Boeing to drop criminal charges relating to the 737 Max airliner. The department said in a filing Tuesday that a federal court in Texas should reject a request by families of passengers killed in Max crashes to re-open the case.
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The Justice Department is standing by a settlement it reached with Boeing to drop criminal charges relating to the 737 Max airliner. The department said in a filing Tuesday that a federal court in Texas should reject a request by families of passengers killed in Max crashes to re-open the case.
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN Many parents may not be so happy when they file their tax returns this year. They could discover they’re getting smaller refunds than they usually do. That’s because more than 36 million families already received half of their enhanced child tax credit in monthly payments during 2021. “One thing that likely
Continue ReadingThe Chronicle of Philanthropy These are the donors who gave the most in 2021, according to the Philanthropy 50, an annual ranking compiled by the Chronicle of Philanthropy. A searchable database with more information on the donors and their beneficiaries is available at philanthropy.com.
Continue ReadingThe Chronicle of Philanthropy These are the donors who gave the most in 2021, according to the Philanthropy 50, an annual ranking compiled by the Chronicle of Philanthropy. A searchable database with more information on the donors and their beneficiaries is available at philanthropy.com.
Continue ReadingBy MARIA DI MENTO and BEN GOSE of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy A handful of Americans donated at least $1 billion to charity last year, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual ranking of the 50 Americans who gave the most to charity in 2021. Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates topped the list, pledging $15
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