By Claudia Colliva, Chris Liakos and Tara Subramaniam, CNN Paris (CNN) — France’s highest court on Thursday upheld the government’s ban on students in public schools from wearing the abaya, a long, robe-like garment often worn by Muslim women, in a decision that rights groups warn will lead to more discrimination. “As things stand, the
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — ¿Cristiano Ronaldo o Lionel Messi? Ese el debate que ha mantenido entretenidos a los entusiastas del fútbol durante más de una década. Mientras que algunos se contentan con apreciar a ambos jugadores, otros se sientan firmemente de un lado o del otro del debate. No obstante, según el propio
Continue ReadingBy Allen Cone Click here for updates on this story ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Florida (WPTV) — A small plane crash-landed in a remote area in western St. Lucie County with the pilot alert and out of the aircraft Wednesday afternoon, the St. Lucie County Fire District said. At 2:49 p.m., St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Facts The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court was created in 1978. It exists to oversee and authorize activities carried out under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA). About the Court Before the Patriot Act (2001), foreign intelligence had to
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A scathing federal report has found New Jersey’s two state-run veterans homes were unprepared to keep residents safe during the COVID-19 outbreak, violating their constitutional rights to reasonable care while in state custody. The report Thursday by the U.S. Justice Department cites systemic failures at the
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Cleveland (CNN) — Justice Brett Kavanaugh said Thursday that the Supreme Court is working on “concrete steps” to address ethics issues at the high court amid an array of recent news stories on justices’ travel and relationships with political donors. Appearing before an audience of judges and
Continue ReadingBy Robert Chappell Click here for updates on this story MADISON WI (365 Media Foundation, Inc) — Richard Davis, the internationally renowned jazz bassist who taught at the University of Wisconsin for more than 40 years, has passed away at the age of 93, his daughter Persia Davis confirmed. He died Wednesday afternoon after two
Continue ReadingBy Jason Burger Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — A 2-year-old boy was reunited with his family after the car he was inside was stolen. A couple described the moments they found the little boy and called the police. Police found the car on Southwest 77th Street with the 2-year-old
Continue ReadingBy Tommie Clark Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WBAL) — Baltimore City Councilwoman Odette Ramos is taking legislative action after the porches of three rowhomes came crashing down. It happened this week along Gorsuch Avenue in the Coldstream-Homestead-Montebello area. “I just heard a boom real loud, and I thought it was coming
Continue ReadingBy Chelsea Robinson Click here for updates on this story BUNNELL, Florida (WESH) — On Thursday morning, it was announced that the principal of Bunnell Elementary had resigned. Principal Donelle Evensen’s resignation comes following a wave of controversy surrounding an assembly where Black children were singled out. The students were called into assemblies, only Black
Continue ReadingBy Emily Pofahl and Mariana La Roche Click here for updates on this story RACINE, Wisconsin (WISN) — A school and city bus crashed near Goold and Shoop streets in Racine Wednesday just before 4 p.m. A doorbell camera captured the collision. The video, captured on a Ring doorbell camera, shows the school bus blow
Continue ReadingBy DIANE JEANTET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has tried to project national unity during Independence Day events that have included a military parade in the capital. The celebration comes just eight months after his predecessor’s supporters launched an uprising hoping to prompt the army to
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Martin-Ryan Click here for updates on this story ESSEX, Vermont (WPTZ) — If you’re driving through the Essex, Vermont neighborhood, the Quintins live in, you have to keep your eyes peeled for pedestrians, bicyclists, and, as of recently — Lola. Twelve-year-old Kate taught the 2-year-old Australian labradoodle how to ride a scooter about
Continue ReadingBy TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — People living in Minnesota without legal immigration status can now begin the process of getting their driver’s license by making an appointment for their written driver’s test. Around 81,000 people are expected to be eligible under the state’s new law — dubbed “Driver’s License for
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Actor Danny Masterson was sentenced on Thursday to 30 years to life in prison after he was convicted on two counts of rape earlier this year in a Los Angeles courtroom, according to Deputy D.A. Reinhold Mueller of the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office. Masterson received the maximum “aggregate”
Continue ReadingBy Allie Triepke Click here for updates on this story OWYHEE COUNTY, Idaho (KIVI) — In the Owyhee Mountains, dozens of wild horses enjoy a hundred thousand acres of public land. To manage their population, the Bureau of Land Management is working to gather the multiple herds with the use of a helicopter they have
Continue ReadingBy JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Several thousand protesters supporting the Israeli government’s judicial overhaul have rallied in front of the Supreme Court in Jerusalem. The court is set to hear a pivotal case next week on the legality of the first major bill of the overhaul, which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Austin Butler is leaving his “Elvis” persona behind as he takes on a grittier role in upcoming movie “The Bikeriders.” Starring alongside Tom Hardy and “Killing Eve” star Jodie Comer, Butler plays Benny, a devoted member of the Vandals biker gang in 1960s Chicago. In what feels like an
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Residents have been looking forward to the planned retail development by Pahlisch Homes at its Petrosa neighborhood in northeast Bend, called “The Markets as Petrosa.” When signs advertising the project were taken down recently, concerns arose that it wasn’t going to be built, but the developers have assured that’s not the case.
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The US is repositioning some troops and military equipment within Niger and removing some non-essential personnel from the country six weeks after a military coup toppled the democratically elected government, according to a US military official. The troops will move from the Air Base 101 near Niamey, the Nigerien
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