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Month: October 2023

MTSU football staffer charged after exposing himself to teen at Target, police say

By Daniel Smithson and Marissa Sulek Click here for updates on this story     MURFREESBORO, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Middle Tennessee State University football staffer was arrested Sunday after allegedly exposing himself to a teenager at Target, and police say more victims are possible. Nic Woodley, the director of player personnel for the university’s football team,

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‘Deeply ashamed.’ Another major UPenn backer halts donations and calls on other Jews to do the same

By Matt Egan (CNN) — Venture capitalist David Magerman is the latest major donor to the University of Pennsylvania cutting off financial support to the Ivy League school, and he’s calling for all “self-respecting” Jews to do the same. Hedge fund billionaire Cliff Asness, another major backer of UPenn, is similarly halting donations. A growing

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Corrupt ex-Baltimore police officer asks for compassionate prison release, citing cancer diagnosis

BALTIMORE (AP) — A former Baltimore police officer involved in the department’s Gun Trace Task Force corruption scandal is asking a federal judge for compassionate release from prison because he’s been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Daniel Hersl was sentenced in 2018 to 18 years behind bars after a jury found him guilty of racketeering and

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Biden’s choice to lead the Federal Aviation Administration wins endorsement from a key Senate panel

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Federal Aviation Administration has moved a step closer to Senate confirmation. Michael Whitaker was endorsed Wednesday by a voice vote of the Senate Commerce Committee. Republicans supported the nominee during the committee meeting, indicating that Whitaker appears to have a clear path to final approval

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People of African ancestry are poorly represented in genetic studies. A new effort would change that

By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer Scientists are setting out to collect genetic material from 500,000 people of African ancestry to create the world’s largest database of genomic information from the population. They hope to build a new “reference genome” to compare to full sets of DNA from individuals. Research shows less than 2% of

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Biden promises to request ‘unprecedented support package for Israel’s defense’ from Congress

By Lauren Fox, Betsy Klein, Arlette Saenz, Kayla Tausche and MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he plans to ask Congress for an “unprecedented support package for Israel’s defense” later this week. Behind the scenes, the Biden administration is telegraphing to members of Congress they might request upwards of $100

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