Dartmouth tells NLRB that basketball players are students – for real – not employees
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Dartmouth College lawyers say the Ivy League school’s basketball players shouldn’t be considered…
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Ron DeSantis sharpens his attacks on Donald Trump in their shared home state of Florida
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and CURT ANDERSON Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is turning up the heat on…
Continue ReadingNobel Peace Prize guesswork focuses on the Ukrainian war, protests in Iran and climate change
By MARK LEWIS Associated Press STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — The winner of the Nobel Peace Prize will be soon be revealed and the annual guessing game…
Continue ReadingPennsylvania chocolate factory fined for failing to evacuate before fatal natural gas explosion
WEST READING, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania chocolate factory was fined more than $44,000 by the federal workplace safety agency on Thursday for…
Continue ReadingFuneral held for a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy who was ambushed in patrol car
By JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Funeral services have been held for a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy who was slain in…
Continue ReadingUS regulators seek to compel Elon Musk to testify in their investigation of his Twitter acquisition
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer The Securities and Exchange Commission says it is seeking a court order that would compel Elon Musk to…
Continue ReadingMuch of New Orleans’ water might be spared from saltwater wedge, officials say
By Rachel Ramirez and Maxime Tamsett, CNN (CNN) — The saltwater wedge threatening New Orleans drinking water has been delayed by several weeks…
Continue Reading2 suspects are facing murder charges after a stray bullet hit a pregnant woman on a Massachusetts bus and her baby died
By Sara Smart, Aya Elamroussi and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — Two men are set to be charged with murder after a stray bullet from a…
Continue ReadingWashington state governor requests federal aid for survivors of August wildfires
By LISA BAUMANN The Associated Press BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has formally requested federal aid and a major disaster…
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US Dept. of Transportation sends Oregon $757 million from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for roads, bridges, more
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration announced Thursday that it has allocated $757…
Continue ReadingPutin says ‘fragments of hand grenades’ found in remains of dead on Wagner boss’s crashed plane
By Mariya Knight and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested Thursday that it was not an “external” attack that…
Continue ReadingReprieve for New Orleans as salt water creeping up the Mississippi River slows its march inland
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Salt water inching up the Mississippi River is progressing more slowly than once projected —…
Continue ReadingNonprofit service provider Blackbaud settles data breach case for $49.5M with states
Associated Press Fundraising software company Blackbaud agreed Thursday to pay $49.5 million to settle claims brought by the attorneys general of 49…
Continue ReadingIndianapolis police capture a cheeky monkey that escaped and went on the lam
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Momo the monkey’s taste of freedom is over. The primate spurred an hourslong search on Indianapolis’ east side after he…
Continue ReadingA look at the contenders for House speaker and the demands they’re facing from fellow Republicans
By STEPHEN GROVES, FARNOUSH AMIRI and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are trying to rally around a new House speaker…
Continue ReadingUnprecedented discovery seems to defy fundamental astronomical theories
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — New images from the James Webb Space Telescope have revealed surprising pairs of planet-like objects in the…
Continue ReadingEx-USC gynecologist charged with sexually assaulting students dies before going to trial
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The former University of Southern California gynecologist charged with sexually more than a…
Continue Reading$228M awarded to some plaintiffs who sued Nevada-based bottled water company after liver illnesses
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A jury has awarded more than $228 million in damages to several plaintiffs who sued a Las Vegas-based bottled water company after…
Continue ReadingA man was encouraged by a chatbot to kill Queen Elizabeth II in 2021. He was sentenced to 9 years
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A Star Wars fanatic who was encouraged by a chatbot girlfriend to slay Queen Elizabeth II has been…
Continue ReadingReport of fatal New Jersey car crash fills in key gap in Menendez federal bribery investigation
BOGOTA, N.J. (AP) — Nadine Menendez, now the wife of U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, killed a man with her car in December 2018 and left the scene…
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