Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice says that discipline used by educators in the largest public school district in Kansas was discriminatory against Black and disabled students. The department announced Tuesday that the 46,000-student Wichita school district has agreed to revise its policies. Among its pledges is to restrain misbehaving
Continue ReadingAP Business writers NEW YORK (AP) — The National Black Farmers Association is calling on Tractor Supply’s president and CEO to step down, days after the rural retailer announced that it would drop most of its corporate diversity and climate advocacy efforts. The resignation demand on Tuesday emerged as Tractor Supply faced a deepening backlash
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An appeals court has rejected an appeal by a Tony Award-winning producer who claims that a union for actors and stage managers organized an illegal boycott that prevented him from producing live Broadway shows. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan ruled Tuesday that Garth Drabinsky could
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El Ejército de Israel emitió este lunes nuevas órdenes de evacuación para zonas del sur de Gaza, incluidos el este de Khan Younis y Rafah. Esto obligó a los residentes, muchos ya desplazados, a buscar un nuevo refugio, ante la sugerencia de la posibilidad de otra operación terrestre. El Hospital Europeo de
Continue ReadingAP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Robert Towne, the Oscar-winning screenplay writer of “Shampoo,” “The Last Detail” and other acclaimed films whose work on “Chinatown” became a model of the art form and helped define the jaded allure of his native Los Angeles, has died. He was 89. Towne died Monday surrounded by family
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) The St. Louis Blues front office kept itself busy on Tuesday, as the Note extended one player’s contract, completed two trades and made things official with its first-round draft pick. The first news of the day came just before noon, as STL signed defenseman Corey Schueneman to a one-year, two-way contract
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane season is upon us, known for disastrous flooding and high-speed winds in coastal areas of the United States and in the Caribbean and Central America, and emergency management officials are urging people to stay prepared. Unlike previous hurricane seasons, this summer brings record hot temperatures nationwide
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Londres (CNN) — Un video deepfake que sugiere erróneamente que la esposa del presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelensky, compró un auto de lujo durante la visita de la pareja a París el mes pasado es probablemente parte de una red de desinformación vinculada a Rusia, según el análisis de CNN y expertos en
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (AP) — Plans to tear down a small Texas church where a gunman in 2017 killed more than two dozen worshippers are bringing visitors back to the rural sanctuary as there’s a last-minute push to stop the demolition. Leaders of First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs have not publicly announced
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The US government employees who have publicly resigned in protest of the Biden administration’s Gaza policies released a joint statement on Tuesday for the first time, stating they “stand united in a shared belief that it is our collective responsibility to speak up” and outlining steps they believe the US government
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle-area plastic surgery provider accused of threatening patients over negative reviews and posting fake positive ones must pay $5 million to the state attorney general’s office and thousands of Washington patients. The Seattle Times reports that a federal consent decree filed Monday resolves a lawsuit brought by state Attorney General Bob
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Swaths of California are sweltering and things are only expected to get worse during the Fourth of July holiday week for parts of the United States, with nearly 90 million people under heat alerts. Forecasters say the torrid conditions are being caused by a ridge of high pressure just
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As the Fourth of July approaches, veterinarians say it’s important to make sure all members of the household stay comfortable during the festivities.
Continue Reading By Aaron Pellish and Eva McKend, CNN (CNN) — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has denied allegations made in a new Vanity Fair report that he had previously eaten a dog while sidestepping accusations of sexual assault levied by a former nanny in the magazine, saying, “I’m not a church boy.” In an
Continue Reading By Kristen Holmes, Steve Contorno and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — Throughout the week of the presidential debate, some members of former President Donald Trump’s team were already beginning to focus on another potentially big race-defining event: the roll out of his vice-presidential pick. There are not signs and merchandise featuring the names of Trump’s potential contenders sitting
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) — Más de un centenar de personas murieron este martes en un aplastamiento durante una reunión religiosa en el estado de Uttar Pradesh, en el norte de la India, según la policía local y funcionarios de la administración. El incidente ocurrió durante una reunión de oración, conocida como satsang, en la aldea
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Wednesday’s UV index will be high despite morning clouds and a few showers. Pollen levels remain low through the weekend.
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against a gig work company, saying it misled people about the money they could make on its platform. Arise Virtual Solutions reached a settlement with the FTC, agreeing to pay $7 million to workers the FTC says were harmed by the
Continue ReadingBy Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — The murder trial of Karen Read ended in a mistrial Monday after jurors couldn’t reach a unanimous verdict, prolonging a case that’s divided a Massachusetts community amid allegations of a sweeping cover-up by police and investigative misconduct. While not an acquittal, the outcome was a boon for Read, who
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Grapes have been intertwined with the story of humanity for millennia, providing the basis for wines produced by our ancestors thousands of years ago — but that may not have been the case if dinosaurs hadn’t disappeared from the planet, according to new research. When an asteroid struck Earth
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