CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of US Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. Personal Birth date: September 14, 1970 Birth place: Washington, DC Birth name: Ketanji Onyika Brown Father: Johnny Brown, attorney Mother: Ellery Brown, school principal Marriage: Patrick Jackson (1996-present) Children: Leila and Talia Education: Harvard University,
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is threatening to veto legislation that would expand the federal judiciary. House Republicans have teed up a vote this week on legislation that would gradually expand by 66 the number of federal judgeships across the country. Democrats negotiated the bill and helped pass it through the Senate,
Continue Reading Associated Press Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco is scheduled to go to trial Thursday in the Dominican Republic in a sexual abuse case involving a 14-year-old girl. Now 23, Franco was having an All-Star season in 2023 before Dominican authorities began investigating allegations he had been in a relationship with a minor and paid
Continue Reading Florida edge rusher Jack Pyburn, who ranks second on the team with 60 tackles this season, is entering the transfer portal. Pyburn’s management agency, Addison Sports & Entertainment, confirmed the decision. Pyburn was one of the reasons the Gators played much better defense down the stretch and made the Gasparilla Bowl. But the 6-foot-3 junior
Continue Reading AP Health Writer Americans should eat more beans, peas and lentils and cut back on red and processed meats and starchy vegetables. That’s advice from a panel of expert nutritionists charged with counseling the U.S. government about the next edition of the dietary guidelines. The panel did not weigh in on the growing role of
Continue Reading AP Health Writer Americans should eat more beans, peas and lentils and cut back on red and processed meats and starchy vegetables, all while continuing to limit added sugars, sodium and saturated fat. That’s the advice released Tuesday by a panel of nutrition experts charged with counseling the U.S. government about the 2025 edition of
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) An 11-year-old boy was hit by a vehicle on Wednesday morning outside Southern Boone Primary School. Superintendent Tim Roth said in a letter to parents that a middle school student was hit by a vehicle in front of the primary school on Wednesday morning. Roth said in the email the student was
Continue Reading JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Two bodies have been recovered amid debris from a fishing boat that reportedly capsized with five people aboard in rough seas in waters off southeast Alaska earlier this month. The Alaska Department of Public Safety says authorities on Monday traveled to a bay near the community of Hoonah after remains were
Continue Reading SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Protesters across North Macedonia have taken part in demonstrations to demand better air quality in cities that are among the most polluted in Europe. In the capital, Skopje, the protesters gathered Tuesday outside the Environment Ministry, some wearing gas masks to highlight the problem blamed by authorities for some 3,500
Continue Reading If you want to get yourself thoroughly depressed, spend a little time looking at statistics about Americans’ retirement preparedness. Though many people are hurtling toward a retirement shortfall, you can consider several prudent strategies to help make up for a savings gap. Employing modest changes like working longer and delaying Social Security means they’re apt
Continue Reading PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A coastal community in Haiti’s capital is reeling days after a gang leader was accused of killing more than 100 people to avenge his son’s death. Relatives of those killed said older residents were still being persecuted on Tuesday as they demanded protection from Haiti’s government. Haiti’s Office of Citizen Protection
Continue Reading Authorities say eight people and two law firms have been charged in a more than decade-long scheme that allegedly began with staging vehicle crashes in the New Orleans area to submit fraudulent insurance claims. They add one person was killed in connection with the alleged scheme. According to a 10-count indictment unsealed Monday in Louisiana,
Continue Reading Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Dengue fever is sweeping across the Caribbean and the Americas, with a record 12.6 million suspected cases of the mosquito-transmitted virus reported this year, nearly triple the number from last year. Health officials said on Tuesday that deaths from dengue are also rising. Cases of dengue have
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The Missouri Department of Transportation cut a ribbon Tuesday marking the completion of the Lance Corporal Leon Deraps I-70 Missouri River Bridge at Rocheport.
Continue Reading Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — U.S. wildlife officials have decided to extend federal protections to monarch butterflies. Fish and Wildlife Service officials on Tuesday announced plans to list monarchs as threatened. The agency will take public comments on the plan until March before finalizing the move. Monarchs are known for distinctive orange and black
Continue Reading Duke freshman Cooper Flagg is The Associated Press men’s college basketball player of the week after dominating in a pair of wins. The 6-foot-9 forward scored 16 of his 22 points in the second half, with 11 rebounds, four assists, three steals and two blocked shots, in No. 4 Duke’s 84-78 win over No. 2
Continue Reading Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The federal government has sued South Carolina, saying the state has not done enough to make sure people with serious mental illnesses are taken out of group homes and helped back into communities where they can work and lead independent lives. The lawsuit filed Monday says the state violates
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal authorities have charged a man with burning an American flag in the nation’s capital during protests against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress in July. Michael Snow Jr., of Durham, North Carolina, is charged with destruction of federal property. The flag was pulled down at Columbus Circle,
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors are trying to preserve President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money conviction as he returns to office, and they’re suggesting various ways forward. One novel notion is based on how some courts handle criminal cases when defendants die. In court papers made public Tuesday, the Manhattan district attorney’s office proposed
Continue Reading ROME, Ga. (AP) — Authorities say a motorist was killed as police responded to a bomb threat at the Georgia home of U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. Police in Rome, Georgia, say an officer on the local bomb squad was traveling to the scene Monday when he collided with another car. Greene identified the woman
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