US applications for jobless benefits highest since October 2021
BY MATT OTT The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week rose to its highest level since October 2021, but the labor market remains one of the healthiest parts of the U.S. economy. The Labor Department reported Thursday that […]
Read MoreSupreme Court justices and donors mingle at campus visits. These documents show the ethical dilemmas
WASHINGTON (AP) – When Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas headlined a 2017 program at McLennan Community College in Texas, his hosts had more than a speech in mind. Working with the prominent conservative lawyer Ken Starr, school officials crafted a […]
Read MoreConvicted sports doctor Larry Nassar stabbed multiple times at Florida federal prison
BY MICHAEL BALSAMO AND MICHAEL R. SISAK WASHINGTON (AP) – Disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar, who was convicted of sexually abusing female gymnasts including Olympic medalists, was stabbed multiple times during an altercation with another inmate at a federal prison in […]
Read MoreIn search of a lost cemetery, dig begins at a former Native American school in Nebraska
BY SCOTT MCFETRIDGE AND CHARLIE NEIBERGALL Bodies of dozens of children who died at a Native American boarding school have been lost for decades, a mystery that archeologists aim to unravel as they begin digging in a central Nebraska field that […]
Read MoreJudge dismisses lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
BY JAKE BLEIBERG An Oklahoma judge has thrown out a lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, dashing an effort to obtain some measure of legal justice by survivors of the deadly racist rampage. Judge Caroline Wall on Friday […]
Read MoreWith Griffey’s help, MLB hosts HBCU All-Star Game hoping to create opportunity for Black players
SEATTLE (AP) – Ken Griffey Jr. holds a plethora of titles, especially in this part of the country. Hall of Famer. Cultural icon. The guy who made baseball in the Pacific Northwest relevant. Arguably, the greatest of his generation. He […]
Read MoreTo fight berry-busting fruit flies, researchers focus on sterilizing the bugs
BY MELINA WALLING Paul Nelson is used to doing battle with an invasive fruit fly called the spotted wing drosophila, a pest that one year ruined more than half the berries on the Minnesota farm he and his team run. In […]
Read MoreDecreased funding for Charlotte Arts and Science
By: Tyria Bourda – Carolinian Reporter Due to Charlotte City Council’s recent decision to cut funding for Charlotte’s Arts and Science, artists like Marcus Kiser now wonder if his grant will be affected. According to its February 27th agenda, the […]
Read MoreRansomware criminals are dumping kids’ private files online after school hacks
BY FRANK BAJAK, HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH AND LARRY FENN The confidential documents stolen from schools and dumped online by ransomware gangs are raw, intimate and graphic. They describe student sexual assaults, psychiatric hospitalizations, abusive parents, truancy – even suicide attempts. “Please do […]
Read MoreUS citizenship test changes are coming, raising concerns for those with low English skills
BY TRISHA AHMED ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – The U.S. citizenship test is being updated, and some immigrants and advocates worry the changes will hurt test-takers with lower levels of English proficiency. The naturalization test is one of the final steps […]
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