Jul 05 Kansas’ top court strikes down 2 anti-abortion laws, reaffirms previous stance on state constitution By John Hanna, Associated Press The court's decisions Friday in two separate cases reaffirm its stance that the state constitution protects abortion access. Continue reading
Jul 04 Watch 5:44 Federal pandemic aid helped students catch up academically, but research shows gaps remain By Jeffrey Brown, Karina Cuevas It's well known there were some big gaps in student learning tied to school shutdowns during the pandemic and difficult transitions with hybrid classes. But how much did federal aid help students recover from those academic losses? We now have… Continue watching
Jul 04 Watch 7:52 AI and the energy required to power it fuel new climate concerns By Paul Solman, Ryan Connelly Holmes Google announced this week it is well behind on a pledge to all but eliminate its net carbon emissions by 2030. The company’s greenhouse gas outflow has increased in recent years mainly due to artificial intelligence and the energy required… Continue watching
Jul 04 With reigning champ absent, Patrick Bertoletti of Chicago wins first men’s title at annual Nathan’s hot dog eating contest By Susan Haigh, Cedar Attanasio, Associated Press Bertoletti won by consuming 58 hot dogs in a tight, 10-minute race where the leader bounced back and forth. Earlier, defending champion Miki Sudo of Florida won her 10th title in the women's division. Continue reading
Jul 04 Over 130 million Americans under alert as ‘extremely dangerous’ heat wave hits Fourth of July By Melina Walling, Associated Press Regions that may see temperatures above 90 degrees or much higher into the triple digits include nearly all of the West Coast, the southern Plains, most of the lower Mississippi Valley into the Ohio Valley and parts of Florida. Continue reading
Jul 04 Miki Sudo wins women’s division of hot dog eating contest in New York City By Cedar Attanasio, Associated Press The 38-year-old defending champion set a new world record for women during the Nathan's Famous annual contest. Continue reading
Jul 04 WATCH: A Capitol Fourth 2024 By News Desk The 44th annual edition of A Capitol Fourth hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro was broadcast live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol on July 4, 2024. Continue reading
Jul 04 Tens of millions Americans crisscross the country to celebrate the Fourth of July By David Sharp, Associated Press Travel records are projected to fall with people already jamming airports and crowding highways ahead of the Fourth of July to get to their destinations. Continue reading
Jul 03 GM hit with $146 million in penalties over excess emissions by millions of its older vehicles By Tom Krisher, Matthew Daly, Associated Press General Motors will pay nearly $146 million in penalties to the federal government because 5.9 million of its older vehicles do not comply with emissions and fuel economy standards. Continue reading
Jul 03 Watch 3:55 Jamaica pounded by winds and rain as Hurricane Beryl brushes island By Amna Nawaz, Jackson Hudgins, Ted Everett Residents of Jamaica hunkered down as heavy rains and punishing winds from Hurricane Beryl pounded the island. The center of the Category 4 storm passed just south of Jamaica Wednesday afternoon. At least six deaths have been attributed to Beryl… Continue watching