Jul 13 How local innovations are fueling Native American graduation gains at federally funded schools By Savannah Peters, Associated Press The U.S. agency that oversees dozens of schools serving Native Americans is reporting more on-time high school graduations than ever. Continue reading
Jul 13 No relief from the heat as many U.S. cities will see record overnight temperatures By John Seewer, Associated Press Another round of sweltering heat is in store for much of the U.S. this week. Continue reading
Jul 13 12 states challenge Paramount's takeover of Warner, say merger would 'extinguish competition' By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press A Paramount-Warner combo would bring together two of Hollywood's last five legacy studios. Continue reading
Jul 13 Minnesota prosecutors obtain long withheld evidence in probe into fatal shootings of Good, Pretti By Philip Marcelo, Rebecca Boone, Associated Press Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announced Monday that her office now has hard drives with statements, police body camera video, and other evidence previously withheld by federal officials. Continue reading
Jul 13 ICE shot and killed a Colombian man in Maine. This is the 2nd time in a week the agency used deadly force By Patrick Whittle, Leah Willingham, Jack Brook, Associated Press Bystander video taken after the shooting showed agents trying to slow a white sedan that was driving in circles in an intersection in Biddeford, southwest of Portland. Continue reading
Jul 13 Trump suggests he has left a standing order to attack Iran if it assassinates him. But Vance would make the call By Will Weissert, Associated Press President Trump is suggesting he has left standing orders for the U.S. military to destroy Iran “ at levels they've never seen before ” if Tehran follows through on its long-standing threats to kill him. Continue reading
Jul 13 Support for Israel not a high priority for younger Jewish Americans, new poll finds By Giovanna Dell'Orto, Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, Associated Press A new poll suggests that a generational divide on Israel’s actions since the Oct. 7 attack that triggered the war in Gaza extends beyond politics to religious identity. Continue reading
Jul 13 Sen. Lindsey Graham likely died after aorta tear, preliminary medical exam finds By Seung Min Kim, Mary Clare Jalonick, Meg Kinnard, Associated Press The tear in the inner wall of the aorta, called an aortic dissection, was related to the hardening of Graham's arteries. Continue reading
Jul 12 Keystone Pipeline system's operator agrees to pay $26.9M penalty over major Kansas oil spill By John Hanna, Associated Press The rupture in December 2022 dumped nearly 13,000 barrels of heavy crude oil into a creek running through a rural pasture in Washington County, Kansas, about 150 miles northwest of Kansas City. Continue reading
Jul 12 Georgia teen charged in Apalachee High School shooting to appear in court for plea and sentencing By Kate Brumback, Associated Press Colt Gray, 16, had pleaded not guilty to charges including murder in the shooting that killed two students and two teachers, and left several others wounded, at the high school northeast of Atlanta. Continue reading