May 23 First-of-its-kind medical school in Cherokee Nation graduates inaugural class of doctors By Adam Kemp Oklahoma State University partnered with the Cherokee Nation to open the College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2020 to help erase the shortage of Indigenous doctors nationwide. Continue reading
May 23 Supreme Court finds no bias against Black voters in a South Carolina congressional district By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court has preserved a Republican-held South Carolina congressional district, rejecting a lower-court ruling that the district discriminated against Black voters. Continue reading
May 23 Ocean heat + La Nina = more Atlantic hurricanes likely this summer By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press There's an 85 percent chance that the Atlantic hurricane season that starts in June will be above average in storm activity, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday in its annual outlook. Continue reading
May 23 WATCH: Garland announces Ticketmaster, Live Nation anti-trust lawsuit By Alanna Durkin Richer, Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press "It is time to break up Live Nation-Ticketmaster,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement. Continue reading
May 23 Biden White House to tech industry: Shut down market for sexually abusive AI deepfakes By Matt O'Brien, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press By committing to a set of specific measures, officials hope the private sector can curb the creation, spread and monetization of such nonconsensual AI images, including explicit images of children. Continue reading
May 22 Watch 3:16 Small Iowa town becomes latest community devastated in active tornado season By Geoff Bennett, Solveig Rennan Search efforts continue in Iowa where a devastating tornado tore through a small city and led to multiple deaths. It was part of a series of twisters hitting the state on Monday. The most powerful tornado cut through the heart… Continue watching
May 22 Watch 6:25 Rep. Raskin on urging DOJ to investigate 'big oil' for deception on climate change By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura, Jackson Hudgins In Congress, the top Democrats on two committees are asking the Department of Justice to launch a sweeping investigation of big oil corporations. They allege that the companies have deceived the public for decades about their complicity in climate change… Continue watching
May 22 Watch 8:06 Social media's role in the rise of youth violence By Stephanie Sy, Madison Staten Violent crime has been on a downward trend across the country since the pandemic-era spike. But today, several cities are reporting a new rise in violent crimes involving youth. In many of these cases, police say social media played a… Continue watching
May 22 Watch 5:52 First Black astronaut candidate on making it to space after 63-year wait By Geoff Bennett, Azhar Merchant More than 60 years after he was selected but ultimately passed over to become this country’s first Black astronaut, Ed Dwight finally made it to space. He flew aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket as it skimmed space on a… Continue watching
May 22 Daily marijuana use is now more common than daily alcohol use in the U.S., new study finds By Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press High-frequency marijuana use overtook high-frequency drinking for the first time in 2022. Continue reading