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Harvard students end protest as university agrees to discuss Middle East conflict

05/14/2024 10:58pm
Anti-war protesters have taken down their tents in Harvard Yard after the university agreed to meet to discuss their demands.

Idaho authorities continue search for suspect involved in fatal deputy shooting

05/14/2024 10:24pm
Boise — Idaho authorities have released a photo of a car that might be involved in the fatal shooting of an Ada County

'Inappropriate' behavior shuts down Dublin to New York City portal

05/14/2024 10:16pm
Less than a week after two public sculptures featuring a livestream between Dublin, Ireland, and New York City debuted, "inappropriate behavior" in real-time interactions between people in the two cities has prompted a temporary shutdown.

Miss USA's and Miss Teen USA's mothers say they they were 'abused, bullied and cornered'

05/14/2024 10:01pm
Days after their daughters' decisions to relinquish their pageant titles, the mothers of former Miss USA Noelia Voigt and Miss Teen USA UmaSofia Srivastava are speaking out — in place of their daughters, who they say are still bound by nondisclosure agreements with the Miss USA organization.

American sought after 'So I raped you' Facebook message detained in France

05/14/2024 9:46pm
An American accused of sexually assaulting a Pennsylvania college student in 2013 and later sending her a Facebook message that said, "So I raped you," has been detained in France after a three-year search.

FAA still short about 3,000 air traffic controllers, new federal numbers show

05/14/2024 8:37pm
(cnn) — Despite a surge in hiring last year, air traffic control stations nationwide are still about 3,000 controllers

1,500 Georgia State University applicants got acceptance emails. It was a mistake

05/14/2024 8:01pm
(cnn) — Congratulations seemed in order for roughly 1,500 undergraduate applicants to Georgia State University. Over

Blinken in Kyiv says US arms will make a difference as Ukraine reels from new Russian offensive

05/14/2024 7:32pm
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that American military aid on its way to Ukraine will make a "real difference" on the battlefield. The remarks Tuesday came as the top diplomat made an unannounced visit to reassure an ally facing a fierce new Russian offensive.

US drowning death rates have increased, reversing decades of decline

05/14/2024 7:09pm
(cnn) — After decades of decline, accidental drowning rates are rising in the Us, the Us Centers for Disease Control

8 killed and 45 hurt after a bus carrying farm workers crashes in Florida

05/14/2024 6:51pm
(cnn) — Authorities are bracing for the possibility of additional deaths after emergency officials said a bus thought

'Micropreemie' baby who weighed just over 1 pound at birth goes home from Illinois hospital

05/14/2024 6:08pm
Nyla Brooke Haywood, a baby girl born Nov. 17, 2023, is finally going home. Nyla was born at just 22 weeks weighing 1 pound and 1 ounce.

Judge rejects Hunter Biden's bid to delay his June trial on federal gun charges

05/14/2024 4:34pm
A judge in Delaware has denied a request by Hunter Biden's lawyers to delay his federal gun trial set for next month. 

Biden sharply hikes US tariffs on Chinese imports, including chips, cars

05/14/2024 2:33pm
President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled a bundle of steep tariff increases on an array of Chinese imports including electric vehicle batteries, computer chips and medical products.

Chiefs kicker congratulates women graduates and says most are more excited about motherhood

05/14/2024 1:30pm
Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker is getting attention for comments he made during a commencement address at Benedictine College last weekend.

Bumble gets stung for sneering at celibacy as an alternative to dating

05/14/2024 1:22pm
The dating app Bumble got stung after running billboard ads that appeared to sneer at celibacy as an alternative to meeting people online. The company backtracked Monday, apologizing for its billboards.

The latest list of top US baby names has a few surprises

05/14/2024 12:25pm
(cnn) — There’s a new arrival on the list of the most popular baby names in the Us. Mateo made it into the boys’ top 10

Utah, 17 other states, sue over federal policy on transgender workers

05/14/2024 11:39am
A group of Republican-led states, including Utah, filed a lawsuit seeking to block the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from enforcing broad legal protections for transgender workers.

8 dead, at least 40 injured as farmworkers' bus overturns; truck driver arrested

05/14/2024 9:38am
The Florida Highway Patrol says a bus carrying farmworkers in central Florida has overturned, killing eight people and injuring another 40 passengers.

Amazon's self-driving robotaxi unit Zoox under investigation by US after 2 rear-end crashes

05/14/2024 6:51am
Amazon's self-driving robotaxi unit is being investigated by the U.S. government's highway safety agency after two of its vehicles braked suddenly and were rear-ended by motorcyclists.

Red Lobster is abruptly closing dozens of restaurants

05/14/2024 1:59am
(cnn) — Struggling Red Lobster is abruptly closing at least 48 of its restaurants around the country, according to a