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Colorado voters will decide abortion rights question after constitutional amendment qualifies for ballot
DENVER — Colorado voters in November will decide whether to make abortion a state constitutional right after the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office announced Friday that backers of a ballot initiative had gathered ...Read more
'Kidnapped': Family at center of Bundy-led protests sues St. Luke's Health System, police, Idaho agency
BOISE, Idaho — The parents of the baby at the center of a child welfare case that prompted protests at hospitals led by far-right activist Ammon Bundy have filed a lawsuit naming St. Luke’s Health System, the Idaho ...Read more
Sonoma State president retires after being placed on leave for supporting anti-Israel boycott
LOS ANGELES — The president of Sonoma State University has retired from his role after being placed on leave for issuing a controversial campus-wide message on the Israel-Hamas war.
California State University ...Read more
Auraria Campus closes, CU Denver classes move online amid ongoing pro-Palestine encampment
DENVER — The University of Colorado Denver will move to remote classes and work “until further notice” because of the ongoing anti-war encampment on the Auraria Campus, university officials said in a message Friday ...Read more
Donald Trump's claim in New Jersey that Democrats want to 'execute babies' is one of many GOP abortion falsehoods
Former President Donald Trump recently told a crowd of thousands in Wildwood, New Jersey, the baseless claim that Democrats want to pass an abortion law that enables doctors to “execute” newborns.
“If the radical ...Read more
UCLA academic senate rejects censure and 'no confidence' vote on Chancellor Gene Block
LOS ANGELES — Representatives of the University of California, Los Angeles academic senate have voted against censuring or making a “no confidence” statement against UCLA Chancellor Gene Block, rejecting a call to ...Read more
Econometer: Is raising the tariff on Chinese EVs a good move?
The Biden administration quadrupled tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles this week in order to protect American automakers.
The tariffs are expected to rise to 100 percent from 25 percent for EVs. There are additional ...Read more
Pro-Palestinian group takes over UC Berkeley building; university calls it 'crime scene'
Even after the University of California, Berkeley officials struck a deal with student leaders of the university's long-standing pro-Palestinian encampment, a group of protesters took over an abandoned building on campus ...Read more
Pro-Palestinian students protest during Sen. Ben Cardin's speech at UMB graduation
BALTIMORE — The nationwide collegiate discord with the ongoing war in Israel came to Baltimore Friday when a group of University of Maryland, Baltimore social work students waved Palestine flags and held “ceasefire now...Read more
A push to bring wolverines back to California fizzles amid budget woes
Those who want to see wolverines reintroduced to California were dealt a setback this week.
Proposed legislation to explore what it would take to reintroduce the rugged and elusive apex predator to the state’s high ...Read more
Boeing whistleblower John Barnett died by suicide, coroner rules
Boeing whistleblower John “Mitch” Barnett took his own life on March 9, South Carolina authorities reiterated in two reports released Friday. All findings suggest he died from a single, self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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Lawmakers move bills aimed at addressing opioid crisis
CHICAGO — Illinois lawmakers are considering several measures aimed at addressing the opioid overdose crisis and putting a greater emphasis on harm reduction, though some of the more controversial proposals with that ...Read more
As political storms stir Boeing, board sticks to course -- and Calhoun
Boeing’s conspicuous manufacturing woes and the resulting scrutiny from regulators, Congress and the flying public cast a shadow Friday over the company’s annual shareholder meeting.
In his opening speech, Steve ...Read more
Kenya property, dreams of becoming 'multimillionaires' highlight texts in Feeding Our Future trial
MINNEAPOLIS — As a couple men responsible for more than two dozen federally subsidized food aid sites in Minnesota mused how to manage the government money coming their way, one preached patience.
"In 7 months if things...Read more
Biden twice makes false claim that inflation was 9% when he took office
President Joe Biden erroneously said twice in one week that inflation was at 9% when he took office in 2021.
In reality, inflation stood at 1.4% when Biden assumed the presidency in January of 2021.
Biden made the false ...Read more
UPS, Coke and Home Depot shareholders try to force DEI changes
As diversity programs in corporate America face increasing legal challenges, shareholders of three publicly traded Atlanta corporations have demanded changes around diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
The moves ...Read more
Another short delay for Boeing Starliner, now targeting May 25
NASA and Boeing need more time to make sure a helium leak on its CST-100 Starliner is low enough risk to send humans into space.
So the launch of NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams has now been pushed to May ...Read more
Dabney Coleman, the bad boss of '9 to 5' and 'Yellowstone' guest star, dies at 92
Dabney Coleman, the beloved character actor who famously played the dastardly cad overseeing Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Dolly Parton in “9 to 5,” has died. He was 92.
Coleman’s death was confirmed by his daughter ...Read more
California bans salmon fishing for the season in Sacramento-area rivers and Klamath basin
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Fish and Game Commission voted this week to ban salmon fishing in the Sacramento, American, Feather and Mokelumne rivers.
This is the second consecutive year the commission has voted ...Read more
'Back to Black' review: Amy Winehouse biopic captures joy and tragedy
There’s a moment from the 2008 Grammy Awards that gives me chills every time I see it. “Rehab” by English singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse had just been announced as record of the year. Winehouse, with her signature ...Read more
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