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By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Justice Amy Coney Barrett declined a request to block Indiana University’s vaccine mandate, signaling that similar policies going into effect amid a Covid-19 surge could pass legal muster. Barrett, who has jurisdiction over the appeals court involved in the case, acted alone without referring the matter to
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By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Kansas City Southern railroad is trying to keep its $33.6 billion merger with Canadian National on track by rejecting a competing $31 billion bid from rival Canadian Pacific earlier this week. Kansas City Southern said Thursday that its board unanimously decided to continue backing Canadian
Continue ReadingBy Dianne Gallagher, CNN The Texas state Senate passed Senate Bill 1, an election overhaul bill that would add new restrictions and criminal penalties to the voting process, Thursday morning on a 18-11 party line vote. The final vote was taken fewer than 20 minutes after a 15-hour filibuster of the bill from state Sen.
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By Amir Vera and Amara Walker, CNN Tense confrontations, yelling and accusations of spitting were seen Thursday as parents gathered for a protest over mask mandates at a school district office near Atlanta. The protests come a day after fifth graders at East Side Elementary in Cobb County were sent home because of high numbers
Continue Reading TWITTER, MATT MASTERS, KCCI, CNN, WKMG, ADVENTHEALTH, WHITE HOUSE, HARRIS HEALTH SYSTEM, UMMC|WAPT, UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER, WAFF, Twitter/Matt Masters By Amir Vera and Amara Walker, CNN Tense confrontations, yelling and accusations of spitting were seen Thursday as parents gathered for a protest over mask mandates at a school district office near Atlanta. The
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Warmer and drier than yesterday but still holding on to some of the humidity. Clear skies and a comfortable northwest wind will be present through the evening hours. A ridge of high pressure is building in from the northwest and will provide warmer and somewhat drier conditions for Friday and Saturday. It’ll be drier than
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NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Police in the Virginia city of Norfolk say they’ve solved the decade-old slaying of a college student who was a nephew of the late Maryland Congressman Elijah Cummings. WAVY-TV reports Norfolk police announced four arrests Thursday in the killing. Christopher Cummings was a student at Old Dominion University in 2011 and
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By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kawhi Leonard is staying in Los Angeles after the Clippers re-signed their free-agent superstar. He averaged 26 points, 6.8 rebounds and five assists in his first two seasons with his hometown team. Leonard suffered a partially torn right ACL during the playoffs, and he missed
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By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kawhi Leonard is staying in Los Angeles after the Clippers re-signed their free-agent superstar. He averaged 26 points, 6.8 rebounds and five assists in his first two seasons with his hometown team. Leonard suffered a partially torn right ACL during the playoffs, and he missed
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, Josh Campbell and Travis Caldwell, CNN A California man confessed to killing his two young children, allegedly telling an FBI investigator he thought they were “going to grow into monsters so he had to kill them,” according to a criminal complaint filed Wednesday. Matthew Taylor Coleman, a 40-year-old Santa Barbara surfing school
Continue Reading KABC By Alexandra Meeks, Josh Campbell and Travis Caldwell, CNN A California man confessed to killing his two young children, allegedly telling an FBI investigator he thought they were “going to grow into monsters so he had to kill them,” according to a criminal complaint filed Wednesday. Matthew Taylor Coleman, a 40-year-old Santa Barbara surfing
Continue Reading CNN, KSBY By Alexandra Meeks, Josh Campbell and Travis Caldwell, CNN A California man confessed to killing his two young children, allegedly telling an FBI investigator he thought they were “going to grow into monsters so he had to kill them,” according to a criminal complaint filed Wednesday. Matthew Taylor Coleman, a 40-year-old Santa Barbara
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Ahora que las escuelas comienzan las clases en todo Estados Unidos, los expertos en salud pública advierten que la política en torno al uso de las mascarillas podría obstaculizar la lucha del país contra el covid-19. Pero las evidencias de la vida real acerca del uso de las mascarillas dejan pocas
Continue Reading By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — A source familiar with the plans says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will announce Sunday he is calling a snap election for September 20. The official confirmed the election dates on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to speak publicly about the matter. Trudeau is
Continue Reading By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears’ father has agreed to step down from the conservatorship that has controlled her life and money for 13 years, but his departure is not imminent. James Spears filed legal documents saying that while there are no grounds for his removal, he will step
Continue Reading By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears’ father has agreed to step down from the conservatorship that has controlled her life and money for 13 years, but his departure is not imminent. James Spears filed legal documents saying that while there are no grounds for his removal, he will step
Continue Reading By KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Parents of Oklahoma schoolchildren and the Oklahoma State Medical Association are suing to overturn a state law banning mask requirements in public schools. The lawsuit filed Thursday alleges the law violates a child’s rights to a safe education, due process and equal protection in addition to
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to consider reining in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s emergency powers during the coronavirus pandemic, leaving in place a lower court’s ruling that the governor acted within his authority. The justices unanimously denied the petition for review filed by Republican Assemblymen James Gallagher and Kevin Kiley,
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett has refused to block a plan by Indiana University to require students and employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Barrett’s action Thursday comes in response to an emergency request from eight students, and it marks the first time the high court has weighed in on a
Continue Reading By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders assistant coach Tom Cable says the team’s overhauled offensive line has exceeded his expectations for the early part of camp, in part because the bulk of the linemen have been together for a couple of years and there’s built-in chemistry. He’ll get his
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