By TERELL BAILEY Click here for updates on this story WYANDOTTE, Michigan (WWJ) — The controversy in Wyandotte continues. Now, there’s more fallout after a school board member recently resigned over the issue. Former Wyandotte School Board member Frank Tarnowski tells CBS News Detroit he was tired of being the only member to speak out
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By Elizabeth Cohen and Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — Seven people have died in connection with a fungal meningitis outbreak linked with certain surgical procedures in Mexico, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Investigators have identified 161 US residents who might be at risk of illness because they received epidural anesthesia at one of two clinics
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By Tim Pulliam Click here for updates on this story INGLEWOOD, California (KABC) — Twenty dogs saved from slaughter in China’s meat trade arrived at a new kennel at LAX for international rescues on Tuesday. Rue’s Kennel is the first airport animal care center in the country. The new facility partnered with the nonprofti China
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By J.R. Stone Click here for updates on this story PETALUMA, California (KGO) — A North Bay man who was attacked by bees in Petaluma is going to be okay. Bees were landing on our interviewee’s face as we asked about bees that attacked that man in an area of Sonoma County near Highway 37
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By CBSCOLORADO.COM STAFF Click here for updates on this story ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colorado (KCNC) — Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office is searching for three men who stole $400 to $500 worth of laundry detergent from a King Soopers store. The store they targeted is on Arapahoe Road west of Holly. Three men stole the laundry detergent
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is some background information about affirmative action as well as a few notable court cases. Affirmative action policies focus on improving opportunities for groups of people, like women and minorities, who have been historically excluded in United States’ society. The initial emphasis was on education and employment. President John
Continue ReadingBy Josh Haskell Click here for updates on this story HERMOSA BEACH, California (KABC) — Hermosa Beach police are looking for a man who threw a lit firework into a crowd at a silent disco event marking Pride Month, injuring multiple people. The incident happened around 9:45 p.m. on June 17. Video shows the man
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By CBS PITTSBURGH Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Picklesburgh expanding its footprint means there’s more room for not just one iconic pickle balloon but two. Picklesburgh is breaking out the three-story-tall inflatable Heinz pickle ornament to go along with the Cultural District’s Xmas in July celebration. The pickle-themed festival is
Continue ReadingBy CBS NEWS PHILADELPHIA STAFF Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — Philadelphia police are looking for three suspects in connection to Saturday’s shooting of a 5-year-old boy and his 71-year-old grandfather outside a busy gas station in Southwest Philadelphia. More than 50 yellow evidence markers littered the street near 61st and
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The Supreme Court on Thursday decided that universities and colleges could no longer use a form of race conscious admissions; this decision goes against the push for affirmative action. The 6-3 decision forces higher education institutions to seek new ways to achieve diverse student bodies. I’m kind of scared, not gonna lie, because I feel
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By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice Washington (CNN) — The special counsel’s office is continuing to investigate around Donald Trump’s handling of documents after his presidency ended, multiple sources tell CNN. That includes continued grand jury activity in Florida and inquiries of witnesses, though it is not yet clear what aspects of the
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Virgin Galactic, the venture founded by British billionaire Richard Branson, successfully launched its first paying customers to the edge of space — a milestone two decades in the making. The company’s inaugural commercial flight Thursday was a research-focused mission with Italian Air Force-funded passengers — rather than a group
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By Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — Kouri Richins, the Utah widow accused of killing her husband with a fentanyl overdose and then writing a children’s book about grief, is being sued by her late husband’s estate, new court filings show. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Eric Richins’ living trust and estate on Tuesday,
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By Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Supreme Court’s landmark ruling Thursday on affirmative action pitted its two Black justices against each other, with the ideologically opposed jurists employing unusually sharp language attacking each other by name. The majority opinion authored by Chief Justice John Roberts said colleges and universities can no longer take
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By Deidre McPhillips and Nadia Kounang, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration recently declared fentanyl laced with xylazine – an animal sedative commonly known as “tranq” – to be an emerging threat facing the United States, and a new analysis of toxicology reports illustrates its sharp rise. In June 2022, xylazine was present in nearly 11% of
Continue ReadingBy WBBM Staff Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Two people are facing felony charges, after an Indiana State Police trooper was killed when he was hit by a stolen vehicle suspected car thief ran over an Indiana State Trooper just west of Indianapolis. Around 8:40 p.m. Wednesday, Trooper Aaron Smith
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