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NEW YORK (AP) — Scholastic Inc. will end a widely criticized policy that made it easier for school book fairs not to sell works with racial, disability and LGBTQ+ themes. The children’s publisher angered many authors and educators when it created a separate package of more than two dozen books, labeled “Share Every Story, Celebrate
Continue ReadingBy Alyse Jones Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — A man was arrested after allegedly posing as a minor, picking up a 14-year-old girl from school and raping her at Draper Park in southwest Oklahoma City. Police said the man had been talking with the teenager for weeks through Instagram
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Kentucky Derby winner Mage and Belmont Stakes winner Arcangelo head a full field of 14 horses for the wide-open Breeders’ Cup Classic, with trainer Todd Pletcher pre-entering two for the $6 million race that includes horses from the barns of Bob Baffert and Rick Dutrow.
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s top legal chief says the federal government is wrongly withholding millions of dollars in family planning funds after the state refused to comply with federal rules requiring clinics to provide abortion referrals due to its current ban on the procedure. Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti filed
Continue ReadingBy Kilee Thomas Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — An Oklahoma hospital is under fire after a patient claimed she was sexually assaulted while unconscious. In a lawsuit filed this summer, the woman said she was raped after surgery at INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center on Portland Avenue. The woman told
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is sinking sharply Wednesday, back to where it was in May, after rising bond yields tightened their chokehold on the stock market and some of the most influential companies turned in mixed profit reports. The S&P 500 was 1.5% lower in late trading
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Aleja Páez (CNN Español) — El huracán Otis se intensificó rápidamente en su rumbo a México hasta alcanzar la categoría 5 y luego se debilitó hasta categoría 4 tras tocar tierra, amenazando con fuertes lluvias en el suroeste y sur del país. Horas después, en la tarde del miércoles, Otis se debilitó a tormenta tropical,
Continue Reading macamilarincon (CNN) –– El expresidente Donald Trump subió al estrado en el juicio civil por fraude que enfrenta en Nueva York para responder bajo juramento a las preguntas del juez sobre una serie de comentarios que hizo fuera de la corte este miércoles. Durante un receso en el juicio, Trump se quejó del juez Arthur
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — The 22-year-old driver of a BMW that struck and killed four Pepperdine University students in Malibu last week has been arrested in a murder investigation in connection with the crash and is being held on $8 million bail, authorities said Wednesday. Fraser Bohm was due in court Wednesday, a day after
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — The 22-year-old driver of a BMW that struck and killed four Pepperdine University students in Malibu last week has been arrested in a murder investigation in connection with the crash and is being held on $8 million bail, authorities said Wednesday. Fraser Bohm was due in court Wednesday, a day after
Continue ReadingBy ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An estimated 17 million households reported problems finding enough food in 2022 — a sharp jump from 2021 when boosted government aid helped ease the pandemic-induced economic shutdown. A new Department of Agriculture report, released Wednesday, paints a sobering picture of post-pandemic hardship with “statistically significant” increases
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden described Australia as “an anchor to peace and prosperity” while standing alongside Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the White House on Wednesday, part of a state visit intended to deepen an alliance that’s increasingly viewed as a critical counterweight to China’s influence in the
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By Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — At just 14 years old, Claudia Quaatey decided to run her own hair braiding business from her New York home as she prepared to support herself through nursing school. “She wanted to go to Howard University. Claudia had her life all planned out,” her mother, Marian Abbey, said. “Out
Continue Reading By Danny Freeman and Dakin Andone, CNN Philadelphia (CNN) — All charges, including murder, have been reinstated against the Philadelphia police officer who fatally shot 27-year-old Eddie Irizarry during a traffic stop in August. The ruling Wednesday came about a month after a municipal court judge dismissed the seven charges against Officer Mark Dial, including murder, voluntary manslaughter,
Continue ReadingBy JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Republican-controlled Legislature has adjourned after rewriting provisions of a major budget bill that was voided by the state Supreme Court, resolving a mess that had threatened to stymie government operations. North Dakota lawmakers completed their three-day special session Wednesday, less than a month after
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook. Personal Birth date: November 1, 1960 Birth place: Robertsdale, Alabama Birth name: Timothy Donald Cook Father: Donald Cook, shipyard worker Mother: Geraldine Cook Education: Auburn University, B.S., 1982; Duke University, M.B.A., 1988 Other Facts Served on the
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI, SEUNG MIN KIM and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has spoken out against retaliatory attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel. He also says he’s redoubling his commitment to working on a two-state
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump was abruptly called to the witness stand and then fined $10,000 on Wednesday after the judge in his civil fraud trial said the former president had violated a gag order. It was the second time in less than a week that
Continue ReadingBy JOSÉ ANTONIO RIVERA and MARK STEVENSON Associated Press ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Otis ripped across Mexico’s southern Pacific coast as a powerful Category 5 storm early Wednesday, tearing through buildings in the resort city of Acapulco, sending sheets of earth down steep mountainsides and leaving large swaths of the southwestern state of Guerrero
Continue ReadingBy KEN MILLER Associated Press The National Transportation Safety Board says a pilot who had been told to wait to take off from a Houston airport started rolling on the runway, leading to a collision with another aircraft that had just landed. The collision happened Tuesday afternoon at William P. Hobby Airport. Three people were
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