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Month: December 2023

NCAA survey of 23,000 student-athletes shows mental health concerns have lessened post-pandemic

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An NCAA survey of student-athletes suggests they are experiencing fewer mental health concerns than they did at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, but some demographics have shown more improvement than others. More than 23,000 student-athletes participated in the NCAA Student-Athlete Health and Wellness Study between September 2022 and June 2023. The

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Michigan elections director testifies as prosecutors outline case against false Trump electors

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Prosecutors began outlining their case Wednesday against 15 Michigan Republicans who face forgery and other charges for serving as false electors for then-President Donald Trump in 2020. Former state Republican Party co-Chair Meshawn Maddock and Kathy Berden, a Michigan committeewoman for the Republican National Committee, were

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7 students ate gummy bears from a baggie that tested positive for fentanyl and fell sick. Now 2 people have been arrested

By Carma Hassan, Asher Moskowitz and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Two people have been arrested and charged after seven Virginia elementary students ate gummy bears from a plastic baggie that later tested positive for the potentially deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl, the Amherst County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday. At first, it seemed the students were

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Judge in Trump election case pauses court deadlines as appeal is heard on presidential immunity

By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case in Washington will be put on hold while the former president further pursues his claims that he is immune from prosecution, the judge overseeing the case ruled Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan agreed to pause any

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Hunter Biden defies a GOP congressional subpoena. ‘He just got into more trouble,’ Rep. Comer says

By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden on Wednesday defied a congressional subpoena to appear privately for a deposition before Republican investigators who have been digging into his business dealings. He insisted he would only testify in public. The Democratic president’s son slammed the GOP-issued subpoena for the closed-door testimony, arguing that

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Hunter Biden defies a GOP congressional subpoena. ‘He just got into more trouble,’ Rep. Comer says

By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden on Wednesday defied a congressional subpoena to appear privately for a deposition before Republican investigators who have been digging into his business dealings. He insisted he would only testify in public. The Democratic president’s son slammed the GOP-issued subpoena for the closed-door testimony, arguing that

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50 new U.S. citizens sworn in naturalization ceremony in Sunnylands

Wednesday morning, The Annenberg Foundation Trust hosted a naturalization ceremony at the Sunnylands Center & Gardens. The event was in partnership with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Overall, fifty new U.S. citizens recited the Oath of Allegiance, with a picturesque view of the mountains behind them as they received their official documents. “America is the land

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