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By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled that a Florida law pushed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis that limits diversity and race-based discussions in private workplaces is unconstitutional. A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday upheld a Florida federal judge’s
Continue ReadingBy Angie Ricono Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Ariel Young’s family and her family attorney have released statements regarding Missouri Governor Mike Parson’s decision to partially commute Britt Reid’s decision. Reid, the son of Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, is now on house arrest due to a partial
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Biden administration sanctioned multiple software vendors on Tuesday accused of helping repressive governments spy on everyone from US officials to journalists to human rights activists — expanding a US crackdown on the shadowy industry behind what’s known as “commercial spyware.” The Treasury Department said that as part of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Users of Meta’s Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Messenger platforms are experiencing login issues in what appears to be a widespread outage. Internet traffic observer Down Detector is reporting vast outages on several Meta platforms Tuesday. The problems are being reported across the world, suggesting that the outage could be global. London-based internet monitoring
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By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa and first lady Auxillia have come under a slate of new US sanctions imposed that also targeted senior government officials accused of corruption and human rights abuses. The Mnangagwas were part of 11 people, including Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, Defense Minister Oppah Muchinguri, senior security
Continue ReadingSKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — A Danish skier has been injured in a bear attack at a nature park in North Macedonia, in an area where authorities say mild winters have led to a surge in the brown bear population. The skier, who was not identified, was taken to a hospital Tuesday in the western
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are falling further from their records on Tuesday as drops for Big Tech weigh on Wall Street. The S&P 500 was 1.1% lower in afternoon trading and on track for a second straight drop after closing last week at an all-time high. The
Continue ReadingBy Patrick Sung and Sammy Mncwabe, CNN (CNN) — Spain’s LaLiga says it is “studying and analyzing the facts” around the latest alleged racist abuse incident towards Real Madrid forward Vinícius Jr. at Valencia’s Mestalla Stadium on Saturday. This comes after a video obtained by ESPN and widely circulated online shows a child yelling “monkey”
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — America’s muscle car culture will live on as the country transitions to electric vehicles, but the gas-powered performance car will last for at least a few more years. Dodge on Tuesday unveiled two battery-powered versions of the Charger muscle car that will still roar like a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Users of Meta’s Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Messenger platforms are experiencing login issues in what appears to be a widespread outage. Internet traffic observer Down Detector is reporting vast outages on several Meta platforms Tuesday. The problems are being reported across the world, suggesting that the outage could be global. London-based internet monitoring
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Guy Ritchie tries TV with the new Netflix series “The Gentlemen.” A sort of British take on “Breaking Bad,” the show follows an English aristocrat who inherits his family’s asset-rich but cash-poor estate and farm only to discover that it is also a massive secret
Continue ReadingAMSTERDAM (AP) — Netherlands’ National Holocaust Museum opens on Sunday. It tells the story of Dutch victims of the Holocaust. About 102,000 Jews were deported from the Netherlands and murdered in Nazi death camps. Three-quarters of the prewar Dutch Jews were among the six million Jews murdered by the Nazis. That’s the largest proportion of
Continue ReadingBy Brendan Tierney Click here for updates on this story MURFREESBORO, Tennessee (WSMV) — A new program expanding across Tennessee is trying to help students feel more relaxed and confident with reading ahead of the TCAP exams. Sixty percent of third graders in the state faced being held back last year because of their test
Continue ReadingWSMV By Brendan Tierney Click here for updates on this story MURFREESBORO, Tennessee (WSMV) — A new program expanding across Tennessee is trying to help students feel more relaxed and confident with reading ahead of the TCAP exams. Sixty percent of third graders in the state faced being held back last year because of their
Continue ReadingBy Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Buildings in London don’t come much more historic than St. Paul’s Cathedral. It was designed by 17th century architect Christopher Wren, hosted the funeral for Winston Churchill and was the scene of the current King’s wedding to his first wife, the then Lady Diana, in 1981. Now history lovers
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — A deeply personal advocacy piece, “The Program: Cons, Cults and Kidnapping” becomes messy at times over its three chapters, although in a way, that’s part of its power. Director Katherine Kubler spent 15 months housed at a facility that’s part of the “troubled-teen industry,” enlisting other alumni in
Continue ReadingBy Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — Bitcoin surged to an all-time high Tuesday, shaking off a more-than-two-year rut that had put the future of the entire crypto ecosystem in question. Bitcoin, the world’s oldest — and by far the largest — digital currency, traded above $69,000 Tuesday morning, topping the previous record of
Continue ReadingBy KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech and French presidents say their countries are united in their support for Ukraine and are ready to look for new ways of helping the Ukrainians succeed in their fight against Russia. French President Emmanuel Macron says “Russia must not win the war.” Czech President Petr
Continue ReadingBy LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia state police say a school bus driver was arrested for driving under the influence after a crash that sent multiple injured students to the hospital. State Police Capt. Robert Maddy says 54-year-old Jeffrey Brannon has been charged with multiple counts of driving while intoxicated
Continue ReadingBy GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Alabama lawmakers have passed legislation that was quickly signed by Gov. Kay Ivey to protect clinics that provide in vitro fertilization from lawsuits in response to a ruling last month from the State’s Supreme Court that frozen embryos have the rights of children under the state’s wrongful death law. The Republican-sponsored
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