Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action programs in higher education
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that race-conscious admission policies at the University of North Carolina and Harvard violate the Constitution, bringing an end to affirmative action in higher education, and a major victory for conservatives. The
Former No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki announces return to tennis after three-year retirement
Caroline Wozniacki, the former No. 1 women’s tennis player in the world, announced Thursday on social media that she is ending her retirement and attempt a comeback. Wozniacki wrote in the caption of her social media post:
NFL suspends Isaiah Rodgers, other players for entire 2023 season for gambling violations
The NFL announced on Thursday the suspensions of Indianapolis Colts veteran cornerback Isaiah Rodgers, Colts defensive end Rashod Berry, free agent Demetrius Taylor and Nicholas Petit-Frere of the Tennessee Titans for violations of its gambling policy as
US Coast Guard says salvaged debris from Titan submersible contains ‘presumed human remains’
The U.S. Coast Guard confirmed on Wednesday that “presumed human remains” and debris had been recovered from the ocean floor from a five-passenger submersible that imploded near the Titanic wreckage site, more than a week after a
Delta flight makes safe emergency landing with nose gear up at Charlotte airport
The Federal Aviation Administration said that a Delta Air Lines flight landed with its “nose landing gear up” at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina on Wednesday morning. CLT Airport shared the incident in a post
Center Nikola Vucevic signs three-year, $60 million extension with Bulls
The Chicago Bulls announced Wednesday that Nikola Vucevic has agreed to a three-year, $60 million extension. Chicago traded for Vucevic at the 2021 trade deadline, giving away Wendell Carter Jr. as well as draft picks Franz Wagner
Golden Knights and Ivan Barbashev agree to 5-year, $25 million extension
The Vegas Golden Knights and winger Ivan Barbashev have agreed on a five-year deal worth $5 million per season. The 27-year-old Barbashev came to Vegas this year in a midseason trade with the St. Louis Blues, where
Government watchdog report states more than $200 billion in pandemic relief was potentially squandered
According to a report published Tuesday by the inspector general of the Small Business Administration (SBA), the federal government squandered more than $200 billion in potential fraud to prop up small businesses as the COVID-19 pandemic threatened
Supreme Court overturns online stalker conviction over ‘true threats’
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Colorado man convicted of making “true threats” who repeatedly sent abusive messages to a local musician. The high court said that Billy Counterman’s conviction — for sending
NASCAR’s Jimmie Johnson’s in-laws, nephew found dead in suspected murder-suicide
NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson’s in-laws, along with one of their grandchildren, were found dead in Muskogee, Oklahoma on Monday night in what police suspect was a murder-suicide. The Muskogee Police Department said in a statement that three