Colorado becomes first state to ban legacy admissions for public colleges
Colorado became the first state in the nation to ban legacy admissions for publicly funded colleges this week, a move that Gov. Jared Polis said will create more…
Washington man finds 2.2-carat diamond for engagement ring at Arkansas state park
Christian Linden, 26, from Poulsbo, Washington, recently found a 2.2-carat yellow diamond at Arkansas’s Crater of Diamonds State Park.
Michigan high school violates federal law by opposing religious language in grad speech: complaint
Elizabeth Turner, a high school valedictorian, is fighting back after her principal told her not to include certain religious content in her graduation speech.
Sanó homers to lead Minnesota past Baltimore 3-2
Miguel Sanó hit a three-run homer, leading the Minnesota Twins over Baltimore 3-2 Wednesday for a three-game sweep of the major league-worst Orioles.
Callaway goes on MLB ineligible list after harassment probe
Former New York Mets manager Mickey Callaway was suspended by Major League Baseball on Wednesday through at least the end of the 2022 season following an investigation of…
Biden picks LA mayor, envoy for ambassador posts: AP source
President Joe Biden is expected to announce he is nominating former senior State Department official Nicholas Burns to serve as his ambassador to China and Los Angeles Mayor…
Brooks Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau rivalry hits next level: ‘It’s nice to be living rent free in your head!’
Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau’s rivalry turned up another notch on Wednesday.
Kevin Clark, ‘School of Rock’ drummer, dead at 32 after being fatally struck by a car
Kevin Clark, known for starring as the drummer Freddy “Spazzy McGee” Jones on “School of Rock,” was killed early Wednesday after he was struck by a car while…
’60 Minutes’ reporter frets anti-transgender groups will ‘weaponize’ her own segment on ‘detransitioners’
“60 Minutes” correspondent Lesley Stahl worried this week that groups that “oppose transgender people” would “weaponize” her newsmagazine’s featuring of people who regretted their attempts to transition to…
Kansas mother convicted of murder after toddler’s methadone overdose
A Kansas mother was convicted of first-degree murder Monday, two years after her 2-year-old son ingested methadone that was prescribed to her to treat heroin addiction.