Students challenge ‘Don’t Say Gay’ laws amid wave of anti-LGBTQ legislation
Alexander Spatari/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Zander Moricz’s graduation speech last month about his curly hair — a metaphor for being a gay young adult — has became a symbol for the impact of anti-LGBTQ sentiment and
Miami teen accepted into all eight Ivy League universities
Courtesy Ashley Adirika (NEW YORK) — First-generation Nigerian American Ashley Adirika became one of few prospective students to be accepted into all eight Ivy League universities. “The tears just started to come out. Like they started to
Scoreboard roundup — 6/9/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Tampa Bay 2, St. Louis 1 LA Dodgers 11, Chi White Sox 9 AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland 8, Oakland 4 NY Yankees
How rising gas prices are impacting first responders
Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Isabella County Sheriff’s Office is aiming to resolve non-emergency calls by phone after blowing through its fuel budget due to soaring gas prices. MedStar Mobile Healthcare,
'Potential intruder' fatally shot by police outside Alabama elementary school, officials say
Alfredo Alonso Avila / EyeEm (GADSDEN CITY, Al.) — A police officer shot and killed a man who allegedly tried to enter an elementary school in northeast Alabama Thursday morning, authorities said. Gadsden City Schools Superintendent Tony
Supreme Court OKs counting undated mail ballots in Pennsylvania
Grant Faint/GettyImages (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday gave the green light to counting undated mail-in ballots in a contested Pennsylvania local election, a move with potentially broader implications for close races in November’s midterm
'Baby Holly' found alive after missing for over 40 years after parents were murdered
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (Age Progression) (HOUSTON) — The family of a couple murdered more than four decades ago finally has some answers about what happened to their baby daughter, who was not found
Police responding to Uvalde shooting may have been waiting for protective gear, initial assessment says
Wu Xiaoling/Xinhua via Getty Images (UVALDE, Texas) — According to a preliminary assessment of the Robb Elementary School shooting, state investigators believe the decision to delay police entry into the classroom was made in order to allow
Jordan Peele's final 'Nope' trailer reveals laughs amid danger from the sky
Universal Pictures Oscar-winning Get Out writer-director Jordan Peele‘s upcoming thriller, Nope, has been shrouded in mystery, but a final trailer shows the plot taking shape. Jordan’s Get Out star Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer play a brother
Jan. 6 committee live updates: Panel prepares for prime-time hearing
J.Castro/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds its first prime-time hearing on Thursday at 8 p.m. The hearing will feature never-before-seen video footage and witness testimony as