Mexican American woman becomes first NCAA Division I female kicker at an HBCU
A Mexican American woman has become the first female kicker at Jackson State University, a NCAA Division I Historically Black College and University. Leilani Armenta told CNN she was nervous when she stepped onto the field during the team's September 23 game against rival Bethune-Cookman University, but she knew she had a job to do. She said she just focused on playing the game.
2023-10-14 20:52
House speaker crisis is a symptom of historic Republican divisions
You might have thought it was a Democrat who recently said that House Republicans were in the "same stupid clown car with a different driver." And while I'm sure many Democrats feel that way, it was Republican Rep. Dusty Johnson who uttered that memorable phrase.
2023-10-14 18:22
Officers involved in tasing man who caught fire and later died won't be criminally charged, New York attorney general's office says
The New York attorney general's office says criminal charges won't be brought against officers after a man covered in hand sanitizer was tased and caught on fire -- an incident that left him dead weeks later.
2023-10-14 14:52
'An incredible find': Florida road crews discover 19th-century boat buried in St. Augustine
Construction workers in northeast Florida have unearthed a piece of 19th-century history buried beneath the oldest city in the United States.
2023-10-14 13:24
Haley and DeSantis campaigns make case to major GOP donors
Top officials from the campaigns of Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis made their case Friday to major Republican donors, as the two compete to position themselves as the most viable alternative to former President Donald Trump.
2023-10-14 07:45
ACT reports record low scores on its college readiness exam
The average composite score on the ACT college admissions test dropped to their lowest levels since 1991, according to data released this week.
2023-10-14 06:15
Austin and Blinken pledge fulsome support for Israel as concerns about expected ground offensive grow
The Biden administration underlined its public and fulsome show of support for Israel Friday as two of its most senior national security officials visited the Middle East ahead of an expected Israeli ground incursion into Gaza.
2023-10-14 04:26
Trump Org. execs considered boosting net worth with a 'presidential premium' while Trump was in office, employee says
Trump Organization executives considered tacking on "presidential premiums" to some of then-President Donald Trump's properties in a way that would increase asset values and inflate his net worth in 2017, according to exhibits and testimony shown at Trump's civil fraud trial on Friday.
2023-10-14 03:57
Supreme Court to consider conservative effort to block federal power and a challenge to 'qualified immunity' for police officers
The Supreme Court on Friday added another case to its docket that asks the justices to overturn decades-old precedent to scale back the power of federal agencies, as well as a case that looks at "qualified immunity" for police officers.
2023-10-14 03:20
Who is Austin Scott, the Georgia Republican seeking the House speakership?
Rep. Austin Scott of Georgia is seeking the House speakership after House Majority Leader Steve Scalise dropped out of the speaker's race Thursday, setting up an alternative to Rep. Jim Jordan's run for the position.
2023-10-14 02:23
Black student disciplined over hairstyle hopes to 'start being a kid again'
For more than a month, Darryl George, a Black high school student in Texas, spent each school day sitting by himself in punishment over his hairstyle
2023-10-14 01:58
US intelligence warned of potential for Gaza clash in days before attack
The US intelligence community produced at least two assessments based in part on intelligence provided by Israel warning the Biden administration of an increased risk for Palestinian-Israeli conflict in the weeks ahead of Saturday's seismic attack on southern Israel, according to sources familiar with the intelligence.
2023-10-14 01:17