US probes complaint that woman was trapped in flaming SUV
May 5, 2023 GMTDETROIT (AP) — U.S. safety regulators are investigating possible electrical problems in older Dodge Journeys after a woman was trapped and died when her SUV caught fire in December.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it's investigating whether inoperative door locks and windows can prevent people from getting out of the SUVs during an emergency.
Anatomy of a political takeover at Florida public college
March 30, 2023 GMTSARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Florida's Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has targeted a tiny, public liberal arts college on the shores of Sarasota Bay, as a staging ground for his war on “woke.”
The governor and his allies say the New College of Florida, known as a progressive school with a prominent LGBTQ+ community, is indoctrinating students with leftist ideology and should be remade into a more conservative institution.
US mass killings linked to extremism spiked over last decade
February 23, 2023 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The number of U.S. mass killings linked to extremism over the past decade was at least three times higher than the total from any other 10-year period since the 1970s, according to a report by the Anti-Defamation League.
US plans to allow Medicaid for drug treatment in prisons
February 21, 2023 GMTCAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — The federal government is planning to allow states to use Medicaid funds to provide drugs to combat addiction and other medical services for people at state jails and prisons in an effort to help some of those most at risk of dying in the nation's overdose epidemic.
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Carthage QB, Cuero LB lead Texas 4A all-state football team
February 8, 2023 GMTBRYAN, Texas (AP) — Carthage senior quarterback Connor Cuff and Cuero senior linebacker Sean Burks are the players of the year on the Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association’s Class 4A all-state football team.
Franklin RB, Gunter LB lead Texas 3A all-state football list
February 7, 2023 GMTBRYAN, Texas (AP) — Franklin senior running back Bryson Washington and Gunter senior linebacker Ashton Bennett are the players of the year on the Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association’s Class 3A all-state football team.
Rare southern New Mexico butterfly now an endangered species
January 30, 2023 GMTALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has named the Sacramento Mountains checkerspot butterfly in New Mexico as an endangered species, an environmental group said Monday.
The orange and dark-brown butterfly is found only in high-elevation meadows in the Lincoln National Forest in southern New Mexico.
Lots of sound and fury on US debt, but not a crisis — yet
January 28, 2023 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — For all the sound and fury about raising the nation's debt limit, most economists say federal borrowing is not at a crisis point ...
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Report: TikTok boosts posts about eating disorders, suicide
December 15, 2022 GMTTikTok's algorithms are promoting videos about self-harm and eating disorders to vulnerable teens, according to a report published Wednesday that highlights concerns about social media and its impact on youth mental health.
Report: TikTok boosts posts about eating disorders, suicide
December 15, 2022 GMTTikTok's algorithms are promoting videos about self-harm and eating disorders to vulnerable teens, according to a report published Wednesday that highlights concerns about social media and its impact on youth mental health.
UofL awarded $13M for manufacturing resource center
December 14, 2022 GMTLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The University of Louisville has been awarded $13 million in federal funding to start a statewide manufacturing resource center, the school announced.
The Kentucky Manufacturing Extension Partnership will be located in the Office of Research and Innovation.
Economic Gains Can’t Keep Up with the Cost of Living in Boulder County
December 13, 2018 GMTDespite a hot economy with steady increases in wages and employment, a new study released this week by the Colorado Center on Law and Policy shows that roughly a quarter of Boulder County residents still can't keep up with the rising cost of living.