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West Virginia bills banning cellphones, requiring US motto in schools become law
A bill prohibiting cellphone use in the classroom is now law in West Virginia. West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey ...
Kings are finalizing a deal to keep Doug Christie as coach, AP source says
The Sacramento Kings are closing in on a deal with Doug Christie to keep him as coach following an interim stint that ended ...
The rookie of the year finalists: Stephon Castle, Zaccharie Risacher and Jaylen Wells
The San Antonio Spurs might be looking at back-to-back rookie of the year award winners. After Victor Wembanyama got all the first-place votes last year, Spurs guard Stephon Castle is one of three ...
First accuser takes the witness stand at Harvey Weinstein’s #MeToo retrial
The first of three accusers expected to testify at Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial took the witness stand on Tuesday in a ...
Canadian company turns to Trump for permission to mine international waters, bypassing a UN agency
A Canadian company announced Tuesday that its U.S. subsidiary submitted applications to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to mine the seafloor, ...
Giro d’Italia cycling race to go inside the Vatican’s walls in homage to Pope Francis
It could very well be the biggest sporting event ever held inside the walls of the Vatican. The Giro d’Italia will pay homage ...
World Food Program and other UN aid agencies slash jobs amid US funding cuts, officials say
The World Food Program and the United Nations refugee agency will slash jobs because of funding cuts, mainly from the United ...
Same candidate, two parties. A Wisconsin lawsuit aims to bring back fusion voting
Voters in Wisconsin could be seeing double on Election Day if the practice of fusion voting — which allows the same candidate ...
Trump marks his first 100 days in office with a rally in Michigan, a state rocked by his tariffs
President Donald Trump is holding a rally in Michigan on Tuesday to mark the first 100 days of his second term, staging his ...
US consumer confidence plunges to lowest in 5 years on tariff worries
Americans’ confidence in the economy slumped for the fifth straight month to the lowest level since the onset of the COVID-19 ...
George Kittle agrees to an extension with the 49ers that makes him the highest-paid tight end ever
George Kittle agreed to a four-year contract extension with the San Francisco 49ers that will make him the highest-paid tight ...
UPS to cut 20,000 jobs, close some facilities as it reduces amount of Amazon shipments it handles
UPS is looking to slash about 20,000 jobs and close more than 70 facilities as it drastically reduces the amount of Amazon shipments it handles. The package delivery company said Tuesday that it ...