Video shows school employee hitting 3-year-old nonverbal autistic child in the head and knocking him to the floor, attorney alleges
Video from an Ohio school's hallway camera shows a school employee chasing a 3-year-old down the hall and hitting him in the head from behind, knocking him to the ground, an attorney for the boy's family alleges.
2023-09-15 11:22
Trump says he discussed pardoning himself but dismissed option
Former President Donald Trump said Thursday that he discussed pardoning himself in the final days of his presidency but decided against it.
2023-09-15 09:22
California lawmakers sign off on ballot measure to reform mental health care system
California lawmakers are voting whether to send hundreds of bills to Gov. Gavin Newsom before the legislative session ends late Thursday
2023-09-15 09:22
Former North Carolina Sen. Lauch Faircloth dies at 95
Former U.S. Sen. Lauch Faircloth of North Carolina has died
2023-09-15 09:16
A judge must now decide if Georgia voting districts are racially discriminatory after a trial ended
A trial challenging voting district maps in Georgia has concluded, leaving a decision in the hands of a federal judge
2023-09-15 08:58
Author Deesha Philyaw has a 7-figure deal for her next two books
Deesha Philyaw struggled to find a publisher for what became her acclaimed debut “The Secret Lives of Church Ladies.”
2023-09-15 08:54
Philanthropic group gifts HBCUs $124 million to increase student enrollment and retention
The HBCU Transformation Project, a collaborative venture between the United Negro College Fund, Thurgood Marshall College Fund and the Partnership for Education Advancement, announced on Wednesday a $124 million investment from philanthropic group Blue Meridian Partners.
2023-09-15 08:28
Italy works to transfer thousands of migrants who reached a tiny island in a day
A migrant reception center in Italy’s southernmost island of Lampedusa is overwhelmed as authorities work to transfer to transfer thousands of newly arrived migrants to the mainland
2023-09-15 08:20
Hunter Biden indicted on gun charges
President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, has been indicted by special counsel David Weiss in connection with a gun he purchased in 2018, the first time in US history the Justice Department has charged the child of a sitting president.
2023-09-15 07:49
The US says Egypt's human rights picture hasn't improved, but it's withholding less aid regardless
The Biden administration will withhold less military aid from Egypt over its human rights abuses this year
2023-09-15 07:23
Zelenskyy is expected to visit Washington as Congress is debating $21 billion in aid for Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected on Capitol Hill and at the White House next week
2023-09-15 07:20
In a court filing, a Tennessee couple fights allegations that they got rich off Michael Oher
A Memphis, Tennessee, couple who took in former NFL offensive lineman Michael Oher when he was in high school denied in court documents filed Thursday that they used a legal agreement between them to get rich at his expense and lied about intending to adopt him
2023-09-15 07:19