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electro sloths team display at first lego league competition...
Don Brinkerhoff

Utah team wins award at FIRST LEGO League robot competition in Texas

Utah's Electro Sloths won the Breakthrough award at the FIRST LEGO League Challenge in Texas this month.
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Southern California tailback Reggie Bush picks up the Heisman Trophy after being announced as the w...
GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer

Reggie Bush is reinstated as 2005 Heisman Trophy winner, with organizers citing NIL rule changes

Reggie Bush has his Heisman back. The Heisman Trust reinstated the former Southern California tailback as the 2005 Heisman Trophy winner.
17 hours ago
The seal of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is seen before an FCC meeting to vote on ne...
DAVID HAMILTON AP Technology Writer

Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday voted to restore “net neutrality” rules that prevent broadband internet providers such as Comcast and Verizon from favoring some sites and apps over others. The move effectively reinstates a net neutrality order the commission first issued in 2015 during the Obama administration. In 2017, under […]
18 hours ago
Passenger drop off their baggage at United Airlines in C Terminal at George Bush Intercontinental A...
DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer

Airlines will now be required to give automatic cash refunds for canceled and delayed flights

The Biden administration issued final rules to require airlines to automatically issue cash refunds for things like delayed flights.
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FILE: The New York Court of Appeals on Thursday overturned the sex crimes conviction against Harvey...
Eric Levenson, CNN

LISTEN: Appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein’s sex crimes conviction, orders a new trial

The court, by a 4-3 vote, ruled the testimony of “prior bad acts” witnesses should not have been allowed.
1 day ago
In this sketch from court, D. John Sauer argues before the US Supreme Court over whether former Pre...
John Fritze, Tierney Sneed and Marshall Cohen, CNN

LISTEN: Takeaways from the Supreme Court arguments on Trump’s absolute immunity claims

Much of the hearing focused on whether there should be a distinction between official acts by Trump pursuant to his presidential duties and his private conduct.
1 day ago
FILE - Chicago's iconic Rat Hole along the 1900 block of West Roscoe Street in the Roscoe Village n...
RICK CALLAHAN and KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press

Chicago’s ‘rat hole’ removed after city determines sidewalk with animal impression was damaged

A Chicago sidewalk landmark called the "rat hole" was removed Wednesday after city officials said it was damaged and needed to be replaced.
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former president trump, immunity...
 MARK SHERMAN Associated Press

No one is above the law. Supreme Court will decide if that includes U.S. presidents

Former President Trump's lawyers argue that former presidents are entitled to absolute immunity for their official acts.
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Two horses on the loose bolt through the streets of London near Aldwych, on Wednesday April 24, 202...
Pan Pylas, Associated Press

Rush hour chaos in London as 5 military horses run amok after getting spooked during exercise

The chaos started when the horses were exercising for an upcoming military parade and heard a construction noise from a nearby building.
2 days ago
House Speaker Mike Johnson talks to the press after the House passed four foreign aid bills at the ...
Haley Talbot, Lauren Fox and Clare Foran, CNN

Johnson calls on Columbia University president to resign during tense news conference

House Speaker Mike Johnson called on Columbia University’s president to resign Wednesday during a tense news conference.
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A phone screen displays the TikTok logo...
Brian Fung, CNN

Biden just signed a potential TikTok ban into law. What happens next?

President Biden just signed a bill that could potentially create a TikTok ban. The app's parent company now has 270 days to find a new owner.
2 days ago
ftc building shown, a new rule would bar noncompete agreements for most...
CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer

New federal rule would bar ‘noncompete’ agreements for most employees

The Federal Trade Commission voted Tuesday 3-2 to ban measures known as noncompete agreements.
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A TikTok content creator, sits outside the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, April 23, 2024....
HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer

Senate passes bill forcing TikTok parent company to sell or face ban, sends to Biden for signature

The Senate passed legislation that would force the parent company of TikTok to sell the social media platform under the threat of a ban.
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill on April 17. The Senate wi...
Morgan Rimmer and Ted Barrett, CNN

Senate passes $95 billion package sending aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan after months of delay

The Senate on Tuesday passed a long-delayed $95 billion package after both sides of Capitol Hill have struggled for months to send aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.
3 days ago
Columbia University students participate in an ongoing pro-Palestinian encampment on their campus f...
NICK PERRY and KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press

Students at Columbia and nationwide are upping Gaza war protests

Students across the nation set up encampments, occupied buildings and ignored demands to leave Tuesday.
3 days ago
A wood sign with the Google Cloud logo on a sunny day. A person rides their bike behind it....
Associated Press

Google has fired more workers who protested its deal with Israel

An activist group says Google fired at more workers following protests of technology the company is supplying the Israeli government amid the Gaza war.
4 days ago
tank fires at troops in ukraine, sen mike lee is trying to kill a foreign aid bill in the senate...
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com

Utah Sen. Mike Lee rallying Senate to kill foreign aid bill for Ukraine, Israel

Sen. Mike Lee has repeatedly criticized efforts to send further military and economic aid to Ukraine.
4 days ago
The Chicago Bears logo is pictured on a flag prior to an NFL football game...
Associated Press

Chicago Bears schedule a Wednesday announcement on new stadium near lakefront

The team said last month it was prepared to provide more than $2 billion in funding toward a publicly owned stadium in the city.
4 days ago
Homelessness advocates in front of Supreme Court...
LINDSAY WHITEHURST and CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press

With homelessness on the rise, the Supreme Court weighs bans on sleeping outdoors

It's the most significant case in the Supreme Court in decades on homelessness and comes as record numbers of people are without a permanent place to live.
4 days ago
Columbia University students hold a protest in support of Palestinians, during the ongoing conflict...
Matt Egan, Chris Boyette, Shimon Prokupecz and Nic F. Anderson, CNN

Columbia University main campus classes will be hybrid until semester ends; NYU students, faculty arrested during protests

Columbia University, the epicenter of pro-Palestinian protests at US college campuses in recent days, says all classes at its main campus will be hybrid until the spring semester ends. 
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Volunteers gather at Pedal and Pick at Jordan Park in Salt Lake City to celebrate earth day...
Mariah Maynes

How did April 22 become Earth Day?

20 million Americans took part in the first Earth Day in 1970. Nowadays, the event is a global affair.
4 days ago
An assortment of vegan, organic, locally sourced, and wild caught food products all using plastic p...
Associated Press

How one grocery shopper takes steps to avoid ‘pointless plastic’

Nature wraps bananas and oranges in peels. But in some modern supermarkets, they're bagged or wrapped in plastic too. For one shopper, it's too much.
4 days ago
us supreme court shown, court hearing case on ghost guns...
MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press

Supreme Court will take up the legal fight over ghost guns, firearms without serial numbers

The Supreme Court had previously intervened to keep regulation for gun ghosts in effect during a legal fight over the rules.
5 days ago
An image produced using optical microscopy shows Clostridium botulinum, an ingredient in Botox and ...
John Bonifield, CNN

Counterfeit, mishandled Botox injections linked to harmful reactions in nine states

Harmful reactions to botox have been reported in nine states.
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