Minneapolis Public Schools defends policy to prioritize retaining educators of color when determining layoffs
Kobus Louw/Getty Images(MINNEAPOLIS) — Ahead of the new school year, Minneapolis Public Schools has defended its agreement reached with the teacher’s union this spring to prioritize retaining educators of underrepresented backgrounds when determining …
Baby girl born with one lung and given 20% chance of survival goes home
Courtesy Joshua Valliere(SAN DIEGO) — A California girl has beaten the odds to reunite with her twin and return home with her family after a six-month stay at a San Diego hospital.
Charlotte and her twin sister, Olivia, were born to Karla and Joshua …
Abortion bans may lead to economic costs for states
Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and allow states to decide their own stances on abortion access has led 16 states to cease nearly all services. An econo…
Memphis man accused of fatally beating his wife at Fiji resort says couple ‘never had any physical arguments’
@ Didier Marti/Getty Images(LAUTOKA, Fiji) — Bradley Robert Dawson, a Memphis man police say fatally beat his wife last month at an exclusive resort in Fiji, told ABC News the couple “never had any physical arguments in [their] relationship.”
Dawson,…
Scoreboard roundup — 8/17/22
iStock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Boston 8, Pittsburgh 3
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Minnesota 4, Kansas City 0
Toronto 6, Baltimore 1
Seattle 11, LA Angels 7
Cleveland 8, Detroit 4
Oakland…
‘She-Hulk: Attorney at Law’ hits Disney+ today
Disney+She-Hulk: Attorney at Law is open for business!
The latest Marvel series for Disney+ is out today, starring Tatiana Maslany as the big green lawyer. She tells ABC Audio she wasn’t all that familiar with She-Hulk before taking the job.
“I kind…
Days Inn debate: Badly needed shelter or taxpayer-funded drug den?
Snohomish County’s proposal to purchase the Days Inn on Everett Mall Way and a second hotel in Edmonds and convert them to transitional housing sparked debate at a public hearing. Click the play arrow to hear Corwin
Seattle faces projected $141 million 2023 budget deficit
Seattle faces a significant budget deficit according to the latest forecast. The city’s general fund outlook shows a projected $141-million deficit for 2023 with similar gaps out to 2026, and high inflation appears to be a big
Weeks before Mar-a-Lago search, ex-Trump DOD official vowed to publish classified documents from National Archives
John Roca/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — In June of this year, seven weeks before the FBI raided former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in search of classified materials, former Defense Department appointee and outspok…
Prosecutor sues Florida governor over suspension, says 1st Amendment rights violated
David Taludkar/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Florida state attorney who was suspended by Gov. Ron DeSantis this month sued the governor on Wednesday, claiming his removal from office violated his First Amendment rights.
The lawsuit, filed in federal…