Supreme Court’s decision on affirmative action could reshape the college admissions process
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue a decision later this month on a case that would decide the future of race-based affirmative action in high education across the country.
The nation’s highest cou…
What RFK Jr., now a presidential candidate, has said about Ukraine, vaccines, the economy and more
Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Tuesday night in what his campaign billed as a major foreign policy address for the long shot Democratic presidential candid…
Biden administration’s asylum policy is sharply cutting back on successful applications: Official
Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A newly implemented Biden administration policy is significantly reducing the number of migrants at the southern border who can successfully seek asylum, a Department of Homeland Security o…
New Texas law will get rid of water breaks for outdoor workers amid extreme heat
Brandon Bell/Getty Images(AUSTIN, Texas) — A new Texas law that overrides city and county ordinances will also eliminate protections currently in place for workers, such as mandated water breaks, even in extreme heat, according to critics.
Texas Gov….
Jan. 6 rioter who used stun gun on officer sentenced to more than 12 years
Marcia Straub/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A Jan. 6 rioter who tased a police officer in the neck during one of the most violent clashes of the Capitol attack was sentenced to more than 12 years in prison Wednesday.
Daniel Joseph Rodriguez pleaded guil…
Biden’s seeming ‘dictator’ swipe at Xi won’t undo Blinken’s work on China, US officials say
Jane Tyska/Digital First Media/East Bay Times via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — As Secretary of State Antony Blinken departed Beijing on Monday, he declared that his visit had successfully infused some stability into the often-turbulent relationship betw…
FTC sues Amazon for allegedly tricking millions of users into Prime subscriptions
Nathan Laine/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon on Wednesday for allegedly using deceitful tactics in a years-long effort to trick millions of customers into enrolling in its Prime subscription service, t…
Justice Alito pushes back on report detailing travel, trip with billionaire
Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Justice Samuel Alito on Wednesday issued a public rebuttal to a new report detailing a luxury vacation he took with a wealthy hedge fund manager who later had business before the Suprem…
Seafair 2023 kickoff: 3 different hydro championships likely
You can see complete coverage of the Seafair 2023 kickoff from Northwest Newsradio’s Ryan Harris in the video below: This year’s Seafair got a jump start with word that three different championships could be won at this
2,000 trauma operations in a year: Inside Ukraine’s leading battlefield hospital
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(KYIV, Ukraine) — Doctors at Ukraine’s leading trauma hospital are working around the clock to save the most badly wounded soldiers as the country continues its counteroffensive against Russian forces.
In the last year, a team of 100 surge…