House GOP calls Northwestern, Rutgers and UCLA leaders to testify on college protests, alleged antisemitism

Tim Graham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The GOP-led House Education Committee on Thursday called on more university leaders to defend their handling of pro-Palestinian protests and respond to allegations of antisemitism on campus. Leaders from Northwestern, Rutgers and
This Week in A&E: Wild Powwers' New Album, the Edmonds Art Festival, and Paws & Pride

A Northwest band’s new album, an arts festival’s special event, and more in this week’s A&E roundup.
Target, McDonald's and Wendy's announce discounts. Has a price war broken out?

ermingut/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — For more than three years, rapid inflation has frustrated shoppers scanning store shelves for deals. But a host of prominent companies are finally delivering relief. Target, Ikea, Aldi, McDonald’s and Wendy’s are
“I won't have a bad day for the rest of my life”: Jeremy Renner on the “wonderful lessons” from his accident

2024 NBCUniversal Media, LLC Jeremy Renner appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday and spoke about the “wonderful lessons” he learned from his near-fatal snowplow accident on New Year’s Day in 2023. Renner was
Kenyan mountaineer dies on Everest as he attempts to summit without supplemental oxygen

Tents of mountaineers are pictured at Everest base camp in the Mount Everest region of Solukhumbu district on April 18, 2024. (Purnima Shrestha/AFP via Getty Images) (LONDON) — Kenyan mountaineer Joshua Cheruiyot Kirui, who went missing with
Aldi stores focusing on low grocery prices this summer, CEO says

ABC News (NEW YORK) — As inflation continues to worry Americans, Aldi CEO Jason Hart said the discount grocery chain is focused on keeping grocery prices low as the summer season heats up. Hart joined ABC News’
In Brief: CW walks away from 'Walker', and more

The CW is saying goodbye to one of its most popular shows, Walker, after four seasons. The move, per Variety, is due in part to the action crime drama’s high production costs, as well as the network’s
Doctors, beauty queen in DC to advocate for CPR training and AEDs in schools

Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Chloe Burke, a 25-year-old upcoming Miss Texas contestant, will be in Washington D.C. Thursday to lobby for the HEARTS Act and Access to AEDs Act. Access to AEDs (or
2024 has been the most active tornado season to date since 2017

john finney photography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Wednesday was another day of severe weather across the country with more than 200 severe storm reports from New York to Texas. Wednesday’s severe weather included three reported tornadoes in
Senate to hold another election-year showdown vote over on immigration, border security bill

J.Castro/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Senate will vote Thursday for the second time in three months on a border security measure negotiated earlier this year by a bipartisan group of senators after Republicans blocked the bill from