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Kia and Hyundai recall more than 3 million vehicles due to the risk of fire
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
More than 1.6 million Hyundais and 1.7 million Kias are at risk of engine compartment fires. Owners of the affected vehicles are urged to park them outside and away from homes and buildings.
A Beyoncé fan couldn't fly to a show due to his wheelchair size, so he told TikTok
Friday, September 22, 2023
Jon Hetherington, 34, couldn't fly to Seattle to see Beyoncé on her Renaissance World Tour because his wheelchair was too tall. However, he was invited to see her Dallas show.
There have been attempts to censor more than 1,900 library book titles so far in 2023
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Most of the scrutinized books were written by or contained subject matter about people of color or members of the LGBTQ+ community, according to research by the American Library Association.
A NASA astronaut approaches a year in space, the longest time for any American
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Frank Rubio's first mission broke the record for longest U.S. spaceflight last week. The medical doctor is a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army and served as a Blackhawk helicopter pilot.
State-run, land-grant HBCUs are owed more than $13 billion, the White House says
Monday, September 18, 2023
The government is supposed to provide equal funding to land-grant, state-run historically Black colleges and universities under the Morrill Act of 1890.
The Rolling Stones announce 'Hackney Diamonds,' their first album in 18 years
Wednesday, September 06, 2023
The rock 'n' roll band last released an album of original music in 2005, with A Bigger Bang. Hackney Diamonds will be their 24th album and their first since the death of drummer Charlie Watts.
2 Pennsylvania school districts cancel classes after a man escaped from prison
Tuesday, September 05, 2023
Danelo Cavalcante was sentenced to life in prison and has been spotted six times since escaping from the Chester County Prison in late August. Police say how he got out is still under investigation.
The USWNT's Julie Ertz, a back to back World Cup champion, is retiring from soccer
Thursday, August 31, 2023
Ertz is the only player to win two U.S. Soccer Player of the Year awards and a U.S. Soccer Young Female Player of the Year. She has won two World Cups and is a two-time Olympian.
From stage to screen: A concert film of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour heads to theaters
Thursday, August 31, 2023
Swift's tour has bolstered economies and crashed the Ticketmaster website. AMC said it has increased its online ticket server by more than five times its normal capacity to accommodate for the demand.
Idalia extends its destruction along the southeastern U.S. coastline
Thursday, August 31, 2023
Hurricane Idalia made landfall near Keaton Beach, Fla., on Wednesday as a Category 3 storm before it was downgraded to a tropical storm. Georgia and South Carolina could see heavy wind and flooding
Alabama requests a date to execute an inmate via nitrogen hypoxia for the first time
Monday, August 28, 2023
Smith was supposed to be executed in November 2022 by lethal injection, but corrections officers failed to insert an IV properly. The U.S. Supreme Court has authorized nitrogen hypoxia in his case.
The Justice Department is suing SpaceX for allegedly not hiring refugees and asylees
Friday, August 25, 2023
The agency says SpaceX often said in its marketing materials for open jobs they couldn't hire U.S. citizens because of export control laws. But asylees and refugees are protected under those laws.
T-Mobile is laying off 5,000 employees
Thursday, August 24, 2023
The telecommunications company said it wants to eliminate roles that are too similar to each other and don't align with the company's current priorities.
1 in 5 women report mistreatment from medical staff during pregnancy
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
The women reported being verbally abused, having their requests for help go unanswered and having their physical privacy infringed upon, according to a CDC survey.
A salmonella outbreak is being linked to pet turtles
Monday, August 21, 2023
Half of the people infected in the outbreak reported having contact with turtle with shells smaller than four inches wide. Owning pet turtles of that size is prohibited by federal law.
A 4% income tax on millionaires will make lunch free for Massachusetts K-12 students
Friday, August 18, 2023
Massachusetts voters approved the Fair Share Amendment in November. It places a 4% tax on incomes above $1 million, in addition to the state's standard income tax of 5%.
The head coach of the U.S. national women's soccer team has stepped down
Thursday, August 17, 2023
Head coach Vlatko Andonovksi and the U.S. Soccer Federation have "mutually agree to part ways," the organization said. Last week, the USWNT was knocked out of the World Cup earlier than ever before.
Michael Oher of 'The Blind Side' says he wasn't adopted, but put in a conservatorship
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
Oher alleged Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy presented him with a document establishing a conservatorship shortly after he moved in with him, and said it was "for all intents and purposes, an adoption."
A lot is happening in Florida education. These are some of the changes kids will see
Monday, August 14, 2023
The Florida education system has been in the spotlight lately after Gov. Ron DeSantis banned diversity and inclusion programs in public colleges and approved a controversial social studies curriculum.
There has been an 80% drop in cases of unruly airline passengers since 2021
Wednesday, August 09, 2023
The Federal Aviation Administration partnered with the FBI in 2021 to bring criminal charges more aggressively against disorderly airline passengers.