Monday, 13 May 2024

UNC board slashes diversity program funding, diverts money to public safety resources

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Board of Trustees voted to cut diversity program funding for next year's budget

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Sunday, 12 May 2024

Hotel union workers end strike against Virgin Hotels Las Vegas with contract talks set for Tuesday

The largest labor union in Nevada has ended a planned 48-hour strike meant to pressure Virgin Hotels Las Vegas to agree to a five-year contract on wages and benefits

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Saturday, 11 May 2024

New Mexico governor seeks hydrogen investment with trip to Netherlands

The governor of New Mexico has announced plans to court new investments in hydrogen fuel development at a business summit in the Netherlands over the coming week

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Backcountry skier dies after being buried in Idaho avalanche

A backcountry skier has died after being buried by an avalanche in Idaho

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Report: Trump may face a $100 million-plus tax bill if he loses IRS audit fight over Chicago tower

A report by The New York Times and ProPublica says former President Donald Trump may face an IRS bill in excess of $100 million after a government audit indicates he double-dipped on tax losses tied to a Chicago skyscraper

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Friday, 10 May 2024

AP Indianapolis newsman Ken Kusmer dies at 65 after a short illness

Associated Press newsman Ken Kusmer has died at his Indianapolis home after a short illness at the age of 65

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Iraqi government asks the United Nations to wind down its political mission in the country

The Iraqi government has requested the United Nations end a mission set up to promote governance and human rights reforms in the country by the end of 2025, the latest in a series of international bodies operating in the country that Iraq has sought to...

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Thursday, 9 May 2024

Wisconsin woman who argued she legally killed sex trafficker pleads guilty to homicide

A Milwaukee woman who argued she was legally allowed to kill a man because he was sexually trafficking her has pleaded guilty to homicide

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Wednesday, 8 May 2024

Olympic swimmer Florent Manaudou becomes first French torch carrier as relay begins in Marseille before heading to Paris

Olympic swimmer Florent Manaudou becomes first French torch carrier as relay begins in Marseille before heading to Paris

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Tuesday, 7 May 2024

Biden hosts Romanian leader at the White House to celebrate NATO partnership

President Joe Biden has hosted Klaus Iohannis, the president of Romania, at the White House

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Judge denies Trump’s request for a mistrial after his lawyers said Stormy Daniels’ testimony was ‘extremely prejudicial’

Judge denies Trump’s request for a mistrial after his lawyers said Stormy Daniels’ testimony was ‘extremely prejudicial’

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Monday, 6 May 2024

Rotting bodies and fake ashes spur Colorado lawmakers to pass funeral home regulations

Colorado lawmakers have passed a sweeping bill to overhaul the state’s lax oversight over funeral homes after a series of horrific incidents, including sold body parts, fake ashes and the discovery of 190 decaying bodies

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Sunday, 5 May 2024

A truck driver is accused of killing a Utah police officer by driving into him

Police in Utah say a truck driver killed a police officer with his rig during a traffic stop

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