‘I Don’t Want to Let Them Down’
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Dawn Staley greeted her players at midcourt on Monday with a pregame ritual, briefly dancing a two-step called the Baltimore Shuffle. After the South Carolina women’s basketball team…
Nashville shooting 911 calls capture terror inside Covenant School: ‘I want to go home’
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nashville authorities have released dozens of 911 calls and recordings of emergency dispatches that paint a picture of the chaos, confusion, and fear inside a shooting at…
Poor, rural students who lack access to advanced math are unlikely to pursue careers in STEM
Rural high schools, small high schools and high schools that serve historically marginalized students don’t provide the same access to advanced math classes as other schools, new research shows. As a result, students who attend…
How a 95-year-old Pistons fan got a long overdue courtside surprise: ‘He was all smiles’
A Michigan senior living home gave a 95-year-old Detroit Pistons fan a surprise courtside experience he’ll never forget. Darryl Raymond, who has lived at Waltonwood Cherry Hill in Canton for seven…
Protesters demand gun control in noisy protest at Tennessee Capitol
Hundreds of people protested at the Tennessee Capitol on Thursday in favor of tighter gun controls, haranguing the Republican-led Legislature to take action following this week’s mass shooting at a…
At least 31 dead, rescuers search for missing passengers after ferry fire in Philippines
At least 31 people are dead after a fire broke out on a ferry in the southern Philippines and raged overnight for eight hours, officials said Thursday. About 250 passengers…
California big game hunter who tried to sneak endangered sheep carcasses through TSA indicted for smuggling
A Northern California man who was found with the remains of an endangered wild sheep in his luggage at the San Francisco Airport (SFO) was indicted last week on smuggling…
‘I’ll get them shipped’: California police union director accused of illegally importing opioids
The executive director of a northern California police union is accused of illegally importing opioids, according to a federal criminal complaint filed Monday. Joanne Segovia, who headed the San Jose Police…
Montana mom turns into investigator after police decline search for her missing son
Linda Varela Adams knew something was very wrong when her son didn’t call on her birthday in July. The Billings, Montana mom said that’s just who Jance Varela is: the…
House Democrats introduce bill that would enshrine federal abortion rights
House Democrats on Thursday reintroduced the Women’s Health Protection Act, which would enshrine federal abortion rights, among other protections to abortion access. The bill, re-introduced in the House for the seventh time, would…