Maurie McInnis, a longtime higher education leader and cultural historian, was named the 24th president of Yale University on Wednesday, becoming the first woman to be appointed permanently to the position. McInnis, 58, is the president of Stony Brook University on Long Island in New York. She will succeed Peter Salovey, who is retiring and … Read more
A motorist jumped a curb and tried to mow down people outside an Orthodox Jewish school in New York City on Wednesday, authorities said. The driver of a 2011 Ford Crown Victoria yelled antisemitic words as his car left the road went toward people on the sidewalk near East 56th Street and Glenwood Road a little … Read more
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee’s governor has approved legislation designed to block adults from helping minors get an abortion or receive gender-affirming care without parental consent, proposals that are both likely to face immediate legal challenges when they go into effect later this year. Republican Gov. Bill Lee quietly signed the bills Tuesday without comment. However, the governor’s actions … Read more
An after-school game took a troubling turn last week at Lyles Crouch Traditional Academy in Alexandria, Virginia. Mom Kathryn Kelley alleges a group of white students told her fifth grade son, who is half Asian, that he couldn’t sit with them. “[They were] saying that mixed race kids had to sit at a table that … Read more
Olympic all-around champion Gabby Douglas has withdrawn from this weekend’s U.S. Championships, ending her bid for the Paris Olympic team, a representative for Douglas confirmed to NBC News. Douglas cited an ankle injury sustained during training this week. “I love this sport and I love pushing my limits,” Douglas told ESPN. “I hope I can … Read more
Two women have filed a lawsuit against NFL kicker Brandon McManus and the Jacksonville Jaguars that accuses the athlete of sexually assaulting them during a team flight to London last year. The women, who worked as flight attendants for Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, allege that McManus rubbed himself on them and attempted to kiss one … Read more
A former mayor of a South Dakota town has been charged with murder after a triple-slaying Monday night in the community he once oversaw, according to the state’s attorney general. Jay Ostrem, then a Turner County sheriff’s investigator, in 2009. Elisha Page / Argus Leader via AP file Jay Ostrem, 64, was being held in … Read more
Meg Norris was traveling in Argentina in April when the first signs of dengue fever hit her. The weather in Salta, just south of the Bolivian border, was warm, but Norris, a 33-year-old from Boulder, Colorado, zipped a fleece sweatshirt around her body to stop herself from shivering. “I thought it was sun poisoning,” she … Read more
Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco have developed a bilingual brain implant that uses artificial intelligence to help a stroke survivor communicate in Spanish and English for the first time. Nearly a dozen scientists from the university’s Center for Neural Engineering and Prostheses have worked for several years to design a decoding system … Read more
The National Park Service will allow employees to participate in celebratory parades and events in uniform, a departure from earlier memos to staff members weeks before the start of LGBTQ Pride Month that effectively banned such uniformed employees from marching in public events. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland clarified the policy for Special Emphasis Programs — … Read more