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Trump taps DEI critic to lead workplace civil rights agency
President Donald Trump has named Andrea Lucas as chair of the country's top workplace civil rights agency, the agency announced Thursday. The move signals a vote of confidence for Lucas's efforts to stamp out diversity programs, roll back protections for transgender workers and prioritize religious rights in the workplace. First nominated to the U.S. Equal
Trump’s nuclear ambiguity: Will the US resume explosive testing?
President Trump’s call to resume nuclear tests was muddied this week when Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the United States would not resume explosive testing, which was last conducted in the 1990s. “I think the tests we’re talking about right now are system tests. These are not nuclear explosions. These are what we call noncritical
State champion coach heading to the college ranks
GREENVILLE, Pa. (WKBN) - Thiel College has officially hired veteran Michael Kernan as its new head softball coach. Kernan brings more than two decades of successful coaching experience at both the high school and collegiate levels. Most recently, he led Canfield High School to back-to-back Ohio Division II State Championship appearances, winning the crown in
Former NBA player confronts alleged intruders in California home: police
(KTLA) — A former Los Angeles Lakers player confronted three home invasion suspects who attempted the brazen break-in of a Sherman Oaks, California, residence in broad daylight on Wednesday, police said. According to Los Angeles police, former Lakers forward Christian Wood was inside the home on Otsego Street when the three suspects broke through the
Sudan’s paramilitary group agrees on truce proposed by US-led mediator group
CAIRO (AP) — The Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary group that has been at war with the Sudanese military for over two years, said Thursday it has agreed to a humanitarian truce proposed by a U.S.-led mediator group known as the Quad. The agreement to the proposal comes more than a week after the RSF
Chicago judge says Border Patrol official lied about threats before restricting agents’ use force
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge in Chicago on Thursday issued an extensive injunction restricting federal agents' use of force, saying Thursday that a top Border Patrol official leading an immigration crackdown repeatedly lied about threats posed by protesters and reporters. The preliminary injunction came in response to a lawsuit filed by news outlets and
Trump administration announces deal for GLP-1s under Most Favored Nation policy
(The Hill) — The Trump administration on Thursday announced its newest pharmaceutical agreement under its Most Favored Nation (MFN) policy, striking deals with Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly to sell their GLP-1 products at discounted prices. According to senior administration officials, the two manufacturers have agreed to sell their injectable GLP-1 products, Novo Nordisk's Wegovy and Lilly’s Zepbound, for a
‘Absolute terror’: Day care teacher detained by ICE agents in Chicago
CHICAGO (WGN) — A day care teacher was taken into ICE custody Wednesday morning in Chicago, Nexstar's WGN confirmed. The incident happened around 7:05 a.m. at Rayito de Sol Spanish Immersion Early Learning Center in the North Center neighborhood. An SUV of federal agents followed the teacher's vehicle to the day care, then proceeded to
Parody musical ‘Stranger Sings’ comes to town
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) - Fans of the hit Netflix series 'Stranger Things' will be taken back to Hawkins, Indiana, this weekend at one local theater. Musical parody 'Stranger Sings' was written by Jonathan Hogue and opens Friday for a three-week run at the Youngstown Playhouse. It's being presented by the Valley's own Millennial Theater Company.
Vigil held in Kentucky to share sorrow over UPS plane crash that killed at least 13
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Two days after a deadly UPS plane disaster, a candlelight vigil was held Thursday in Louisville, Kentucky, to remember the victims and thank first responders, while teams still worked to find or identify people caught in the crash and subsequent firestorm. “Our hope is that we have located all of the