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  • Tulsa police sergeant on restrictive duty after making insulting comments about protesters

    Tulsa police sergeant on restrictive duty after making insulting comments about protesters

     

    A Tulsa, Oklahoma, police supervisor was placed on administrative duty Thursday after an audio recording revealed the sergeant making inappropriate comments about police brutality protesters during a training session.

    ​A Tulsa, Oklahoma, police supervisor was placed on administrative duty Thursday after an audio recording revealed the sergeant making inappropriate comments about police brutality protesters during a training session. 

  • Tree of Life survivors working to root out antisemitism 4 years after deadliest assault on Jewish people in the US

    Tree of Life survivors working to root out antisemitism 4 years after deadliest assault on Jewish people in the US

     

    Four years after a synagogue attack that forever changed her life, Andrea Wedner hopes to inspire the next generation to root out antisemitism amid continued reports of anti-Jewish bigotry.

    ​Four years after a synagogue attack that forever changed her life, Andrea Wedner hopes to inspire the next generation to root out antisemitism amid continued reports of anti-Jewish bigotry. 

  • Watch out for ‘leakage’: These are some clues students can look out for to help prevent school violence

    Watch out for ‘leakage’: These are some clues students can look out for to help prevent school violence

     

    The clues can range from subtle to overt. And students are often in the best position to notice concerning behavior, a former FBI special agent and profiler says.

    ​The clues can range from subtle to overt. And students are often in the best position to notice concerning behavior, a former FBI special agent and profiler says. 

  • Rifle used in the St. Louis school shooting had been taken from the gunman about a week before the attack, police say

    Rifle used in the St. Louis school shooting had been taken from the gunman about a week before the attack, police say

     

    The AR-15-style rifle used in the deadly St. Louis school shooting had been taken from the shooter’s possession during an interaction with police about a week before the attack, and it’s unclear how he got it back, police say.

    ​The AR-15-style rifle used in the deadly St. Louis school shooting had been taken from the shooter’s possession during an interaction with police about a week before the attack, and it’s unclear how he got it back, police say. 

  • Texas DPS head to give Uvalde response review update at meeting of agency’s oversight board

    Texas DPS head to give Uvalde response review update at meeting of agency’s oversight board

     

    The Texas Department of Public Safety’s top official is due to deliver Thursday the first formal, public update to his agency’s oversight panel on its officers’ actions during the May massacre at a Uvalde elementary school, with families of the victims, furious over the response, expected to attend the meeting and call on him to resign.

    ​The Texas Department of Public Safety’s top official is due to deliver Thursday the first formal, public update to his agency’s oversight panel on its officers’ actions during the May massacre at a Uvalde elementary school, with families of the victims, furious over the response, expected to attend the meeting and call on him to resign. 

  • Trump announces Florida rally with Rubio — but not DeSantis

    Trump announces Florida rally with Rubio — but not DeSantis

     

    A Miami rally announced on Wednesday by former President Donald Trump will prominently feature Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, but will notably not include Gov. Ron DeSantis, even though he is currently running for reelection in the state.

    ​A Miami rally announced on Wednesday by former President Donald Trump will prominently feature Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, but will notably not include Gov. Ron DeSantis, even though he is currently running for reelection in the state. 

  • First on CNN: New Biden administration rule closes loophole incentivizing for-profit colleges to target veterans

    First on CNN: New Biden administration rule closes loophole incentivizing for-profit colleges to target veterans

     

    The Biden administration finalized a new rule Thursday, cracking down on predatory for-profit colleges by doing away with a longstanding loophole that created a financial incentive to target veterans and service members.

    ​The Biden administration finalized a new rule Thursday, cracking down on predatory for-profit colleges by doing away with a longstanding loophole that created a financial incentive to target veterans and service members. 

  • ‘All hell broke loose’: Inside the Supreme Court’s history of delicate negotiations on affirmative action

    ‘All hell broke loose’: Inside the Supreme Court’s history of delicate negotiations on affirmative action

     

    The first time the Supreme Court upheld the use of affirmative action in college admissions, nearly 45 years ago, the justices spent months strategizing, forming back-channel alliances and trading passionate pleas up until the final days of negotiations.

    ​The first time the Supreme Court upheld the use of affirmative action in college admissions, nearly 45 years ago, the justices spent months strategizing, forming back-channel alliances and trading passionate pleas up until the final days of negotiations. 

  • Credit Suisse announces ‘radical’ restructuring with Saudi backing

    Credit Suisse announces ‘radical’ restructuring with Saudi backing

     

    Credit Suisse will raise $4 billion to step back from Wall Street and double down on managing the finances of the world’s wealthy, the scandal-plagued Swiss bank said on Thursday.

    ​Credit Suisse will raise $4 billion to step back from Wall Street and double down on managing the finances of the world’s wealthy, the scandal-plagued Swiss bank said on Thursday. 

  • Elena Kagan temporarily stays Jan. 6 committee’s subpoena for Arizona GOP chair’s phone records

     

    Lawyers for Arizona Republican Party Chair Kelli Ward and her husband Michael Ward filed an emergency motion with the Supreme Court on Wednesday asking the justices to block a subpoena from the House select committee investigating January 6, for phone and text records.

    ​Lawyers for Arizona Republican Party Chair Kelli Ward and her husband Michael Ward filed an emergency motion with the Supreme Court on Wednesday asking the justices to block a subpoena from the House select committee investigating January 6, for phone and text records.