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Student sues school district over denied request to wear a sash at graduation

5:29pm May 26, 2023

by Halle Zander

A student in a small Colorado town is suing after her school told her she can't wear a sash to graduation that displays both the U.S. and Mexican flags.

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One journalist's experience of being drawn into one of the largest Jan. 6 trials

5:29pm May 26, 2023

by Micah Loewinger

A recording of audio of Oath Keeper Jessica Watkins from a walkie-talkie app called Zello became a key piece of evidence in Watkins' trial.

U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration chief Anne Milgram speaks during a news conference in April. On Friday, the DEA announced it will strip one of the nation's largest drug distributors of its license to sell highly addictive painkillers after determining it failed to flag thousands of suspicious orders at the height of the opioid crisis.

DEA moves to revoke major drug distributor's license over opioid crisis failures

5:29pm May 26, 2023

by Brian Mann

The agency says it will strip Morris & Dickson of its license to sell highly addictive painkillers after finding it failed to flag thousands of suspicious orders at the height of the opioid crisis.

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South Carolina Assistant Attorney General Thomas Hydrick argues during a hearing in Columbia on Friday that a judge should not halt enforcement of the state's new abortion law.

A judge halts South Carolina's new abortion law pending state Supreme Court review

5:27pm May 26, 2023

by The Associated Press

A judge put South Carolina's new law banning most abortions around six weeks of pregnancy on hold until the state Supreme Court can review the measure.

This obscure program lets Americans donate to help pay off the national debt

5:26pm May 26, 2023

The U.S. debt has led to plenty of partisan fights and ... charitable gifts. For decades, a government program has been collecting donations from Americans who want to help pay off the national debt.

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Meredith Clark hopes that preserving Black Twitter will allow for a more accurate retelling of the history of the internet.

She's trying to archive Black Twitter. It's a delicate and imperfect task

4:00pm May 26, 2023

Black Twitter has been a force since the platform started. Now, one woman is seeking to archive it, as Twitter's future appears uncertain.

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Aderrien Murry was shot in the chest after police officers responded to a domestic disturbance call at his home. The 11-year-old survived and is recovering.

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A boy, 11, called police in Mississippi. A cop shot him

1:46pm May 26, 2023

by Bill Chappell

Nakala Murry says her son doesn't understand what happened to him. "His words to me were: 'Why did he shoot me? What did I do?' "

The brain requires a large number of nutrients for optimal health and efficiency, but micronutrients are typically absorbed better through foods than through supplements.

Can multivitamins improve memory? A new study shows 'intriguing' results

1:00pm May 26, 2023

by Allison Aubrey

A team of researchers tracked thousands of people who took a daily multivitamin for three years. At the end of the first year, they performed slightly better on memory tests than people on a placebo.

South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott holds his first town hall as a declared Republican presidential candidate at Novelty Machine and Supply Co. in Sioux City, Iowa, on May 24.

Republican candidates hope to win in Iowa as they look to topple Trump in 2024

11:25am May 26, 2023

by Clay Masters

Republicans are showing up in Iowa early and often, trying to stand out against the big personality that former President Donald Trump brings to the GOP primary.

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Dr. Tracey Wilkinson, left, a pediatric doctor with IU School of Medicine, and Dr. Caroline E. Rouse, a maternal fetal medicine doctor with IU School of Medicine, line up outside of a conference room to support Dr. Caitlin Bernard on Thursday, May 25, 2023 in Indianapolis.

Indiana reprimands doctor who spoke publicly about providing 10-year-old's abortion

10:07am May 26, 2023

by Sarah McCammon

Caitlin Bernard, an Indiana OB-GYN, has been under scrutiny from her state's Republican attorney general since speaking out about the impact of the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

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