Penn Museum reburies the bones of 19 Black Philadelphians, causing a dispute with community members
For decades, the University of Pennsylvania has held hundreds of skulls that once were used to promote white supremacy through racist scientific research. As part of a growing effort among museums to reevaluate the curation of human
Boston-area teachers strike ends after 11 days with tentative contract agreement
NEWTON, Mass. (AP) — An 11-day strike by teachers in a Boston suburb ended Friday night after their union and the school district tentatively agreed on a new contract. “We have great news for the students, families,
Small Texas border city lands unsolicited spotlight in state-federal showdown over border security
EAGLE PASS, Texas (AP) — As a ceremony with the blaring horns of mariachi musicians and rhythmic click-clack of horse hooves was about to begin, Mayor Rolando Salinas took a moment to reflect that his Texas border
Hasty Pudding honors ‘Saltburn’ actor Barry Keoghan as its Man of the Year
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals roasted Barry Keoghan, best known for his roles in “Dunkirk,” “The Killing of a Sacred Deer,” “Eternals,” and “The Banshees of Inisherin,” on Friday with its 2024 Man
Idaho coroner releases names of the 3 men who were killed when a Boise aircraft hangar collapsed
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The names of three Idaho men killed when an airport hangar under construction in Boise collapsed were released by the Ada County Coroner on Friday. Mariano Coc Och, 24, and Mario Sontay Tzi,
Tesla ordered to pay $1.5 million over alleged hazardous waste violations in California
STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — A California judge on Friday ordered Tesla Inc. to pay $1.5 million as part of a settlement of a civil case alleging the company mishandled hazardous waste at its car service centers, energy
‘No stone unturned:’ Albuquerque police chief vows thorough investigation of corruption allegations
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The police chief in New Mexico’s largest city vowed Friday that the Albuquerque Police Department will “leave no stone unturned” as it moves ahead with an internal investigation into allegations of possible corruption
Second, stronger storm expected to hit California with potentially deadly floods
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A second, more powerful atmospheric river storm was headed for Southern California this weekend, threatening to unleash potentially life-threatening floods and landslides, forecasters warned on Friday, even as much of the state was
Man pleads guilty to attacks on New Mexico Democrats
(Reuters) – A New Mexico man has pleaded guilty to helping a defeated Republican candidate carry out drive-by shootings at Democratic officials’ homes in 2022 and 2023 that marked a new level of U.S. political violence. Entering
Maine family gives up on proposal to honor veterans with the world’s tallest flagpole
COLUMBIA FALLS, Maine (AP) — The family behind an audacious plan to build the world’s tallest flagpole as the centerpiece of a billion-dollar development honoring veterans in rural Down East Maine is abandoning the idea, an attorney
