Parents protest California school board after social studies curriculum rejected
Parents in the southern California city of Temecula are pushing back against the local school board's recent decision to reject a social studies curriculum that includes gay rights after some board members claimed there was not enough parental involvement in the process and made comments attacking gay rights activist and politician Harvey Milk.
2023-06-22 08:58
OceanGate Expeditions faced hurdles in executing its excursions to the Titanic
OceanGate Expeditions, the company that operates the submersible that went missing during an excursion to the site of the Titanic, faced a series of mechanical problems and inclement weather conditions that forced the cancellation or delays of trips in recent years, according to court records.
2023-06-22 08:18
Plant-based courses of millet, stuffed mushrooms on White House state dinner menu for India
Plant-based courses of millet and stuffed mushrooms are on the menu for Thursday's fancy White House state dinner honoring Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
2023-06-22 07:47
Alaska salmon season back on after court halts closure that sought to protect orcas
A U.S. appeals court has halted a lower court ruling that would have shut down southeast Alaska’s Chinook salmon troll fishery for the summer to protect endangered orca whales that eat the fish
2023-06-22 07:45
King salmon season back on in Alaska after federal appeals court lets fishery open July 1
A U.S. appeals court has halted a lower court ruling that would have shut down southeast Alaska’s Chinook salmon troll fishery for the summer to protect endangered orca whales that eat the fish
2023-06-22 07:21
Factbox-Extreme tourism allows ultra-wealthy to explore new frontiers
The $250,000-a-head expedition that vanished this week en route to the deep-sea wreck of the Titanic ocean liner
2023-06-22 06:21
Wisconsin Assembly passes sweeping bill to overhauls liquor law
The laws governing Wisconsin's multibillion-dollar liquor industry has passed the state Assembly
2023-06-22 06:16
Florida mayors celebrate completion of higher-speed rail line connecting state
The last segment of a higher-speed rail line stretching from South Florida to the central part of the state has been completed
2023-06-22 06:16
Challenge to abortion clinic 'buffer zone' law rejected by US court
By Daniel Wiessner A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday upheld a New York county's law barring anti-abortion activists
2023-06-22 02:51
Amazon is accused of enrolling consumers into Prime without consent and making it hard to cancel
The Federal Trade Commission is suing Amazon for what it calls a years-long effort to enroll consumers without consent into its Prime program and making it difficult for them to cancel their subscriptions
2023-06-22 01:55
All hail the rising sun! Stonehenge welcomes 8,000 visitors for the summer solstice
Around 8,000 revelers gathered around a prehistoric stone circle on a plain in southern England to express their devotion to the sun, or to have some communal fun
2023-06-22 00:56
Upside Foods, Good Meat receive final USDA approval to sell cultivated meat
By Leah Douglas Two companies, Upside Foods and Good Meat, can sell cell-cultivated meat to U.S. consumers for
2023-06-22 00:26