Day: May 4, 2023

NYC subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely probed by ‘senior’ prosecutors as protesters clash with police

5:15 pm May 4, 2023

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced Wednesday that “senior, experienced prosecutors” are investigating the subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely as violent clashes with police erupted Wednesday in New York City. Neely, 30, was reportedly having a mental episode on the F train Monday, yelling and pacing back and forth, when a U.S. Marine veteran […]

Alabama Senate committee advances Republican legislation to ban ‘divisive concepts’ in classroom lessons

5:13 pm May 4, 2023

Alabama lawmakers on Wednesday advanced GOP-backed legislation to ban the teaching of so-called “divisive concepts” in classroom lessons and training sessions for state workers. The bill would prohibit schools, state agencies and universities from directing students and employees to learn a list of “divisive concepts,” including that “fault, blame, or bias should be assigned to […]

North Carolina Senate approves GOP-backed changes to community college oversight

5:10 pm May 4, 2023

Oversight of North Carolina’s community college system and its 58 member schools would shift toward the legislature at the expense of the governor and local school boards in legislation approved on Wednesday by the state Senate. Republican senators have said they’re pushing the legislation because they say more accountability is needed to ensure the system […]

These high school students are racing to find faster brain cancer treatments

5:09 pm May 4, 2023

HUMAN INTELLIGENCE – Meet the two teenagers (and a few others) who are using AI tech to tackle deadly glioblastoma. Continue reading… BE WELL – Here’s the one easy thing you can do every day for heart health. Continue reading… VACCINE APPROVED – The FDA green-lights the first inoculation against RSV. Continue reading… BACTERIAL OUTBREAK […]

Wii Sports, The Last of Us among games being inducted into the World Video Hall of Fame in 2023

5:09 pm May 4, 2023

The first commercial video game and the first one marketed to girls are headed to the World Video Game Hall of Fame, alongside a post-apocalyptic nail-biter and a system that made gamers out of grandparents. Computer Space, Barbie Fashion Designer, The Last of Us and Wii Sports were announced Thursday as the Hall of Fame’s […]