Georgia school chief says state will restore public funding for AP African American studies course

PixelsEffect/Getty Images Georgia Schools Superintendent Richard Woods announced on Wednesday that the state will restore public funding for Advanced Placement (AP) African American studies to be taught in public schools after seeking “guidance and clarity” from the
Man accused of poisoning child with eyedrops after allegedly killing wife same way

Gaston County Sheriff’s Office (GASTONIA, N.C.) — A North Carolina man accused of fatally poisoning his wife with eyedrops is now being accused of attempting to poison their 11-year-old daughter with the same substance, resulting in her
Dog starts house fire by chewing portable phone battery, officials say

Tulsa Fire Department/Facebook (TULSA, Okla.) — A dog in Tulsa, Oklahoma, started a house fire after biting into a lithium ion battery, fire officials said. The Tulsa Fire Department recently released dramatic footage of the fire, which
NASA says Boeing's Starliner astronauts may have to come home on different spacecraft

Joe Raedle/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The two astronauts who went up to the International Space Station (ISS) on Boeing’s Starliner may have to come home on a different spacecraft, NASA officials said during a press conference
Wrongful death lawsuit filed over Titan submersible implosion

David Ryder/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The estate of a Titanic researcher who was among the five people killed when the Titan submersible catastrophically imploded while on a deep-dive voyage to the site of the
Multiple motorists rescued from flooded roadways in New Jersey and New York

Gerald French/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Multiple motorists stranded on flooded roadways in New York and New Jersey had to be rescued from their submerged vehicles Tuesday night as some parts of the region got six inches
Harvard 'failed its Jewish students' and must face antisemitism lawsuit, judge rules

Mel Musto/Bloomberg via Getty Images (BOSTON) — Harvard University “failed its Jewish students” and must face a lawsuit over antisemitism on campus following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack against Israel, a federal judge in Boston ruled. Judge
Man in 'intimate relationship' with Detroit neurosurgeon charged in his murder: Prosecutor

Ascension Michigan (DETROIT) — A man in an “intimate relationship” with a Michigan neurosurgeon has been charged in the doctor’s slaying, authorities announced Wednesday. Dr. Devon Hoover, 53, was found shot dead in his Detroit home on
Two People Arrested in Petaluma After Being Found with Fentanyl, Drugs, and a Handgun

Two people were arrested with 500 suspected fentanyl pills, a loaded gun, and more drugs in Petaluma Sunday night. Deputies responded to a pickup truck towing a trailer was parked against traffic with hazard lights flashing. The
New Winery Approved Near Glass Fire Burn Scar in Napa County

The Napa County Board of Supervisors has approved the construction of the Vida Valiente winery near the 2020 Glass Fire burn scar, overturning a previous denial by the Napa County Planning Commission. The winery will be built