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- Patricia Portillo Estrada's 12-year-old son was enrolled in Rocky Mountain Elementary in the Adams 12 Five Star Schools district in Colorado.
- Estrada is suing the district, saying she was not notified for several hours after her disabled son broke both his legs after losing control on a ramp while in his wheelchair.
- "He has to be supervised all the time, especially goin...
What to know about ketamine after Elon Musk discusses use of drug
(NEXSTAR) — In an interview lasting more than an hour, former CNN reporter Don Lemon and Tesla CEO Elon Musk went back and forth over various topics, including conspiracy theories, advertiser boycotts on Musk's X, and the 2024 presidential election.
During the discussion, posted in full on X, Lemon also pressed Musk about his ketamine use.
Musk has repeatedly posted on X about ketamine, saying he believes "ketamine taken occasionally is a better option" fo...
Ex-Mississippi police officer sentenced to 20 years for torture of two Black men
A former Mississippi sheriff's deputy was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the torture of two Black men.
U.S. District Judge Tom Lee sentenced Hunter Elward on Tuesday, the first of six former officers to be sentenced for the racially motivated torture of Michael Corey Jenkins and Eddie Terrell Parker.
Elward, along with fellow Rankin County deputies Brett McAlpin, Christian Dedmon, Jeffrey Middleton and Daniel Opdyke and former Richland police offi...
Milley testifies before House on US withdrawal from Afghanistan: Watch live
Two of the nation’s top former military officials will testify before Congress on Tuesday about the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021.
Former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair retired Gen. Mark Milley and former U.S. Central Command and Department of Defense Commander retired Gen. Kenneth McKenzie are will appear before the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Last year, Milley called the withdrawal a “strategic failure" and said he has "lots of re...
Wall Street increasingly sees China as uninvestable
“All our clients are asking us that question — given how cheap China appears, people inevitably say, well, has it discounted the worst news?”
Sharmin Mossavar-Rahmani, the chief investment officer of the Goldman Sachs wealth management business, highlighted this month on Bloomberg Television a question that investors around the world have been asking recently. She then provided an answer: “Our view is that one should not invest in China.” &n...
Liz Cheney on Trump RNC takeover: ‘Donors better beware’
Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) took a swipe at former President Trump’s overhaul of the Republican National Committee (RNC), warning donors should “beware” after the former president’s legal team said it was “impossible” to secure a bond for the damages owed in his New York civil fraud case.
“It is just a coincidence that Donald Trump took over the RNC, fired most of its Republican staff, and installed his daughter-law as co-chair at the same time he’s become d...
Donald Trump plans to revert to pre-Obamacare health care policies
Former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, is repeating a familiar campaign promise: repealing the Affordable Care Act.
Donald Trump plans to revert to pre-Obamacare health care policies
Former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, is repeating a familiar campaign promise: repealing the Affordable Care Act.
Online sales begin for first over-the-counter birth control pill in US
Online sales began Monday for the first over-the-counter birth control pill approved in the U.S.
The product, Opill, can be bought online at Amazon and directly from Opill.com, said Sara Young, senior vice president and chief consumer officer at Perrigo, the pill's manufacturer. Once the drugs are in stock, Walgreens and Walmart will sell them online, as well. Orders will be fulfilled within 24 to 48 hours, according to Young, and will usually arrive in three to five bus...
Morning Report— A government shutdown is looming — again
Congress is once again in a seemingly endless shutdown threat loop.
With the current stopgap spending bill that’s keeping the lights on due to run out on Friday, disputes are threatening to force a shutdown of vast parts of the federal government. Congress and the White House struggled over the weekend to reach a deal on long-term funding legislation, which covers roughly 70 percent of federal agencies — including the departments of Defense, State and Homeland Security as well...