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Today in History: June 7, Supreme Court rejects contraceptive ban in Griswold v. Connecticut 06/07/2024 12:00am • Today in History Today is Friday, June 7, the 159th day of 2024. There are 207 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 7, 1965, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Griswold v. Connecticut, struck down, 7-2, a Connecticut law used to prosecute a Planned Parenthood clinic in New Haven Dolly Parton plans for a musical on her life using her songs to land on Broadway in 2026 06/06/2024 01:34pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Broadway has had great success with “Hello, Dolly.” Now get ready for “Hello, I'm Dolly.” Dolly Parton is writing new songs to go along with some of her past hits and co-writing a stage story inspired by her life for a stage musical that she hopes to land on Broadway in 202 Mental Health on College Campuses: Challenges and Solutions 06/05/2024 08:00pm • Adjusting to college life can be challenging, as students navigate newfound independence and more rigorous courses. It can feel especially daunting for students who face mental health challenges, which for many were heightened by the coronavirus pandemic. Campuses are facing what many experts call a Jury ends second day of deliberations without reaching verdict in fraud trial roiled by bag of cash 06/05/2024 07:48pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A jury ended a second day of deliberations Wednesday without reaching a verdict in the trial of seven Minnesotans accused in a scheme to steal more than $40 million from a program meant to feed children during the coronavirus pandemic, while FBI agents try to establish who left FDA advisers urge targeting JN.1 strain in recipe for fall's COVID vaccines 06/05/2024 07:33pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Government advisers Wednesday said it’s time to update the recipe for the COVID-19 vaccines Americans will receive in the fall -- targeting a version of the ever-evolving coronavirus called JN.1. While COVID-19 cases currently are low, more surges are inevitable and manufacture Inside NBC's Olympics bet on pop culture in Paris, with help from Snoop Dogg and Cardi B 06/05/2024 12:04pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — NBC is inserting some pop culture flavor into the world’s biggest sports spectacle: From Megan Thee Stallion dancing with dressage horses at the Palace of Versailles to Peyton Manning riding a giant baguette blimp over the Eiffel Tower, the network has strategically partnered A year of elections in democracies around the world is revealing deep dissatisfaction among voters 06/05/2024 12:06am • In a community center in East London, about 20 men gathered for their regular lunch meeting, sipping coffee and tea from mismatched mugs and engaging in an increasingly popular pastime in the world’s democracies: Complaining about their government. They feel estranged from the country’s leadersh Do You Owe Taxes on Debt Forgiveness? 06/03/2024 08:00pm • Debt forgiveness has become more accessible to many Americans, particularly for student loans. As of May 2024, the Biden administration had forgiven some amount of student loan debt for 4.75 million Americans, according to the U.S. Department of Education.While that lifts a burden off many borrowers Fauci pushes back partisan attacks in fiery House hearing over COVID origins and controversies 06/03/2024 04:32pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert until leaving the government in 2022, was back before Congress on Monday, calling “simply preposterous” Republican allegations that he'd tried to cover up origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. A GOP-led subcommittee has sp IRS sues Ohio doctor whose views on COVID-19 vaccinations drew complaints 06/03/2024 04:25pm • CLEVELAND (AP) — An Ohio doctor who drew national attention when she claimed COVID-19 vaccines made people magnetic is being sued by the federal government over claims she hasn't paid nearly $650,000 in federal taxes and late fees. The lawsuit, filed last month in federal court in Cleveland, claim A scientist, a leftist and a former Mexico City mayor. Who is Claudia Sheinbaum? 06/03/2024 09:52am • MEXICO CITY (AP) — Claudia Sheinbaum, who will be Mexico’s first woman leader in the nation's more than 200 years of independence, captured the presidency by promising continuity. The 61-year-old former Mexico City mayor and lifelong leftist ran a disciplined campaign capitalizing on her predece Expect the cost of your airfare to continue to rise, an aviation trade group and industry heads warn 06/03/2024 05:30am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The cost of your next flight is likely to go up. That's the word from the International Air Transport Association, which held its annual meeting Monday in Dubai, home to the long-haul carrier Emirates. While carriers recover from the groundings worldwide from t With home prices up more than 50%, some states try to contain property taxes 06/02/2024 04:31am • For retirees Tom and Beverly McAdam, the good news is the value of their two-bedroom home in suburban Denver has risen 45% since they purchased it more than six years ago. That's also the bad news, costing them thousands more in real estate taxes and leaving less for discretionary spending. “To pa After a quarter century, Thailand's LGBTQ Pride Parade is seen as a popular and political success 06/01/2024 05:16pm • BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand kicked off its celebration of the LGBTQ+ community’s Pride Month with a parade Saturday, as the country is on course to become the first nation in Southeast Asia to legalize marriage equality. The annual Bangkok Pride Parade Can filled one side of a major thoroughfare wit Inflation ticked up in Europe in May. That likely won't stop a central bank rate cut next week 05/31/2024 07:06am • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Inflation ticked up to an annual 2.6% in Europe in May, according to official figures on Friday. That's more than expected as a painful spike in consumer prices takes its time to fade away. It's unlikely to stop the European Central Bank from making a first interest rate