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Trial opens against Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other leaders over Facebook privacy violations 07/16/2025 05:33pm • WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) ��� An $8 billion class action investors��� lawsuit against Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and company leaders ��� current and former ��� began Wednesday, with claims stemming from the 2018 privacy scandal involving the Cambridge Analytica political consulting firm. Investors allege Federal court says Arkansas can enforce ban on critical race theory in classrooms 07/16/2025 05:25pm • LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) ��� A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that Arkansas can enforce its ban on critical race theory in classrooms, ruling the First Amendment doesn't give students the right to compel the state to offer its instruction in public schools. A three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. C Researchers try new ways of preserving more hearts for transplants 07/16/2025 05:00pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Two university hospitals are pioneering new ways to expand lifesaving heart transplants for adults and babies ��� advances that could help recover would-be heart donations that too often go unused. The new research aims to overcome barriers for using organs from someone who dies Movie Review: 'Smurfs' has Rihanna but not much else 07/16/2025 01:55pm • Justin Timberlake had ���Trolls.��� Rihanna has ���Smurfs.��� Now, we patiently await a ���Gummi Bears��� with the Biebs. But first we have ���Smurfs,��� which, like ���Trolls,��� gets as much mileage as it can from its pop singer-voice actor. Rihanna voices Smurfette and supplies a new song, giving Labubu not the first toy craze, and certainly won't be the last 07/16/2025 01:10pm • Pop Mart has struck it rich. The Chinese company that caters to toy connoisseurs and influencers said this week that it expects profit for the first six months of this year to jump by at least 350% compared with the prior-year period, largely because of its smash hit plush toy, the Labubu. Pop Mart Measles outbreaks in Illinois and North Dakota have ended 07/16/2025 12:56pm • Health officials in Illinois and North Dakota say their states' measles outbreaks are over, pointing to a continuing slowdown of measles spread in the U.S. during vaccine-preventable disease's worst year since 1991. Wednesday's national case count stood at 1,309 ��� 21 new cases in a week, according Government opposes delaying death penalty decision for Zizian charged in border agent's shooting 07/16/2025 12:15pm • CONCORD, N.H. (AP) ��� A judge should not delay the decision on whether to seek the death penalty against a woman charged in the death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont, federal prosecutors said this week. Teresa Youngblut, of Washington state, is part of a cultlike group known as Zizians th Obamas joke about divorce rumors: ���It was touch and go for a while��� 07/16/2025 10:06am • (CNN) ��� Former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are addressing rumors about a divorce head-on in an episode of her podcast released Wednesday. ���She took me back!��� Barack Obama said on the ���IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson��� podcast. ���It was touch and go fo Why Activities of Daily Living Are Important for Living Independently 07/15/2025 08:00pm • Independence is a precious commodity that only increases in value as you age. When you're no longer able to complete routine tasks and activities, such as shopping for food, preparing meals or handling medications, it can be especially jarring and put you at risk for an accident, injury or illness. 6 U.S. College Expenses Besides Tuition for International Students 07/15/2025 08:00pm • Earning a degree in the U.S. can be expensive, as international students have limited financial aid options and pay travel-related expenses. "Annually that cost of attendance -- even for a school like Bucknell that doesn't charge a separate (international student) fee -- does still look probably $3, The Dismantling of the Education Department 07/15/2025 08:00pm • With new Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon at the helm, the Trump administration's plans to dismantle the federal agency are underway -- and on July 14, the Supreme Court allowed the administration to continue with its plans to lay off nearly 1,400 employees. President Donald Trump sig 5 Advantages of an Online Bachelor's Degree 07/15/2025 08:00pm • As the demand for flexible education grows, more students are turning to online bachelor's programs to earn degrees on their own terms. Online learning "is really convenient and flexible and it helps them get through a little bit more seamlessly than if they tried in person," says Karen Daley, dean How to Put Together a Family Medical History 07/15/2025 08:00pm • The more Betsy Adler learned about her family's medical history, the more interested and concerned she became. Several of her first cousins had been treated for cancer, and three of her male cousins had died of other kinds of cancers. Being proactive about her health, she made an appointment to spea Federal grand jury indicts man accused of killing former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman 07/15/2025 07:53pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ��� A man indicted Tuesday on charges he fatally shot the Democratic leader in the Minnesota state House and her husband, and wounded another lawmaker and his wife, confessed to the crimes in a rambling handwritten letter to FBI Director Kash Patel, but didn���t say why he targeted The wait is over for Texas and Arch Manning, though quarterback admits it wasn't easy being backup 07/15/2025 07:32pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� Arch Manning amassed the largest crowd at SEC Media Days on Tuesday, and it wasn't particularly close. Neither was the competition for most devoted fan, that title belonged to 13-year-old Connor Petroziello. The Manning superfan arrived at the College Football Hall of Fame at 6:45