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DOJ opens probe into prestigious college over alleged discrimination favoring minority students
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DOJ opens probe into prestigious college over alleged discrimination favoring minority students

The Department of Justice is probing whether the College of William & Mary's scholarships and programs favor racial minorities in violation of Title VI.

John Schuster · 18 Aug, 2026
Virginia man acquitted by insanity in killing flees US during 48-hour mental hospital pass
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Virginia man acquitted by insanity in killing flees US during 48-hour mental hospital pass

Court records show Abdulloi Toshpulodzoda failed to return from an authorized 48-hour pass and instead boarded a one-way flight to Tajikistan.

Kameron West · 18 Aug, 2026
Saints first-round pick Jordyn Tyson could miss 2 months with hamstring injury from training camp
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Saints first-round pick Jordyn Tyson could miss 2 months with hamstring injury from training camp

Jordyn Tyson's hamstring injury during a joint practice with the Jacksonville Jaguars could sideline the Saints first-round pick through Week 6.

Pattie Johnston · 18 Aug, 2026
One of world’s oldest orca whales found with possible shotgun wounds as officials launch investigation
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One of world’s oldest orca whales found with possible shotgun wounds as officials launch investigation

Toñi, the oldest known Iberian orca, surfaced in the Strait of Gibraltar with wounds conservationists believe were caused by shotgun pellets.

Justice Gleichner · 18 Aug, 2026
Stephen A Smith goes off on national Black journalists organization after 'personal hit job' against him
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Stephen A Smith goes off on national Black journalists organization after 'personal hit job' against him

Stephen A. Smith called NABJ's "Thumbs Down" award a "personal hit job," saying the journalism organization failed to practice journalism in critiquing him.

Adan Rogahn · 18 Aug, 2026
Newly released data shows which American cities have the most passionate fanbases in the NFL
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Newly released data shows which American cities have the most passionate fanbases in the NFL

Nielsen's new local NFL fandom index ranks all 30 markets by eight key metrics, with Buffalo and Kansas City topping the list above all others.

Brendan Spinka · 18 Aug, 2026
Man calls 911 after girlfriend found dead in motel, police allegedly uncover disturbing videos on his phone
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Man calls 911 after girlfriend found dead in motel, police allegedly uncover disturbing videos on his phone

Cellphone recordings allegedly show Nicholas Ayres assaulting Destiny Dunn in the days before her death at a Columbia, Missouri, motel room.

Stan Hamill · 18 Aug, 2026
Illegal immigrant learns fate after using stolen identity to vote in US elections for decades
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Illegal immigrant learns fate after using stolen identity to vote in US elections for decades

Carlos Felipe Jaramillo-Grajales used a stolen Social Security number and passport to register to vote and cast ballots over roughly 20 years, DHS says.

Kassandra Ratke · 17 Aug, 2026
Penn State cocaine bust nets 14 arrests over alleged pledge coke-cutting ‘indoctrination' rituals
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Penn State cocaine bust nets 14 arrests over alleged pledge coke-cutting ‘indoctrination' rituals

More than a dozen Penn Staters face charges after students allegedly cut and packaged cocaine inside Delta Upsilon and Sigma Chi frat houses.

German Stokes · 17 Aug, 2026
Oprah distances herself from Trump allies Dr Phil and Dr Oz, says they have ‘not one thing to do with me’
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Oprah distances herself from Trump allies Dr Phil and Dr Oz, says they have ‘not one thing to do with me’

Oprah Winfrey told Emmy Magazine that Dr. Phil and Dr. Oz's political paths have nothing to do with her, recalling why she originally gave them their big breaks...

Moses Bechtelar · 17 Aug, 2026
Kushner gives Hamas stark ultimatum: Disarm or Israel gets US backing to ‘finish the job’
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Kushner gives Hamas stark ultimatum: Disarm or Israel gets US backing to ‘finish the job’

Jared Kushner warned Hamas it must disarm within 60 to 90 days or face Israel finishing the job, following a rare face-to-face meeting in Cairo.

Irwin Farrell · 17 Aug, 2026
Cancer treatment delays surge across US as doctor warns system ‘needs fixing immediately’
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Cancer treatment delays surge across US as doctor warns system ‘needs fixing immediately’

A JAMA Surgery study of over two million patients found that cancer treatment delays grew by more than 10 days across six disease types.

Athena Casper · 17 Aug, 2026