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Above: Clarks Point students Adrianna Wassily-Wood and Mary Wassily-Wood with mini Yup’ik drums they made to celebrate their culture and Orange Shirt Day. Photo by Deanna Baier On September 30, Orange Shirt Day events across Alaska will once again promote healing from the legacy of Alaska Native boarding schools. The annual commemoration began in Canada in 2013 and has steadily grown in Alaska, with new resources now available for teaching. Between the 1800s and 1970s, Alaska Native children were separated from their families to attend church and government run boarding schools, where abuse was common. Acknowledging boarding school history has…

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The Arizona context From Arizona Mirror In 2022 Republicans in the Arizona legislature, along with then-Gov. Doug Ducey, passed a bill requiring all interscholastic sports to narrowly define gender, effectively denying transgender student-athletes the ability to play on the teams most consistent with their gender identity from elementary school all the way to university. But that law has been blocked by the courts via a temporary injunction since July 2023, after two transgender student athletes filed a lawsuit aimed at striking it down, based on claims that it violates multiple federal protections, including the Equal Protection Clause in the Fourteenth…

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(NEXSTAR) — Sportscaster Greg Gumbel, best known for his long career with CBS Sports, has died Friday, Dec. 27, according to CBS Sports and Gumbel’s family. Gumbel worked in broadcasting for over 50 years. In a statement Friday, Gumbel’s wife Marcy Gumbel and daughter Michelle Gumbel said: “It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of our beloved husband and father, Greg Gumbel. He passed away peacefully surrounded by much love after a courageous battle with cancer. Greg approached his illness like one would expect he would, with stoicism, grace, and positivity.” ‘Nosferatu’ review: Robert Eggers’ vampire remake…

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When the Varsity Blues scandal hit in 2019, it rocked American academia in unprecedented ways. The federal case alleged that wealthy parents cheated to get their kids into elite universities. The prosecution pulled in business titans as well as celebrities like Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman. No university drew in more defendants than USC. Five years later, a Times investigation revisited the scandal with a trove of new documents that offer a more complex view of Varsity Blues and deeper questions about universities like USC that claimed to be victims of fraud. Source link

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FORT COLLINS, Colo. — A 19-year-old was arrested nearly two months after he allegedly shot a man during a house party in Fort Collins. According to the Fort Collins Police Services (FCPS), officers were dispatched to the 400 block of Butch Cassidy Drive just before 3 a.m. on Oct. 19 for a report of multiple gunshots. While officers were heading to the scene, a person called 911 to report that they had been shot and they were in a vehicle at a different location. Officers responded to both the shooting location and the location of the vehicle. When officers arrived…

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FOSTER, R.I. (WPRI) — Two people have died after a head-on crash in Foster, Rhode Island, on Tuesday afternoon, according to police. Officers responding to Hartford Pike around 3 p.m. found two cars with heavy front-end damage. An investigation revealed a car heading westbound crossed into the eastbound lanes to pass several cars when it crashed into the second car. The driver of the passing car, identified as 34-year-old Aaron McCrory, of Danielson, Connecticut, was taken to the hospital where he died from his injuries. A passenger in the second car, 81-year-old Sandi Brooks, of Vernon, Connecticut, was also rushed…

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December 9, 2024 The Delaware State University (DSU) Board of Trustees officially welcomed two distinguished new members, Wilmington Mayor Michael S. Purzycki and attorney Tetra S. Shockley, Esquire, during its December 5 retreat. Mayor Michael S. Purzycki Mayor Michael S. Purzycki joins the Board as he concludes his tenure as a two-term Mayor of Wilmington, Delaware. Under his leadership, the city saw nearly $1 billion in private investment, spurring economic growth and revitalization in Wilmington’s downtown and riverfront. Mayor Purzycki also prioritized public spaces, allocating $14 million to enhance neighborhood parks and community areas. Before his time as mayor, Purzycki…

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The early November drenching on the Big Island resulted in most of the rain gages posting near- to above-average monthly totals, the National Weather Service rain summary reported. Below-average totals were mostly in the North Kona and South Kohala Districts, and the leeward side of the North Kohala District. The U.S. Geological Survey’s rain gauge at Honoliʻi Stream had the highest monthly total of 31.66 inches (129% of average) and the highest daily total of 11.47 inches on Nov. 4. The Mauna Loa Observatory and Pali 2 rain gauges logged their highest November totals since 2001 and 2007, respectively. According…

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