Miami University [in Oxford, Ohio] considers cutting 18 majors in the face of low enrollment (www.fox19.com)
List of majors being cut or consolidated at Miami University:...
Olympic gold medalist Mary Lou Retton battling pneumonia in intensive care (www.nbcnews.com)
Olympic gold medalist Mary Lou Retton has been battling severe pneumonia in a hospital intensive care unit, daughters of the famed American gymnast said....
Texas private company paid $75 million in 1 year to bus migrants out of state, report shows (abc13.com)
Texas reportedly paid a private company $75.5 million in the span of a year to transport migrants to sanctuary cities across the U.S....
Abortion rights and marijuana questions expected to drive Ohioans to polls as early voting begins (apnews.com)
Heavier-than-normal turnout is expected Wednesday as early voting begins in Ohio’s closely watched off-year election to decide the future of abortion access and marijuana legalization in the state....
The Federal Trade Commission proposes a ban on junk fees and says hidden charges push up prices (apnews.com)
The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday proposed a rule to ban any hidden and bogus junk fees, which can mask the total cost of concert tickets, hotel rooms and utility bills....
ACT test scores for US students drop to new 30-year low (apnews.com)
High school students’ scores on the ACT college admissions test have dropped to their lowest in more than three decades, showing a lack of student preparedness for college-level coursework, according to the nonprofit organization that administers the test....
Families of U.S. citizens held hostage by Hamas urge the Biden administration to 'do more' and plead for information (www.nbcnews.com)
Relatives of U.S. citizens feared to have been taken hostage by Hamas urged the Biden administration Tuesday to help free their loved ones, saying they had yet to receive “formal communication” from the White House....
The Supreme Court weighs whether South Carolina targeted Black voters in redistricting (apnews.com)
The Supreme Court is taking up a new congressional redistricting case, this time from South Carolina, that could shape the fight for partisan control of the House of Representatives....
Texas executes man who fatally shot 80-year-old woman during carjacking in 2000 (www.nbcnews.com)
A Texas man who unsuccessfully challenged the safety of the state’s lethal injection drugs and raised questions about evidence used to persuade a jury to sentence him to death for killing an elderly woman decades ago was executed late Tuesday....
Three female doctors sue L.A. County, alleging it ignored complaints about an abusive boss at Harbor-UCLA hospital (www.nbcnews.com)
One plaintiff says she witnessed Dr. Louis Kwong sticking his finger in surgical hip wounds on an unconscious patient while making sexual sounds and saying he was “finding the G-spot.”...
New Mexico governor defends approach to attempted gun restrictions, emergency order on gun violence (apnews.com)
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday defended her decision to treat gun violence as a public health epidemic, citing statistics on recent firearms seizures, reduced reports of gunfire in the Albuquerque metro area and an uptick in jail bookings, while awaiting a crucial court ruling on a signature effort to suspend...
Children found ‘butchered’ in Israeli kibbutz, IDF says, as horror of Hamas’ attacks near border begins to emerge (www.cnn.com)
Bodies of Israeli residents and Palestinian attackers lay outside burned-out homes in the Israeli kibbutz Kfar Aza on Tuesday, days after Hamas launched a large-scale surprise assault on Israel....
104-year-old Chicago woman dies days after making a skydive that could put her in the record books (apnews.com)
Dorothy Hoffner, a 104-year-old Chicago woman whose recent skydive could see her certified by Guinness World Records as the oldest person to ever jump from a plane, has died....
California-based Navy sailor pleads guilty to providing sensitive military information to China (apnews.com)
A U.S. Navy sailor charged with providing sensitive military information to China pleaded guilty in Los Angeles on Tuesday to conspiring with a foreign intelligence officer and receiving a bribe, federal prosecutors said....
California becomes the first state to ban four chemicals in food, including red dye No. 3 (www.nbcnews.com)
The food and drink additives, which have been linked to health issues, could be removed from products nationwide as a result of the new law....
Exxon set to buy shale rival Pioneer for $60 billion in stock - sources (www.reuters.com)
Exxon, which was valued at $442 billion on Tuesday, is expected to make a pure stock offer valued at more than $250 a share for Pioneer, the people said on condition of anonymity because the details were not public....
Medical imaging fails dark skin. Researchers fixed it. (hub.jhu.edu)
Traditional medical imaging works great for people with light skin but has trouble getting clear pictures from patients with darker skin. A Johns Hopkins University–led team found a way to deliver clear pictures of anyone's internal anatomy, no matter their skin tone....
Remote work may cut greenhouse gas emissions by more than half (www.tucsonsentinel.com)
The growth of remote and hybrid work during the COVID-19 pandemic showed limiting trips to the office can reduce the carbon footprint of simply working by as much as 58% in the United States.
Another quake strikes western Afghanistan; official says more homes destroyed (www.reuters.com)
There were no details on casualties so far, disaster management spokesman Janan Sayeeq told Reuters, but provincial officials said hundreds of homes had been destroyed....
‘Their privacy matters’: Prosecutors want judge to set limits on Trump’s social media use ahead of jury selection in Jan. 6 trial (lawandcrime.com)
Special counsel prosecutors have asked a federal judge to set protective measures for prospective jurors in Donald Trump's election subversion case in Washington, D.C. and more.
'The Washington Post' will cut 240 jobs through voluntary buyouts (www.npr.org)
The Washington Post plans to cut 240 jobs, or almost 10% of its workforce, through voluntary buyouts, the company announced Tuesday....
DNC sues North Carolina over Republican-backed election bill (thehill.com)
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) and the North Carolina Democratic Party on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the North Carolina State Board of Election immediately after a pair of GOP-backed …
Deadly bird flu reappears in US commercial poultry flocks in Utah and South Dakota (apnews.com)
Highly pathogenic bird flu has made its first appearances in U.S. commercial poultry flocks this season, affecting one turkey farm in South Dakota and one in Utah and raising concerns that more outbreaks could follow....
Harvard head says students don’t speak for school after widely condemned Hamas-Israel statement (thehill.com)
Harvard University’s president spoke out Tuesday amid national backlash over a student group’s statement that condemned Israel amid it’s ongoing conflict with Hamas, emphasizing the group does not speak for the entire school....
Amazon Workers Gear Up for Black Friday Strike (gizmodo.com)
