The U.S. Supreme Court said it will hear a case challenging one factor Harvard University uses in its admissions process. What’s the problematic puzzle piece?
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WHO SAID IT? A senior Biden administration official called a reporter a “stupid son of a b—h,” not knowing his White House microphone was on.
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The president was mocking Fox News reporter Peter Doocy, who asked him if inflation would be a liability in upcoming elections. Biden called Doocy later to apologize.
In an NFL playoff game decided in overtime, how many points did the Kansas City Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills score after the final 2-minute warning?
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The teams traded touchdowns, the Bills notched another with 13 seconds left, and the Chiefs added a last-second field goal before winning in overtime. THirty-one points.
Three states and the District of Columbia sued Google’s parent company, claiming its software collects a specific kind of information even after consumers opt out. What is it?
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State attorneys general claim the company tracks users’ movements with Google Maps, Google Search, YouTube and Bluetooth, regardless of permissions. Google denies it.
A Michigan woman who decided to sift through emails in her spam folder found a message that changed her life. What was it about?
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Laura Spears bought a Mega Millions lottery ticket online and won a $3 million prize. Her notification from the Michigan Lottery ended up in spam..
Former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a plea deal in his corruption case that includes no prison time but bars him from one activity for seven years. What is it?
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Netanyahu wanted to finalize a deal before his country’s attorney general left office at the end of January, but he was unwilling to accept a ban from politics.
During a rally in Washington, D.C., Robert F. Kennedy Jr. compared government COVID-19 vaccine requirements to a regime from the past. Which one?
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Kennedy called vaccine mandates “fascism,” saying: “Even in Hitler’s Germany, you could cross the Alps to Switzerland. You could hide in an attic like Anne Frank did.”
The government of Australia paid $14 million to secure a copyright. What is it for?
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An indigenous artist created the flag as a 1971 protest, and copyrighted it. Now it’s the dominant Aboriginal emblem, and the government bought it so anyone can use it.
A ship near the end of a two-week cruise docked in the Bahamas instead of Miami, in order to avoid something ominous. What was it?
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The Crystal Symphony cruise ship had millions in unpaid fuel bills, so a federal judge issued an “arrest warrant” for the vessel — making the captain avoid U.S. waters.
Ford Motor Company has received so many pre-orders for a new vehicle that the company will stop accepting them. What kind of wheels are becoming this popular?
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The original Ford Maverick was a small two-door sold in the 1970s. Ford is reusing the name for a compact pickup truck that starts at $20,000.
