Southwest Airlines plans to start assigning seats, breaking with 50-year tradition
Merit Street Media | Jul 25, 2024
Dallas — Goodbye, cattle call.
Uvalde school police officer Adrian Gonzales pleads not guilty to charges stemming from 2022 massacre
Merit Street Media | Jul 25, 2024
Uvalde, Texas — Former Uvalde, Texas, school police officer Adrian Gonzales, who was part of the slow law enforcement response to the 2022 mass...
Tennis phenom Coco Gauff named youngest Team USA flagbearer ever for Olympics opening ceremony
Merit Street Media | Jul 24, 2024
Paris, France — Tennis star Coco Gauff is making her first Olympic appearance and already she’s captured one of the Games’ top honors.
Pentagon panel to investigate Wounded Knee Massacre Medals of Honor
Merit Street Media | Jul 24, 2024
Washington —The Defense Department will review the Medals of Honor that were given to 20 U.S. soldiers for their actions in the 1890 battle at...
Body camera video shows Illinois deputy's fatal shooting of Sonya Massey
Merit Street Media | Jul 24, 2024
Springfield, Ill. — A riveted nation watched video released this week of a sheriff's deputy fatally shooting Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman...
FBI director says Trump shooter researched Lee Harvey Oswald, JFK assassination online
Merit Street Media | Jul 24, 2024
Washington — Donald Trump’s would-be assassin searched for details of the John F. Kennedy shooting from his laptop and flew a drone in the area near...
Monday breaks the record for the hottest ever day on Earth
Merit Street Media | Jul 24, 2024
Earth — Monday was recorded as the hottest day ever globally, beating a record set the day before, as countries around the world from Japan to...
Snoop Dogg 'bout to blaze through Paris neighborhood carrying Olympic flame
Merit Street Media | Jul 23, 2024
Paris, France — American rapper and actor Snoop Dogg will represent as one of the final torchbearers of the Olympic flame ahead of the Games’ Opening...
Iowa law banning most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy takes effect next week
Merit Street Media | Jul 23, 2024
Des Moines, Iowa — An Iowa judge has ruled the state's strict abortion law will take effect Monday, preventing most abortions after about six weeks...
U.S. Navy fighter pilot first American woman to secure air-to-air combat victory
Annie Gimbel | Jul 23, 2024
United States — A female fighter pilot belonging to Strike Fighter Squadron 32, nicknamed the "Flying Swordsmen" was the first American woman in...
