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31 storiesSchool bus rollover in Florida kills 2, including a 10th grade student
A school bus carrying 39 people flipped onto its roof in a multivehicle crash in Winter Haven, Florida, on Monday morning, killing a 10th grade girl and the driver of a Jeep, authorities said. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said an oncoming…
Cornell Faculty Introduce No-Confidence Resolution; Students Target President
Members of Cornell University's faculty have introduced a resolution for a vote of no confidence in the university administration over its handling of an alleged 2024 gang rape at the Chi Phi fraternity house. The resolution is expected to …
French student protests over school conditions spread; nearly 5,000 arrested
Student protests over teacher shortages and deteriorating school buildings have spread across France since they began on Sept. 21 at a high school in a Paris suburb, according to The Hill. Newsweek reported nearly 5,000 arrests, more than 6…
Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days Begin With Discounts on Apple Macs, AirPods and iPads
Amazon's fall Prime Big Deal Days sale is live, with early discounts on Apple products including AirPods Pro 3 at $179.00, down from $249.00, AirPods Max 2 at $429.00, and about $200 off most M5 MacBook Air models. Outlets also reported all…
Cornell trustees tap Sally Yates to review handling of sex assault claims
Cornell University trustees announced Tuesday that Sally Yates, a former deputy U.S. attorney general, will lead an independent review of how the university handles sexual misconduct complaints, including the alleged 2024 assault of a forme…
More Than 250,000 Rally Across France as Student School Protests Escalate
More than 256,000 people rallied across France on Tuesday and hundreds of schools were shut or blockaded as students, parents and teachers demanded more education funding. Police fired tear gas in Paris and other cities, and Fox News, citin…
French high schools shut as student protests over school conditions enter third week
Student protests over underfunded and deteriorating schools across France entered a third week, with hundreds of high schools closed or disrupted and a student union saying 2,000 were at a standstill. Education Minister Édouard Geffray said…
Amazon’s October Prime Day runs October 6-8 as retailers cut prices early
Amazon’s October Prime Day, also called Prime Big Deal Days, runs from October 6 at 3AM ET through 3AM ET on October 8, with discounts already live, according to The Verge, NBC News and Wired. Wired listed Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 at $190 ($…
Amazon October Prime Day includes vacuum deals, US outlets report
Amazon’s October Prime Day sale, also called Prime Big Deal Days, is underway with discounts on vacuum cleaners, according to CNN, NBC News, Wired and The Verge. NBC News said the sale runs through October 7 and vacuum deals reach up to 56%…
Cornell students protest assault case handling; Day Hall vandalized
Student activists vandalized Day Hall, Cornell University's administration building, at about 3am Monday, smashing a glass door and painting messages in red, after a lawsuit alleging a 2024 fraternity-house gang rape. A Cornell spokesperson…
Gulf tropical depression forecast to become Atlantic season’s first hurricane
A tropical depression formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday afternoon and is forecast to become the Atlantic season’s first hurricane later this week, with a possible US landfall early Saturday, according to the National Hurricane Center.…
Amazon's October Prime Day runs October 6-7 as outlets round up deals
Amazon's October Prime Day sale, also called Prime Big Deal Days, is running from October 6 through October 7, 2026. NBC News, The Verge and CNN published roundups of discounted products at price points under $50, under $25 and on seasonal …
Amazon October Prime Day Sale Runs Through October 7 With Lightning Deals
Amazon’s October Prime Day sale, also called Prime Big Deal Days, is running now through October 7. It features Lightning Deals, limited-time and limited-quantity discounts available to Prime members. Outlets including CNN Underscored, NBC …
Bermuda mother and son identified in air ambulance crash off Nantucket
Bermuda police identified Marilyn Lavonne Bean, 66, and her son Sergio Wayne Lottimore, 41, both Bermudian nationals, as the two passengers on a Gulfstream G100 air ambulance that went missing off Nantucket, Massachusetts, around 1 a.m. Sat…
GameStop raises used PS5 Pro price to $1,400, above new console's MSRP
GameStop is listing pre-owned PlayStation 5 Pro consoles at $1,399.99 on its website, up from $800 and above the $899 sticker price of a new console. A leaked memo to employees, which a GameStop subreddit moderator said had been vetted, tol…
Amazon’s October Prime Day sales event prompts deal guides from US outlets
Amazon’s October Prime Day sales event, which The Verge calls Prime Big Deal Days, drew deal coverage from tech and business outlets on October 6. CNN described it as a two-day event and the first of several savings periods running through …
US extends deadline for student loan auto pay interest rate cut to end of 2026
The US Department of Education has extended the deadline for student loan borrowers to enroll in auto pay and receive a 1 percent interest rate reduction to the end of 2026; the original deadline was Sept. 30. The reduction lasts through Ju…
Students protest across France over school resources as unions join
Students demonstrated in cities across France on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, demanding more resources and better conditions in schools, according to the Associated Press, with marches in Rennes, Paris and Bordeaux. The New York Times reported th…
Retailers Launch Competing Fall Sales as Amazon's October Prime Day Begins
Amazon's October Prime Day sale is running as rival retailers roll out their own competing fall sales. Walmart's event runs through October 11, with AirPods 4 discounted to $79 and LEGO sets up to 37% off, while Best Buy, Sony and others al…
Prime Day deals cut Nothing Headphone (1) to $189 and Beats Studio Pro to $119
Tech outlets covering Prime Day sales flagged discounts on two pairs of over-ear headphones. Wired and The Verge both reported the Nothing Headphone (1) at $189 at Amazon, while IGN reported the Beats Studio Pro at $119, which it called the…