NCAA President Charlie Baker is asking members to make one of the most dramatic shifts in the history of college sports by allowing highly resourced schools to pay some of their athletes.
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The owners of a funeral home where 190 decaying bodies were found are due to appear in court
The owners of a Colorado funeral home face allegations that they abused corpses, stole, laundered money and forged documents.

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories of the week.

Nikki Haley wins backing from powerful Koch network as she aims to take on Trump
The political arm of the powerful Koch network, formally endorsed Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign on Tuesday.

Court document claims Meta knowingly designed its platforms to hook kids, reports say
Facebook parent Meta Platforms deliberately engineered its social platforms to hook kids, according to a newly unsealed legal complaint.

Manslaughter arrest made in death of hockey player whose neck was cut with skate blade during game
Police have arrested a man on suspicion of manslaughter in the death of an American ice hockey player whose neck was cut by a skate during a game.

Texas A&M fires coach Jimbo Fisher, a move that will cost the school $75M
Officials said 25% of what Fisher is owed — about $19 million — is due within 60 days and the first of several installments of about $7 million must be paid within 120 days.

Democrats win in several states on abortion rights and other highlights from Tuesday’s elections
Democrats notched two early wins Tuesday night in states that voted for Trump in 2020.

Fall back: How daylight saving time can seriously affect your health
Experts say the twice-yearly ritual can have more serious effects on human health.

A list of mass killings in the United States since January
So far this year, the nation has witnessed the second-highest number on record of mass killings and deaths to this point in a single year.

Maine mass shooter’s family reached out to sheriff 5 months before rampage, sheriff’s office says
Five months before the deadliest mass shooting in Maine’s history, the gunman’s family alerted the local sheriff that they were becoming concerned about his deteriorating mental health while he had access to firearms.

Court arguments begin on blocking Trump from the presidential ballot under the ‘insurrection’ clause
Efforts to use the U.S. Constitution’s insurrection clause to bar former President Donald Trump from running for the White House again entered a new phase Monday.

A suspect in the fatal shooting of 18 in Maine is still at large. Residents are sheltering in place
Authorities carried out a multistate search Thursday for a U.S. Army reservist who they say killed 18 people and wounded 13 in a mass shooting at a bowling alley and bar.

Israel ramps up strikes on Gaza as US advises delaying ground war to allow talks on captives
Israel ramped up its airstrikes Monday in Gaza, where the death toll was rising rapidly.

These five toys are regular finalists for Hall of Fame honors. Now fans can vote one in
The National Toy Hall of Fame will allow fans to induct an extra toy this year from a list of five toys that have been finalists multiple times.