| Fully loaded Supreme Court closes term with a bang |
| The Supreme Court, now with a full squad of nine justices on the bench, ended its term Monday by making clear that it won't shy away from the most divisive issues. The justices announced they will weigh in on President Trump's revised travel ban against six predominantly Muslim nations by hearing the case in October. Until then, Trump's order can take effect — sort of. The court — much to the president's delight — reversed lower court rulings that had put a complete hold on enforcing the ban. But the high court also protected people with a "bona fide" tie to the U.S. And the justices didn't stop there: |
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| The Internet is 9¾ obsessed with Harry Potter today |
| Thanks, Harry, for making Muggles everywhere feel old. The boy wizard made his debut 20 years ago Monday in "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone — the book that started it all. (The book was renamed "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" for its U.S. debut in 1998.) With more than 450 million books in print worldwide, not to mention making billions at the box office and having his own theme park world, Harry Potter is as ubiquitous as, well, Harry Potter. Fun things: We found USA TODAY's original movie review from 20 years ago. And this magical thing happens when you type "Harry Potter" into Facebook. Pass the butterbeer. |
| Big news in the largest car safety recall in history |
| Drive a car? Keep reading. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimated at one point that the recall of Takata-brand air bags could eventually affect one-fourth of all vehicles in the U.S. — that's a LOT of cars. And late Sunday, Takata filed for bankruptcy (not entirely unexpected, as it's navigating the largest recall in U.S. history.) The good news: Vehicles affected by the recall will continue to receive free air bag repairs despite the Japanese auto supplier's filing. If your car needs fixing, your dealer should be notifying you. Here's a list of all the vehicles affected so far. |
| This missing person case has a happy ending |
| Hailey Burns vanished from her parents home in Charlotte, N.C., more than a year ago. Her father told police in 2016 that his daughter, who has Asperger's syndrome, had been talking to strangers online, and he believed she left the house to meet someone. The teen, now 17, was found alive in Duluth, Ga., over the weekend and a 31-year-old man is under arrest. According to the FBI, Michael Wysolovski is in custody, facing felony first-degree cruelty to children and felony false imprisonment, among other charges in Georgia. |
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| Professor who said Otto Warmbier 'deserved' to die loses job |
| A University of Delaware professor is now a former professor after posting on social media that she thought Otto Warmbier "got exactly what he deserved." Warmbier died shortly after returning home in a coma from North Korea, where he had been held for more than a year. The professor, Kathy Dettwyler, said on Facebook that Warmbier was "typical of a mindset of a lot of the young, white, rich, clueless males." She was an adjunct professor of anthropology. Adjunct professors are hired by semester, and the school decided not to bring Dettwyler back. |
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