By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A judge has ruled that parents cannot be required to pull their children from private schools in New York that don’t meet certain state standards. The decision Thursday strikes down a key provision of new rules that strengthened the state’s oversight of such schools, including those
Continue Reading ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida judge has sentenced a 16-year-old Florida boy to life in prison for fatally stabbing a 13-year-old classmate. The Friday morning sentencing followed a two-day hearing for 16-year-old Aiden Fucci, who pleaded guilty in February to killing 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey on Mother’s Day in 2021. Judge Lee R. Smith
Continue Reading By WILSON RING Associated Press ST. JOHNSBURY, Vermont (AP) — The immigration deal expected to be announced by U.S. President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would end a legal process that has enabled tens of thousands of immigrants from across the world to move between the countries and pursue asylum cases without
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By Allison Wise, Adam Roberts Click here for updates on this story BENTON COUNTY, Arkansas (KHBS) — Benton County crews are searching Wednesday for a father and son who were reported missing while kayaking on Beaver Lake nearly a week ago. The father and son have been identified as 47-year-old Charles Morris and 20-year-old Charley
Continue Reading By KETV Staff Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said three children are safe after the vehicle they were in was stolen early Friday. Andrew Berkshire with the sheriff’s office said investigators responded to the area of 83rd and Potter streets around 6:20 a.m. He
Continue Reading By Orko Manna Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — A new bill would require every public high school in California to provide free condoms to students. Senate Bill 541, introduced by State Sen. Caroline Menjivar, D-Burbank, would go into effect on or before the start of the 2024-2025 school year.
Continue Reading By Amanda Rooker Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — Gov. Kim Reynolds signed SF 482 into law Wednesday afternoon which requires anyone in an Iowa school, including students, staff, parents and visitors, to only use restrooms and other changing areas that correspond with the biological sex listed on their
Continue Reading By Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Prosecutors in Brazil have agreed to a deal with Rep. George Santos in a case in which he is accused of defrauding a Rio de Janeiro area clerk of $1,300 over clothes and shoes in 2008, documents obtained by CNN show. A petition from Santos’ attorney requesting a deal says
Continue Reading By WDSU Staff Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS (WDSU) — Two of the main organizers behind the recall effort against New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell held a news conference on Thursday where they passionately defended their effort in gathering signatures. Eileen Carter and Belden Batiste were visibly upset by the Orleans
Continue Reading By Jen Christensen, CNN Everyone benefits when there is less air pollution, but it pays off more for older communities with high poverty rates and those where larger populations of Black people live, regardless of income, a new study finds. The study, published Friday in the New England Journal of Medicine, looked at the connection
Continue Reading By Jen Christensen, CNN Everyone benefits when there is less air pollution, but it pays off more for older communities with high poverty rates and those where larger populations of Black people live, regardless of income, a new study finds. The study, published Friday in the New England Journal of Medicine, looked at the connection
Continue Reading By David McKenzie, Ghazi Balkiz and Maria Avdeeva, CNN A boom of artillery fire shook the ground as Olena opened the gate to the Kherson Children’s Home. She barely flinched. Russian positions are just across the Dnipro River and Kherson, a city in southern Ukraine, is under regular attack. Like many Ukrainians during this war,
Continue Reading By David McKenzie, Ghazi Balkiz and Maria Avdeeva, CNN A boom of artillery fire shook the ground as Olena opened the gate to the Kherson Children’s Home. She barely flinched. Russian positions are just across the Dnipro River and Kherson, a city in southern Ukraine, is under regular attack. Like many Ukrainians during this war,
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Blessed with an A-plus creative pedigree that includes the director of “Hamilton,” writer of “Tick, Tick … Boom!” and songwriters behind “Frozen,” “Up Here” joins the growing list of musical series, in what amounts to a young-adult version of “Inside Out.” The show, however, isn’t as good as its auspices,
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Twingate analyzed data from U.S. federal government agencies for this list of 10 common cybercrime characters encountered by consumers in scams.
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We’re in for a pattern change this spring after coming off a mild winter in Mid-Missouri.
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey BTS member Jimin has debuted his solo album “Face.” He had teased the album with a pre-release single titled, “Set Me Free, Pt.2.” The album features six dance-heavy songs including “Like Crazy,” “Face-Off” and more. The K-pop star’s BTS bandmate RM has songwriting credits on three songs. Jimin appeared on “The Tonight
Continue Reading By Barbara Barr Click here for updates on this story MECHANICSBURG, Pennsylvania (WGAL) — Pennsylvania is facing a widespread shortage of game officials, according to the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association. It is impacting every sport. There were more than 17,000 registered PIAA officials in the 2018-19 season. Now, that number is down to just over
Continue Reading By Gregory Wallace Investigators say the violent movements that killed a woman aboard a private jet this month were multiple times the pull of gravity and were not caused by the weather. The National Transportation Safety Board said the aircraft experienced a force about four times the pull of gravity when the pilots disabled a
Continue Reading By Greg Fox Click here for updates on this story ORLANDO, Florida (WESH) — Just 15 months after it was certified by a state inspector, the FreeFall is being removed from its prominent spot at ICON Park. The death of 14-year-old Tyre Sampson was both tragic and rare. It is among just a handful of
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