Bans on diverse board books? Young kids need to see their families represented, experts say
Across the country, books and lessons that represent different families and identities are increasingly the target of conservative pushback — even when they're for the youngest of learners
2023-08-24 12:27
Florida officials approve tougher punishment for college staff who break new restroom rules for transgender people
Florida education officials on Wednesday unanimously approved harsher penalties against state college employees who violate a new law barring them and students from using restrooms or changing facilities for a gender other than the one assigned at birth.
2023-08-24 12:22
Fact check: The first Republican presidential debate of the 2024 election
Eight candidates for the Republican nomination for president took the stage for the first GOP debate Wednesday night in Milwaukee. Below is a fact check of some of their statements.
2023-08-24 11:54
Multiple wounded after shooting at California biker bar, police say
Multiple victims have been wounded by gunfire at a biker bar in Orange County, California, police say.
2023-08-24 11:52
Defendant in Georgia election subversion case was previously charged with assaulting FBI agent
Harrison Floyd, one of President Donald Trump's 18 co-defendants in the Georgia 2020 election subversion case, was charged in May for assaulting an FBI agent who came to serve him a subpoena to testify before a federal grand jury in Washington, DC.
2023-08-24 10:59
Trial delayed for University of Idaho student killing suspect Bryan Kohberger
The murder trial of University of Idaho student killings suspect Brian Kohberger -- initially slated to begin in October -- has been delayed.
2023-08-24 10:15
Tornado Cash crypto firm founders indicted for allegedly laundering money for North Korean hackers
Two co-founders of cryptocurrency giant Tornado Cash, one of them a Russian national and the other an executive in Washington state, have been charged with operating a crypto scheme that allegedly laundered hundreds of millions of dollars for North Korean hackers, according to a federal indictment unsealed Wednesday in the Southern District Court of New York.
2023-08-24 08:24
Deadly heat wave in the central US strains infrastructure, transportation and the Texas power grid
Temperatures are soaring in the central U.S., leading to deaths and damage
2023-08-24 07:23
A 7-year-old boy was attacked by a bear in the backyard of his New York home, police say
A 7-year-old boy was attacked by a bear in the backyard of his Westchester County, New York, home and taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries Tuesday morning, police said.
2023-08-24 05:27
Deadly heat wave in the central US strains infrastructure, transportation
Temperatures are soaring in the central U.S., leading to deaths and damage
2023-08-24 05:20
Woman who fatally shoved 87-year-old vocal coach to the ground in New York pleads guilty
The woman who fatally shoved an 87-year-old Broadway vocal coach in New York pleaded guilty to a first-degree manslaughter charge, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. announced Wednesday.
2023-08-24 04:52
Willis tells federal court that Meadows should face 'hardship' of being booked like any other defendant
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis told a federal court that it should not interfere in any efforts to arrest Mark Meadows if the former White House chief of staff fails to surrender by Friday's deadline to turn himself in.
2023-08-24 04:51