By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A federal appeals court has dismissed a challenge to Connecticut’s policy of allowing transgender girls to compete girls’ high school sports. A three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York City on Friday rejected arguments by four cisgender runners who said
Continue ReadingBy Kara Peters Click here for updates on this story JACKSON, Mississippi (WAPT) — The city of Jackson is taking a closer look at neglected properties. A town hall was held Thursday to discuss and help the major issue of blight in the Capital City. A proposed ordinance includes changes that ensure rental units are
Continue ReadingBy KMBC Staff Click here for updates on this story INDEPENDENCE, Missouri (KMBC) — The Independence, Missouri, Police Department is searching for a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run that injured a child getting off a school bus Wednesday. Officers were called to the Hawthorne Place Apartments in the 600 block of North Dover Drive around
Continue ReadingBy Alex McLoon Click here for updates on this story DOUGLAS COUNTY, Nebraska (KETV) — An unlicensed midwife was not guilty of felony child abuse resulting in death Friday at the Douglas County courthouse. What happened was “tragic,” the judge said, but added that the state failed to prove that Angela acted criminally — “that
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — “Pensar como biólogos”: ese fue el desafío de los arquitectos que diseñaron el nuevo Pabellón Nacional de la Biodiversidad en Ciudad de México, explicó a CNN Fernanda Ahumada, una de las profesionales que participó en el proyecto que ahora alberga la colección “más importante” de Latinoamérica en materia de
Continue ReadingBy KCRA Staff Click here for updates on this story NORTH HIGHLANDS, California (KCRA) — A family of five was displaced after their North Highlands home caught fire Friday morning, according to the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District. All family members, including an 8-month-old, were able to evacuate the home safely, officials said. The fire started
Continue ReadingBy Norah Hogan Click here for updates on this story LEWISTON, Maine (WMTW) — In Lewiston, plow drivers spent the day preparing for the first major snowstorm of the season. “We’re looking at a 16-plus hour storm and you know, safety-wise, we don’t let anyone work over 16 hours and the storm’s going to last
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An Iowa construction worker and QAnon follower was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, when he led a crowd chasing a police officer who diverted rioters away from lawmakers. Wearing a T-shirt celebrating
Continue ReadingBy Brian Hamrick Click here for updates on this story INDEPENDENCE, Kentucky (WLWT) — A man arrested and charged with murder is believed to have been staying in his apartment with the body of the victim for days. Police said a woman’s coworkers were concerned when she hadn’t shown up for work in a few
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Seúl (CNN) — “Está sonriendo, mira su sonrisa, su cara”. Oh Il-seok mira con cariño una fotografía de su hija tomada en las últimas horas de su vida. Mientras se quita las gafas para limpiarse los ojos, su mujer susurra: “Ji-min es mi amiga, es mi mejor amiga”. Oh Ji-min, de 25 años,
Continue ReadingBy WLKY Staff Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — Five people were hurt, and several were rescued from an apartment fire Friday in Newburg. According to officials, the fire broke out around 3:45 a.m. at the Chateau Village Apartments. Forty firefighters from four different departments were called to the scene
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan The Biden administration announced plans Friday to provide nearly 2 million barrels of oil to refineries through an emergency exchange and simultaneously begin efforts to replenish the Strategic Petroleum Reserve early next year. The new emergency exchange is aimed at addressing “potential supply disruptions” caused by the shutdown of the Keystone Pipeline
Continue ReadingBy Kayla James Click here for updates on this story STORY COUNTY, Iowa (KCCI) — “Moving forward” is more than just a phrase to several Gilbert High seniors, pushing to make a social and positive change in their high school. Weston Congdon, Ben Melody, Dalton Nelson, and Adelaide Searles are some of the founding members
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Former forward and longtime college basketball coach Louis Orr has died at 64. Orr’s family in a statement sent by Georgetown said he died Thursday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Orr starred at Syracuse from 1976-80 and had his No. 55 retired in 2015. He was a second-round pick by Indiana
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Jingles, a sweet, little mixed-breed dog, came to Redmond’s BrightSide Animal Center this week as a transfer from California, and he’s still getting used to his new surroundings.
Continue ReadingBy STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Struggling to unify after another disappointing election, the Republican National Committee is consumed by an increasingly nasty leadership fight as the GOP navigates its delicate relationship with former President Donald Trump. With a vote for RNC chair not scheduled until late January, the public
Continue ReadingBy Genevieve Glass Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — “Physician-assisted suicide is incompatible with a physician’s role as healer and it’s impossible to manage because it can lead to just terrible things,” said Kevin Theriot, the attorney to New Mexican doctor Mark Lacy. “Doctors can take care of six
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee says the independent review into the state’s lethal injection procedure has been completed, but he is refusing to immediately release the report’s findings. Lee is promising that the entire review will be released before the end of the year but has denied
Continue ReadingBy JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The judge presiding over a hearing to determine if a Missouri man’s murder conviction should be overturned questioned if police and prosecutors “were in a little bit of a rush” to convict Lamar Johnson. At issue is St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner’s effort to vacate
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Recently fired Arizona Cardinals assistant coach Sean Kugler has hired a law firm to investigate allegations that he inappropriately touched a female security guard when the team was in Mexico for a game against the San Francisco 49ers. Kugler hired the law firm of Shields
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