By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — New York state’s Education Department has updated guidance for its schools to support the rights of transgender and gender-expansive students. The guidance, issued last week, offers information and tips to help school staff if a student comes out to them – understanding gender identity and normalizing name, pronoun and
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Officials in Burnsville say that 13 mourners in total had to be taken to area hospitals due to heat-related symptoms sustained during Monday’s memorial ceremonies for five young women killed by a speeding driver in south Minneapolis late last week. According to
Continue ReadingKELLOGG, Idaho (AP) — A northern Idaho man has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder and burglary after prosecutors said he went to a neighbor’s home and shot and killed the family there, including two teens. Majorjon Kaylor, 31, of Kellogg, was arrested Sunday night shortly after the shooting in the small mining
Continue ReadingKELLOGG, Idaho (AP) — A northern Idaho man has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder and burglary after prosecutors said he went to a neighbor’s home and shot and killed the family there, including two teens. Majorjon Kaylor, 31, of Kellogg, was arrested Sunday night shortly after the shooting in the small mining
Continue ReadingKELLOGG, Idaho (AP) — Idaho man charged with four counts of murder in the shooting deaths of his neighbors, including one minor.
Continue ReadingKELLOGG, Idaho (AP) — Idaho man charged with four counts of murder in the shooting deaths of his neighbors, including one minor.
Continue ReadingBy DENNIS VALERA Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Over the years, the number of gay bars in Baltimore has decreased. For many people in the LGBTQ+ community, those bars were places they could feel safe. A local sports league has been trying to fill the gap and build a community
Continue ReadingGAIBA, Italy (AP) — Tatjana Maria found her grass-court form at the Veneto Open last year and went on to reach the semifinals at Wimbledon. She’s hoping to do it again this year as the top seed. The 35-year-old German comfortably beat Swiss opponent Ylena In-Albon 6-3, 6-4 in the first round. Second-seeded Sara Errani
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Some frustrated Bend residents say they’ve experienced people going into their recycling cans to retrieve bottles.
Continue ReadingCNN, WIBW By Rosa Flores and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN (CNN) — Approximately 100 letters containing a white powder have been received by state legislators and public officials across Kansas, officials said, setting off an investigation that includes state and federal agencies. Preliminary tests on a small sample of the letters show “the substance is presumptively
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Some parents of children who attend Highland Magnet School at Kenwood Elementary School are upset with Bend-La Pine Schools over their teacher transfer policy.
Continue ReadingBy CONOR MCCUE Click here for updates on this story COLORADO (KCNC) — A World War II veteran got quite the surprise in Centennial Monday, as he celebrated a milestone few people ever live to see. Thanks to about a dozen friends, caretakers and strangers, Ray Chambers’ 101st birthday may now be one of his
Continue ReadingBy RIO YAMAT and RICK BOWMER Associated Press ELKO, Nev. (AP) — Dana Dolan was driving through her small Nevada hometown when she thought she had come upon a gory crash. The ground surrounding Elko’s stretch of Interstate 80 looked as if it had been covered in blood. As the red color shifted and moved,
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — German qualifier Jule Niemeier has upset defending champion Ons Jabeur 7-6 (4), 6-4 in the first round of the Berlin Open. The 120th-ranked Niemeier saved two set points at 5-3 down in the opening set, then won the last four points of the tiebreaker. She held on to win in 1 hour,
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Transgender rights are taking center stage in North Carolina as the GOP-controlled General Assembly considers legislation restricting gender-affirming health care and trans participation in sports. The legislative push comes in the waning weeks of the North Carolina session and as many Republican-led state legislatures
Continue ReadingBy LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian authorities have raided a camp for members of the exiled Iranian opposition group Mujahedeen-e-Khalq to seize 150 computer devices allegedly linked to prohibited political activities. Albania’s interior minister and the head of the national police said both police officers and Iranian dissidents were injured during
Continue ReadingBy Jon Paepcke Click here for updates on this story HOOVER, Alabama (WVTM) — A Lake Cyrus man was resuscitated by other residents at a neighborhood pool Saturday, saving his life. Fortunately for the man, nurse Porsha Young and others who share her life-saving oath were on hand right when they were needed. “So, I
Continue ReadingBy ANNA ALEJO Click here for updates on this story COLORADO (KCNC) — A young man with a disability is on a mission to educate others about the importance of independent living. Carson Covey has lived with cerebral palsy since birth. But it’s never stopped him from leading an active life. And increasingly, one devoted
Continue ReadingBy Karen Anderson & Shaun Ganley Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WCVB) — Boston police were investigating the fraudulent enrollment of an adult woman who used falsified identification and paperwork to register as a high school student over the academic year, according to a letter from the Boston Public Schools superintendent obtained
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