By Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — Indiana’s ban on transition care for minors can take effect, an appeals court ruled Tuesday, issuing a stay on the district court’s ruling that blocked parts of the law last summer. The ruling from the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago ordered the preliminary injunction from the
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Our very ancient animal ancestors had tails. Why don’t we? Somewhere around 20 million or 25 million years ago, when apes diverged from monkeys, our branch of the tree of life shed its tail. From Darwin’s time, scientists have wondered why — and how — this
Continue ReadingBy NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press A survey of 24 democratic countries by the Pew Research Center has found that while representative democracy remains a favorite system of governance around the globe, its appeal is slipping on the eve of elections worldwide. While a median of 77% of those surveyed said democracy was a “good” system
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders have announced a tentative agreement to prevent a government shutdown, for now. Wednesday’s deal comes days before an end-of-the-week deadline that risked shuttering some federal operations. Under the plan, Congress would temporarily extend funding for one set of federal agencies through March
Continue ReadingBy John MacLauchlan Click here for updates on this story PARKLAND, Florida (WFOR) — Students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School were temporarily evacuated on Wednesday morning due to a bomb threat. The school district said the threat was called in by phone. As Broward sheriff’s deputies swept the school, the students, all 3,300 of
Continue ReadingWFOR, THE FLORIDA CHANNEL, FL DEPT. OF HEALTH, CNN By Ted Scouten Click here for updates on this story WESTON, Florida (WFOR) — Parents at Manatee Bay Elementary learned there are now seven cases of measles at school. “It makes me a little concerned,” said Parent Demi Cavanaugh. “So my daughter’s fully vaccinated. My son
Continue ReadingBy Ted Scouten Click here for updates on this story WESTON, Florida (WFOR) — Parents at Manatee Bay Elementary learned there are now seven cases of measles at school. “It makes me a little concerned,” said Parent Demi Cavanaugh. “So my daughter’s fully vaccinated. My son can’t get his second one until he is 4
Continue ReadingBy Adam Thompson and Caroline Foreback Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — The mother of murdered Baltimore tech CEO Pava LaPere returned to Annapolis on Tuesday to testify in support of a bill that would prevent those convicted of violent sex crimes from being released early on good behavior. Caroline
Continue ReadingWJZ, FAMILY PHOTOS, MARYLAND GENERAL ASSEMBLY, BALTIMORE POLICE, CNN By Adam Thompson and Caroline Foreback Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — The mother of murdered Baltimore tech CEO Pava LaPere returned to Annapolis on Tuesday to testify in support of a bill that would prevent those convicted of violent sex
Continue ReadingWJZ, MARYLAND ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE, CNN By Paul Gessler Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — Six people, including two teens, have been charged in connection with dozens of violent crimes, Baltimore and Maryland officials announced Tuesday. An indictment details a spree of carjackings, robberies, and burglaries – some that led
Continue ReadingBy Paul Gessler Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — Six people, including two teens, have been charged in connection with dozens of violent crimes, Baltimore and Maryland officials announced Tuesday. An indictment details a spree of carjackings, robberies, and burglaries – some that led to shootings, and even a murder.
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Pilots lined up on a runway in Dubai on Wednesday and fired up their seven jet engines with an ear-splitting roar. But they weren’t preparing to fly an airplane — they were the aircraft. This city-state in the United Arab Emirates, known for being
Continue ReadingBy Paulina Aguilar Click here for updates on this story OREGON CITY, Oregon (KPTV) — At the start of the proceeding, Christina Dixon stood in court calm and composed but as it went on, she became emotional. The district attorney asked the judge for 19 months in jail but instead, she was sentenced to 90
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN SLEVIN and JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The oldest son of U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert is suspected of being part of a group of friends who used credit cards stolen from cars to make purchases at gas stations and McDonald’s. Court documents released Wednesday say 18-year-old Tyler Boebert was identified after
Continue ReadingBy EDOUARD TAKADJI Associated Press N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Officials in Chad say several people were killed in an attack on the national security agency in the capital. Government spokesman Abderaman Koulamallah says the agency, known as ANSE, was attacked in D’jamena by the opposition group The Socialist Party Without Borders. The group is led
Continue ReadingBy Ed DiOrio Click here for updates on this story HENDERSONVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Charlotte the stingray started as a funny situation of “Oh, how could that happen?” The ECCO Hendersonville Aquarium and Shark Lab creature is pregnant with many not knowing how it happened since there are no male stingrays around her. Theories
Continue ReadingBy Sammy Mncwabe, CNN (CNN) — Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has been cleared of wrongdoing after an external investigation into allegations of inappropriate behavior, the Formula One team’s parent company, Red Bull GMBH, said in a statement on Wednesday. The independent investigation was launched by Red Bull in February after Horner was accused
Continue ReadingBy HILARY FOX Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Kate Winslet is running things — on and off the set of her new TV show, “The Regime.” In the HBO show premiering Sunday, she plays Elena Vernham — also known as The Chancellor, the ruler of a fictional country in Europe, possibly near Poland. Winslet is
Continue ReadingBy Danica Sauter Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A man was arrested after he was accused of attacking a firefighter with a syringe. According to an arrest report, the Nashville Fire Department (NFD) and officers with the Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) were called to 2301 Murfreesboro Pike in
Continue ReadingBy DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s campaign is launching a nationwide effort to win the women’s vote in November and his wife, Jill, will lead it. The campaign announced “Women for Biden-Harris” on Wednesday. Women were a crucial part of the coalition that elected Biden in 2020. His campaign aims
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