What’s in Biden’s budget proposal
By Tami Luhby and Katie Lobosco, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden released his annual budget Monday, laying out policy proposals that he will…
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Florida teachers can discuss sexual orientation and gender ID under ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill settlement
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Students and teachers can discuss sexual orientation and gender identity in Florida…
Continue ReadingHow a wandering white shark’s epic journey could provide clues for protecting them
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press As sharks go, LeeBeth is something like a long-haul trucker with gills and giant teeth. Swimmers at the beach…
Continue Reading2 dogs die during 1,000-mile Iditarod, prompting call from PETA to end the race across Alaska
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Two dogs died over the weekend during Alaska’s annual Iditarod sled dog race, marking…
Continue ReadingCourt upholds town bylaw banning anyone born in 21st century from buying tobacco products
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts town that adopted an unusual ordinance banning the sale of tobacco to…
Continue ReadingNew lawsuit possible, lawyer says, after Trump renews attack on writer who won $83.3 million award
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for a writer who won an $83.3 million defamation award against Donald Trump suggests…
Continue ReadingWomen’s roller derby league sues suburban New York county over ban on transgender female athletes
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A women’s roller derby league has asked a New York court to invalidate a Republican…
Continue ReadingItaly abuse case highlights how scandal slowly beginning to come to light in pope’s backyard
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The clergy sexual abuse scandal is slowly gathering steam in Italy. There is increasing media…
Continue ReadingDeputy dies during altercation in upstate New York casino, man charged in death
BATAVIA, N.Y. (AP) — Police say a veteran sheriff’s deputy died after being attacked in a western New York casino, and a patron has been charged…
Continue ReadingHere’s how Reddit plans to price shares when it goes public
By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Reddit on Monday said it expects to price shares between $31 and $34 each when it makes its…
Continue ReadingAirbnb is banning the use of indoor security cameras in the platform’s listings worldwide
By GAETANE LEWIS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Airbnb said Monday that it’s banning the use of indoor security cameras in listings on its…
Continue ReadingEducation Department starts sending financial aid data to colleges after months of delays
By ANNIE MA and COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of delays and technical hiccups, some colleges and universities have…
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Disability Rights Oregon applauds lawmakers’ passage of two ‘long overdue fixes’ to problems
Two new state laws will increase affordable access to lifesaving treatments and medications while decreasing harmful discrimination against people…
Continue ReadingConfidentiality pact deepens mystery of how bakery clause got into California minimum wage law
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Private organizations involved in negotiations over California’s minimum wage for…
Continue ReadingTwo 18-year-olds are being held on $2M bail in Philadelphia bus stop shooting that injured 8 teens
By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities in Philadelphia say they have arrested two 18-year-olds in the shooting of…
Continue ReadingEmma Stone won, but Lily Gladstone didn’t lose
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Academy Awards were full of sure-things, long-awaited anointments and easy predictions. The…
Continue ReadingNTSB is investigating small plane crash in Oregon that left ‘no survivors,’ authorities say
MADRAS, Ore. (AP) — A small plane crash in a remote area of central Oregon has killed everyone on board, local authorities said Monday. The…
Continue ReadingMinnesota court affirms rejection of teaching license for ex-officer who shot Philando Castile
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — An appeals court says a Minnesota board was justified when it rejected a substitute…
Continue ReadingThe French government says it’s being targeted by unusual intense cyberattacks
PARIS (AP) — The French government says that several of its services are being targeted by cyberattacks of “unprecedented intensity”…
Continue ReadingMistrial declared in fired Penn State football team doctor’s lawsuit over 2019 ouster
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A mistrial was declared during opening arguments of a trial in a lawsuit filed by a fired Penn State football team doctor…
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