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By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press Two Virginia Beach parents have filed a lawsuit seeking to force their local school system to adopt Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s initiatives for the treatment of transgender students. Those policies roll back many accommodations for transgender students urged by the previous Democratic administration. Last month, the Virginia Beach School
Continue ReadingSOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s government has approved the purchase of U.S.-made Stryker combat vehicles to modernize the country’s land forces and bring them in line with NATO standards. The decision was announced Friday by the government’s press office. The statement followed the approval by the U.S. State Department of the sale of 183 Stryker
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street’s dismal run is getting a bit of a reprieve, and stocks are mostly holding steady on Friday, but the market is still heading for its worst week in six months. The S&P 500 was 0.1% higher in afternoon trading, coming off an ugly
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By Web staff Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A mother was given a 30-day jail sentence after Oregon prosecutors claim that during an incident in 2021, she waterboarded her child and placed him in the freezer as a test to see whether the father would take any notice. On
Continue ReadingBy Hafsa Khalil, CNN (CNN) — Suga, a member of the K-pop supergroup BTS, started his mandatory military service in South Korea Friday. “And now it’s time. I will return after completing my service faithfully,” Suga wrote on the online fan community platform Weverse. Thanking fans for their support so far, the 30-year-old singer told
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Cycling company Shimano is recalling some 760,000 bike cranksets in the U.S. and Canada due to a crash hazard that has resulted in several reported injuries. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, the now-recalled crank parts can separate and break, risking crashes. More than 4,500 incidents of the cranksets
Continue ReadingBy Nydja Hood Click here for updates on this story JOHNSON COUNTY, Kansas (KCTV) — They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and the story behind a portrait on display at the Johnson County Museum is of a first-generation Mexican-American family who planted roots in Johnson County and created a legacy. “I always
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — Microsoft’s proposed multibillion-dollar purchase of Activision Blizzard took a step closer to fruition on Friday as UK regulators said an amended version of the deal is likely to resolve their concerns over the acquisition. In a statement, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said that changes Microsoft (MSFT)
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By Web staff Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Kansas (KCTV) — A 39-year-old man was arrested and charged in connection with the death of a suspected shoplifter. The Wyandotte County District Attorney’s Office stated Carl Kemppainen was charged with second-degree murder in the death of 23-year-old Diamond Steen. The Kansas City,
Continue ReadingBy SAMYA KULLAB and DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine struck the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in a missile attack Friday that left a serviceman missing and the main building smoldering, according to officials on both sides of the conflict and images from the scene in annexed Crimea. The Russian
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Strauss, CNN (CNN) — The second Republican presidential debate in California next week will mark a new phase in the primary contest: Some candidates will start to feel a new level of pressure to drop out. As of Thursday, six candidates have said they had qualified for the second debate, which will take
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Rusia, Estados Unidos y China han construido nuevas instalaciones y cavado nuevos túneles en sus sitios de pruebas nucleares en los últimos años, según muestran imágenes de satélite obtenidas exclusivamente por CNN, en un momento en que las tensiones entre las tres principales potencias nucleares han alcanzado su punto más
Continue ReadingBy Bryant McCray Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A group of stay-at-home dads from across the nation will be calling Milwaukee home for the next couple of days. It’s all a part of an annual convention that takes place Sept. 22-23. It offers support for an often-overlooked group of
Continue ReadingBy ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is to speak before the Canadian Parliament as part of his campaign to shore up support from Western allies for Ukraine’s war against the Russian invasion. Zelenskyy flew into Canada’s capital late Thursday after meetings with U.S. President Joe Biden and lawmakers in
Continue ReadingBy MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Growing up in the Boston suburbs, Suzyn Waldman fell madly in love with two things: baseball and Broadway shows. During the 1950s and ’60s, the long arm of AM radio brought both into her home. “I can still hear Ned Martin of the Red Sox
Continue ReadingBy JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian authorities say Israeli forces killed a Palestinian militant in the north of the occupied West Bank. It marks the latest death in a spiral of violence that has gripped the territory over the last year and a half and has reached levels unseen in two decades.
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — While the House and Senate remain far apart on a spending deal, the federal government will soon formally initiate the process of preparing for a potential shutdown, participating in the mandatory but standard process of releasing shutdown guidance to agencies ahead of the September 30 funding deadline. The standard
Continue ReadingSTOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish police say two people have been killed and two wounded in a shooting at a crowded pub northwest of Stockholm. The shooting late Thursday night is the latest outburst of deadly violence in Sweden. Police said that a man in his 20s and another in his 70s died Friday of injuries
Continue ReadingISABELLA O’MALLEY Associated Press The Energy Department has announced a $325 million investment in new battery types that can help turn solar and wind energy into 24-hour power. The funds will be distributed among 15 projects in 17 states and the Red Lake Nation, a Native American tribe based in Minnesota. Batteries are increasingly being
Continue ReadingISABELLA O’MALLEY Associated Press The Energy Department has announced a $325 million investment in new battery types that can help turn solar and wind energy into 24-hour power. The funds will be distributed among 15 projects in 17 states and the Red Lake Nation, a Native American tribe based in Minnesota. Batteries are increasingly being
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