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Month: September 2023

Virginia lawmakers pass long-overdue budget bill with tax rebates, extra aid for schools

By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The politically divided Virginia General Assembly has approved long-overdue budget legislation, sending it to Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin. Legislators met in a brief special session Wednesday to sign off on the bill. The spending plan would both reduce taxes and boost spending on public education and

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Missouri inmate convicted of killing cop says judges shouldn’t get to hand down death sentences

By JIM SALTER Associated Press A man awaiting sentencing for killing a Missouri police officer is challenging the constitutionality of a state law that allows judges to hand down the death sentence. A jury in June convicted 45-year-old Ian McCarthy of first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Clinton Police Officer Gary Lee Michael Jr.

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Prosecutors in Trump’s Georgia election subversion case estimate a trial would take 4 months

By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Prosecutors in the Georgia election subversion case involving former President Donald Trump said Wednesday that a trial would likely take four months. The estimate from special prosecutor Nathan Wade came during a hearing Wednesday before Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee on attempts by two of

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California judge halts district policy requiring parents be told if kids change pronouns

By AMY TAXIN Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A judge on Wednesday halted a Southern California school district from requiring parents to be notified if their children change their gender identification or pronouns at school. San Bernardino County Superior Court Judge Thomas S. Garza ruled after California Attorney General Rob Bonta sued the

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California judge halts district policy requiring parents be told if kids change pronouns

By AMY TAXIN Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A judge on Wednesday halted a Southern California school district from requiring parents to be notified if their children change their gender identification or pronouns at school. San Bernardino County Superior Court Judge Thomas S. Garza ruled after California Attorney General Rob Bonta sued the

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Romania hosts summit to boost ties between 12 EU countries and partners

By STEPHEN MCGRATH AND VADIM GHIRDA Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A two-day summit in Romania has started in the country’s capital bringing together 12 European Union member states situated between the Baltic, Black and Adriatic Seas. The grouping of mostly formerly communist countries aim to boost ties and connectivity amid Russia’s ongoing war

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