By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld a block on the enforcement of a Texas law requiring vendors to evaluate and rate the sexual content of books they sell or have sold to schools. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans says opponents of
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN MATTISE and ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — At least 14 deaths in Tennessee have been linked to a snowy, frigid storm, as bitterly cold weather continued impacting the U.S. from Oregon to the Northeast. Tennessee officials updated the state’s death toll at midweek after more than 9 inches of snow
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill to create a bipartisan commission that would tackle the nation’s soaring debt and make policy recommendations to Congress has won approval from a House committee. House Republicans are making the bill a priority. The chairman of the House Budget Committee says “everything’s on the table”
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s State Health Officer says even as the state improves some of its poor health outcomes, more of its people die from preventable deaths than residents of any other state. State Health Officer Dr. Daniel Edney called for state leaders to work with health
Continue ReadingBy PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer Shawn Barber, the Canadian pole vault record holder and 2015 world champion, has died from medical complications. He was 29. Barber died Wednesday at home in Kingwood, Texas, his agent, Paul Doyle, confirmed to The Associated Press. A cause of death was not known yet. Barber had been experiencing
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — President Joe Biden has unveiled $82 million for North Carolina to help connect an additional 16,000 households and businesses to high-speed internet. Biden spoke Thursday in the capital of Raleigh and said his policies are “just getting started” at improving the U.S. economy. Biden’s reelection campaign
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Right-hander Jordan Hicks and the San Francisco Giants finalized a $44 million, four-year contract on Thursday, a deal that includes performance bonuses for innings that could increase the total to $52 million. The 27-year-old. who is slotted for a rotation spot, gets a $2 million signing bonus, a $6 million salary
Continue ReadingBy ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — A breakaway team of Cuban players who defected from the country had their club debut delayed this week when the Colombian government canceled a tournament there. Players with the Cuban Professional Baseball Federation, or FEPCUBE, say Colombia nixed the tournament over opposition to the Cuban team’s
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists have mapped the largest coral reef deep in the ocean, stretching hundreds of miles off the U.S. Atlantic coast. While researchers have known since the 1960s that some coral were present off the Atlantic, the reef’s size remained a mystery until new underwater mapping technology
Continue ReadingBy Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — It was supposed to be a routine court appearance this week for Nicholas Rossi, who is facing a rape charge in Utah. Rossi appeared via video Tuesday from the Utah County jail, his face partially hidden under an oxygen mask and his voice barely audible. When the judge asked him, “Are you
Continue ReadingBy MARY CLARE JALONICK and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate voted on Thursday to extend current federal spending and keep the government open, sending a short-term measure to the House that would avoid a shutdown and push off a final budget package until early March. The House is scheduled to vote
Continue ReadingBy ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Japan’s Sekisui House Ltd. is buying Denver-based homebuilder M.D.C. Holdings Inc. for $4.9 billion in a deal that would make the Japanese company the fifth-largest builder of new homes in the U.S. The companies said Thursday that they reached a definitive agreement for Osaka-based Sekisui
Continue ReadingBy NAZIR NAZI Associated Press MORONI, Comoros (AP) — A health official says one person has been killed and at least six injured after a second day of violent unrest in the Indian Ocean island nation of Comoros. The protests came after incumbent President Azali Assoumani was declared the winner in an election held over
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, Ibrahim Dahman, Benjamin Brown, Jeremy Diamond and Muhammad Darwish, CNN (CNN) — Israeli forces severely damaged a cemetery in Khan Younis in southern Gaza earlier this week, exhuming and removing bodies in what the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) told CNN was part of a search for the remains of hostages seized by
Continue ReadingBy Jason Morris, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — The judge overseeing the Donald Trump Georgia election subversion case has set a February 15 hearing to consider the motion to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis due to allegations of an “improper” relationship with her special prosecutor. The allegations against Willis and Wade came in a 127-page court filing
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With the city of Palm Desert becoming a Certified Autism Center™, they are on the path of ensuring the community is genuinely inclusive based on the International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards (IBCCES). A local parent and advocate of making the entire Coachella Valley is championing more cities to do the same. Josh Heinz
Continue ReadingBy AMY TAXIN Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A prosecutor told jurors Thursday that a murder defendant acted callously in killing a 6-year-old boy in a car-to-car shooting on a Southern California freeway. Marcus Eriz, who is now 26, is charged with killing Aiden Leos while the boy’s mother was driving him to
Continue ReadingBy AMY TAXIN Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A prosecutor told jurors Thursday that a murder defendant acted callously in killing a 6-year-old boy in a car-to-car shooting on a Southern California freeway. Marcus Eriz, who is now 26, is charged with killing Aiden Leos while the boy’s mother was driving him to
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL HILL Associated Press FORT EDWARD, N.Y. (AP) — The boyfriend of a 20-year-old woman fatally shot in the neck when they pulled into the wrong driveway described to a jury the moment when he heard a shot pierce the car, and then saw his girlfriend slumped over in the passenger seat. Blake Walsh
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Primetime Emmy Awards, which recognize television programs and performers. September 15, 2024 – The 76th annual Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony takes place with Dan and Eugene Levy as hosts. January 15, 2024 – The 75th annual Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony takes place with Anthony Anderson
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