Gov. JB Pritzker signs bills calling for inclusive sex ed and conversations about sexting
The new learning standards require what is taught in classrooms to be inclusive and affirming for all students in Kindergarten through 12th grade.
Read moreCourt upholds death sentence for Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof
The U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the death sentence of Dylann Roof, who was responsible for the 2015 Charleston church massacre.
Read morePelosi: Reps’ trip to Afghanistan ‘not a good idea’
Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., and Rep. Peter Meijer, R-Mich., are facing condemnation and questions for their surprise visit to Afghanistan this week, a trip House Speaker Nancy…
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Here’s the latest on Wednesday, Aug. 25: Biden sticks to Aug. 31 deadline for U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan; Haiti residents scour rubble for belongings; Japan expands COVID-19…
Read moreFossil plant’s smokestacks toppled by dynamite
Workers used dynamite to demolish 6 smokestacks at a decommissioned power plant in Alabama. The implosion took place Wednesday at the old Colbert Fossil Plant, which was…
Read morePfizer-BioNTech to seek FDA approval this week for vaccine booster: Latest COVID-19 updates
Johnson & Johnson said studies show a booster dose of its vaccine offered a ninefold increase in antibodies. The latest COVID-19 updates.
Read moreKathy Hochul becomes New York’s first female governor after Andrew Cuomo resigns
Kathy Hochul became New York’s 57th governor during a midnight swearing-in ceremony at the New York State Capitol.
Read moreFlames light up night sky as Caldor Fire rages in California
Flames lit up the sky near Grizzly Flats, California, on August 23, as the Caldor Fire grew to 122,980 acres and was 11 percent contained, according to…
Read moreShowBiz Minute: Watts, Cuomo, West
“Ultimate drummer”: Stars react to Charlie Watts’ death; TV Academy revokes Cuomo’s Emmy amid scandal, resignation; Kanye West asks court to legally change his name to Ye….
Read moreONLYONAP Video shows US trooper pummeling Black man
Man speaks out after encounter with police leaves him with broken bones and a head gash that required six staples to close. (August 25)
Read moreFlorida’s summer COVID wave leaves Jacksonville gasping. ‘It’s like the floodgates broke open.’
As Florida sees its worst of the COVID pandemic, exhaustion, anxiety and frustration push Jacksonville to its limits. Fear looms about what’s to come.
Read moreAfghans with Australian flag wade through sewage at Kabul airport as they wait for help
Former guards and their families have been left standing in sewage water outside Kabul airport while awaiting evacuation by Australian authorities, according to advocates.
Read moreAfter the Strike: The toll of four wars in Gaza
New visual analysis by The Associated Press and SITU Research spotlights the magnitude of damage from airstrikes in Gaza and the scope of efforts to rebuild. The…
Read moreNSW shatters Australia’s COVID-19 daily case record again, reporting 919 new infections
Of the new cases, only 178 are linked to current outbreaks and 106 were quarantined while infectious.
Read moreThis Sydney suburb has a higher vaccination rate than any others around it
Located in one of Sydney’s 12 local government areas of concern, the small suburb of Edmondson Park can boast that more than 90 per cent of its…
Read moreHouse passes bill bolstering landmark voting law
House Democrats passed legislation Tuesday that would strengthen a landmark civil rights-era voting law weakened by the Supreme Court over the past decade. (Aug. 24)
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