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Costa Rican court allows citizens to choose order of last names, citing gender discrimination 01/24/2024 09:21pm • SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) ��� Costa Rica���s Supreme Court of Justice reported Wednesday that it was no longer obligatory to place the paternal surname before the maternal surname on a person���s identification. In Spanish-speaking nations, people often go by two first and last names given by their Virginia Senate bill would allow school boards to ban cellphones during school hours 01/24/2024 06:51pm • Some of Virginia���s school boards have begun banning or restricting the use of cellphones in schools. Now, the Virginia Senate is backing a proposal to explicitly empower local boards to institute such prohibitions on cellphones and other ���handheld communication devices��� during regular school h A Texas school's punishment of a Black student who wears his hair in locs is going to trial 01/24/2024 06:20pm • ANAHUAC, Texas (AP) ��� A judge ordered Wednesday that a trial be held next month to determine whether a Black high school student in Texas can continue being punished by his district for refusing to change a hairstyle he and his family say is protected by a new state law. Darryl George, 18, has not When and where to see the Wolf Moon, first full moon of 2024 01/24/2024 05:15pm • The first full moon of the year, known as the Wolf Moon, first appeared on Wednesday night and will peak on Thursday. January's full moon will reach peak illumination at 12:54 p.m. ET on Thursday, according to NASA. It will look like a full moon until around midnight on Friday. The Old Farmer's A Paris Couture: Jennifer Lopez shimmies, Elie Saab shimmers, and Valentino's Piccioli finds his mojo 01/24/2024 04:39pm • PARIS (AP) ��� As the Paris spring couture shows entered their third day, Jennifer Lopez ensured that the power of runway designs was matched by the power of a VIP audience. The singer and actress energized the Palais de Tokyo, arriving at the last minute for Elie Saab's show amid pandemonium. She a Americans' economic outlook brightens as inflation slows and wages outpace prices 01/24/2024 02:21pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� After an extended period of gloom, Americans are starting to feel better about inflation and the economy ��� a trend that could sustain consumer spending, fuel economic growth and potentially affect President Joe Biden's political fortunes. A measure of consumer sentiment by the Georgia secretary of state says it's unconstitutional for board to oversee him, but lawmakers differ 01/23/2024 08:29pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� An attempt to state that Georgia's appointed State Election Board has the legal power to investigate Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger's handling of elections blossomed into a constitutional showdown Tuesday, with a lawyer for Raffensperger saying board members can't Could Georgia's Fani Willis be removed from prosecuting Donald Trump? 01/23/2024 07:38pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� Accusations that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis had an inappropriate relationship with a special prosecutor she hired to seek convictions of Donald Trump and others for interfering in Georgia's 2020 election have led to renewed calls to remove Willis from the case. Will Racially diverse Puerto Rico debates bill that aims to ban hair discrimination 01/23/2024 06:43pm • SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) ��� Legislators in racially diverse Puerto Rico have opened a public debate on a bill to explicitly prohibit discrimination against hairstyles such as cornrows and Afros, sparking a heated debate. Local government officials argue the legislation is unnecessary because fede Memphis utility lifts boil-water advisory after 5 days following deep freeze that burst pipes 01/23/2024 06:21pm • Memphis' water company lifted a boil-water advisory for more than 600,000 people Tuesday that was in place for five days due to freezing temperatures that caused pipes to break throughout the southern city. Memphis Light, Gas and Water said water quality tests have met state and federal standards, a A pastor and a small Ohio city tussle over the legality of his 24/7 homeless ministry 01/23/2024 06:07pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) ��� A Christian church in Ohio filed a federal lawsuit this week after its pastor was charged with violating city ordinances when he opened up the sanctuary around the clock for homeless people and others to find shelter. Police this month filed 18 criminal charges against Dad's Chanel's spring couture show is a button-inspired ballet on the Paris runway 01/23/2024 05:16pm • PARIS (AP) ��� An air of surrealism enveloped Chanel���s Spring Couture show Tuesday as celebrity guests including Naomi Campbell and Kendrick Lamar faced a navigational challenge: walking past a towering pair of open metal scissors. That symbolic gateway set the stage for a theater-in-the-round sho Memphis residents endure day 4 of water problems as freezing weather bursts pipes across the South 01/22/2024 06:53pm • MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) ��� Memphis residents spent their fourth day boiling water for drinking, brushing their teeth and preparing food on Monday as repair crews worked to fix broken pipes in hopes of easing the stress caused by a week of subfreezing temperatures, snow and ice in this southern city. Th Appeals court reverses judge's ruling, orders appointment of independent examiner in FTX bankruptcy 01/22/2024 05:33pm • DOVER, Del. (AP) ��� A federal appeals court has ordered the appointment of an independent examiner in the bankruptcy case of FTX amid concerns about widespread fraud preceding the collapse of the multibillion-dollar cryptocurrency exchange. A three-judge panel in Philadelphia issued the ruling Frid Plagiarism probe finds some problems with former Harvard president Claudine Gay's work 01/22/2024 02:16pm • BOSTON (AP) ��� Harvard University has shed fresh light on the ongoing investigation into plagiarism accusations against former president Claudine Gay, including that an independent body recommended a broader review after substantiating some of the complaints. In a letter Friday to a congressional c