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Kansas will no longer change trans people's birth certificates to reflect their gender identities 09/15/2023 08:45pm • TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas will no longer change transgender people's birth certificates to reflect their gender identities, the state health department said Friday, citing a new law that prevents the state from legally recognizing those identities. The decision from the state Department of Health Judge: Sexual harassment lawsuit against California treasurer by employee she fired can go to trial 09/15/2023 07:25pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A civil lawsuit brought against California Treasurer Fiona Ma by a high-ranking former employee who alleges Ma made sexual advances toward her before firing her can go to trial, a judge ruled Thursday. Judith Blackwell, the former head of the California Tax Credit Allocation C Big wins for organized labor and progressive causes as California lawmakers wrap for the year 09/15/2023 07:10pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — When health care workers in California asked the state Legislature for a raise earlier this year, it seemed like the longest of long shots — especially after lawmakers in May had to loan hospitals in financial distress $150 million just to stay open. But on Thursday, ju Need a new checking account? How about one with free access to 30K ATMs 09/15/2023 06:34pm • This is the fifth article in our series, Money Matters. There are so many choices when it comes to opening a checking account. How should you choose your best option? It depends on the balance that you have available, said Jeff Bentley, president and CEO of Northwest Federal Credit Union. DC man sentenced to 35 years for 'heinous murder,' without any body found 09/15/2023 06:02pm • A D.C. man was sentenced Friday to 35 years in prison and five years of supervised release for the murder of a woman whose body has never been found, according to the Department of Justice. Isaac Moye, 46, was convicted of second degree murder on June 23 for killing Unique Harris, who was 24 year Greece wins new credit rating boost that stops short of restoring Greek bonds to investment grade 09/15/2023 05:41pm • ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's economy received a substantial vote of confidence late Friday from Moody's ratings agency, which upgraded the Greek credit rating by two notches but stopped just short of returning the formerly struggling country to formal financial respectability. Moody's said it wa Offshore wind projects need federal help to get built, six governors tell Biden 09/15/2023 04:19pm • ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Offshore wind projects need more federal funding and planning assistance to ensure they get built, the Democratic governors of six northeastern states told the Biden administration, warning that a cornerstone of the climate change fight could be in jeopardy. President J West Virginia University makes wide-ranging cuts to academic programs and faculty 09/15/2023 04:13pm • CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Despite shouts of “stop the cuts” from students, West Virginia University’s board voted Friday to make wide-ranging reductions to academic programs and faculty positions as it grapples with a $45 million budget shortfall. The state's largest university will drop 28 o 17-year-old boy charged with murder in shooting of teen girl trying to break up fight outside Prince George's Co. high school 09/15/2023 02:02pm • A 17-year-old boy has been arrested and charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old girl, who was struck by gunfire trying to break up a fight outside of DuVal High School in Lanham on Monday. The teen, of Glenarden, Maryland, is being charged as an adult in the shooting of Jayda M Maryland public schools superintendent chooses not to return 09/15/2023 11:27am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Maryland Superintendent Mohammed Choudhury, who received some criticism from state lawmakers, former employees and others, has decided he wi Biden's Medicare price negotiation push is broadly popular. But he's not getting much credit 09/15/2023 10:05am • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is trumpeting Medicare's new powers to negotiate directly with drugmakers on the cost of prescription medications — but a poll shows that any immediate political boost that Biden gets for enacting the overwhelmingly popular policy may be limited. Three-quar National Hispanic Heritage Month highlights cultural diversity of Spanish-speaking Americans 09/15/2023 09:21am • PHOENIX (AP) — Hispanic history and culture take center stage across the U.S. for National Hispanic Heritage Month, which is celebrated annually from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. The celebration recognizes the contributions of Hispanic Americans, the fastest-growing racial or ethnic minority, according to The Baseball Hall of Fame is turning into Banana Land 09/15/2023 06:00am • The Baseball Hall of Fame is going Bananas. An exhibit dedicated to the sport's wackiest team, the Savannah Bananas, will open Friday at the hallowed shrine in Cooperstown, New York. “I'm blown away," Bananas owner Jesse Cole told The Associated Press in a telephone interview. “As a kid, you loo On 60th anniversary of church bombing, victim's sister, suspect's daughter urge people to stop hate 09/14/2023 08:49pm • BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Sixty years ago, a bomb planted by Ku Klux Klan members ripped through a Birmingham church, killing four little girls as they prepared for Sunday services. Lisa McNair's sister Denise was one of the girls who lost their lives. Tammie Fields’ father was questioned as a po What to Know About the Instacart IPO 09/14/2023 08:00pm • After years of fits and starts, Instacart has gone through the initial public offering checkout line and come out as one of the most talked-about IPOs of 2023. On Aug. 25, the company filed the requisite paperwork with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, noting its trading symbol would be "