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Fasting at school? More Muslim students in the US are getting support during Ramadan 03/16/2024 08:03am • DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — While Muslim students remain a rarity in many U.S. school districts, they are a major presence in some communities, prompting public schools to be more attentive to their needs during the holy month of Ramadan when dawn-to-sundown fasting is a duty of Islam. For example, in Abortion story from wife of Nevada Senate hopeful reveals complexity of issue for GOP candidates 03/16/2024 12:14am • RENO, Nev. (AP) — Last month, when the wife of a Republican U.S. Senate candidate from Nevada talked candidly about the abortion she had before the two met — and the long journey of regret and healing that followed — many Republicans welcomed it as a more compassionate approach to an issue tha University of Maryland lifts suspension on most fraternities and sororities amid hazing probe 03/15/2024 09:06pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The University of Maryland has lifted its suspension of most fraternities and sororities after an investigation into hazing and alcohol-related activities, the university said Friday, though five chapters will remain under investigation and continue to be subject to limited r Some Loudoun Co. parents concerned by earlier elementary school start times, board member says 03/15/2024 07:20pm • As some parents express lingering concerns about school start times, the school board in Loudoun County is expected to be briefed on the school division's bell schedule next month. School board member Lauren Shernoff has been seeking parents' feedback on the impact a change in start times is havi Utah governor replaces social media laws for youth as state faces lawsuits 03/15/2024 06:51pm • SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s governor has approved an overhaul of social media laws meant to protect children as the state fends off multiple lawsuits challenging their constitutionality. Republican legislative leaders announced at the start of this year's 45-day work session that they would pri Stock market today: Wall Street slips further away from records amid inflation worries 03/15/2024 06:00pm • Wall Street closed out its second straight losing week Friday, giving back some of the gains that helped push the stock market to an all-time high earlier in the week. The S&P 500 fell 0.6%, its third straight loss. The benchmark index hit a record high on Tuesday, but mostly wavered in the day Prosecutors seek from 40 to 50 years in prison for Sam Bankman-Fried for cryptocurrency fraud 03/15/2024 04:25pm • NEW YORK (AP) — FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's orchestration of one of history's largest financial frauds in his quest to dominate the cryptocurrency world deserves a prison sentence of 40 to 50 years, federal prosecutors on Friday told a federal judge. Prosecutors made the recommendation in pape School shooter's parents could face years in prison after groundbreaking Michigan trials 03/15/2024 03:40pm • PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Parents of the victims of a Michigan mass shooting were steadfast observers at court hearings that led to three separate convictions of an entire family. One of their goals now is to see more change rise out of the 2021 tragedy at Oxford High School. “We can put people on Things to know about developments impacting LGBTQ+ rights across the US 03/15/2024 03:21pm • A legal settlement in Florida, legislative action in Arkansas and a lawsuit in Georgia this week made waves in an ongoing national battle over the rights of LGBTQ+ Americans. Over the past three years or so, many Republican officials have been trying to limit those rights, imposing rules on which sp Senate intel chair to TikTok users: 'We don't want to take away the experience' 03/15/2024 01:33pm • For all the latest developments in Congress, follow WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller at Today on the Hill. The chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., said that he's encouraged by new efforts from U.S. investors to purchase social media platform T Supreme Court rules public officials can sometimes be sued for blocking critics on social media 03/15/2024 11:20am • WASHINGTON (AP) — A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Friday that public officials can sometimes be sued for blocking their critics on social media, an issue that first arose for the high court in a case involving then-President Donald Trump. Justice Amy Coney Barrett, writing for the court, said that Japanese table tennis star reaches an agreement with ex as parliament considers a joint custody bill 03/15/2024 09:42am • TOKYO (AP) — A once-beloved Japanese table tennis star said Friday she has reached a settlement with her ex-husband, a Taiwanese star in the sport, ending a high-profile battle over custody of their 4-year-old son. The move comes at a time when Japan's parliament is discussing legislation to intr What happened when the world’s most populous nation turned off TikTok 03/14/2024 11:39pm • New Delhi (CNN) — As TikTok fans in the United States worry about losing access to the wildly-popular social media app, there are lessons they can learn from a country on the other side of the world.On Wednesday, the US House of Representatives passed a bill that could lead to a nationwide Tik Trump-backed Senate candidate faces GOP worries that he could be linked to adult website profile 03/14/2024 10:30pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — For Republicans eager to regain the Senate majority this year, Ohio offers a prime opportunity to pick up a critical seat. But ahead of Tuesday's primary election, there's mounting anxiety inside the GOP that Bernie Moreno may emerge with the nomination. After vaulting into th James Crumbley, who bought gun used by son to kill 4 students, guilty of manslaughter in Michigan 03/14/2024 09:53pm • PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — The father of a Michigan school shooter was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter Thursday, a second conviction against the teen’s parents who were accused of failing to secure a gun at home and doing nothing to address acute signs of his mental turmoil. The jury verdict