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Texas can't put the Ten Commandments in certain school districts' classrooms, judge says 08/20/2025 02:16pm • Texas cannot require public schools in Houston, Austin and other select districts to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom, a judge said Wednesday in a temporary ruling against the state���s new requirement. Texas is the third state where courts have blocked recent laws about putting the T TJX: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot 08/20/2025 07:36am • FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (AP) ��� FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (AP) ��� The TJX Cos. (TJX) on Wednesday reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $1.24 billion. The Framingham, Massachusetts-based company said it had profit of $1.10 per share. The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven Netanyahu brands Australia's Albanese 'weak' over Palestinian state recognition 08/20/2025 04:24am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) ��� Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday brushed off accusations from his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu that the Australian leader is a ���weak politician who had betrayed Israel��� by recognizing a Palestinian state. Netanyahu's extraordinary public rebuke Is it too hot for practice? If you���re asking, it probably is 08/19/2025 10:01pm • Summer vacation may be ending for high school athletes, but because the spikes in temperature can last well into September, athletic trainers and coaches will need to remain vigilant when it comes to signs of possible heat exhaustion and heatstroke. According to the National Institutes of Health, Lawyer argues Meta can't be held liable for gunmaker's Instagram posts in Uvalde families' lawsuit 08/19/2025 08:30pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� A lawsuit filed by families of the Uvalde school shooting victims alleging Instagram allowed gun manufacturers to promote firearms to minors should be thrown out, lawyers for Meta, Instagram's parent company, argued Tuesday. Nineteen children and two teachers were killed in the Man put to death for a 1982 killing in record 10th execution this year in Florida 08/19/2025 08:25pm • STARKE, Fla. (AP) ��� A man convicted of abducting a woman from a Florida Panhandle insurance office and killing her received a lethal injection Tuesday evening in the state's record 10th execution this year. Kayle Bates, 67, was pronounced dead at 6:17 p.m. following a three-drug injection at Flori DC students get one last summer blowout before school starts next week 08/19/2025 08:04pm • It's the final week of summer vacation for D.C. Public Schools' students, and the city's Department of Human Services held a "Back to School Party" at The Fields at RFK Campus on Tuesday. "Today's about community. It's about the District, it's about families, and it's about young people," DHS A Patient's Guide to Postpartum Depression 08/19/2025 08:00pm • Although postpartum depression is a common complication after childbirth, it can be one of the most isolating experiences a new parent faces. "Here was this precious baby I had wanted for so long, and I didn't even feel like I liked him," says Sammy Bohannon, an online business manager and homeschoo How to Manage an Inherited IRA 08/19/2025 08:00pm • Inheriting an individual retirement account can be a bittersweet experience. Although it's a loving gesture from the deceased to help fortify your retirement, the machinations of an inherited IRA tend to be more complicated than the average recipient may realize. Once you're able, sit down with a tr Moving to a new home or school can stress kids out. How to make it more manageable 08/19/2025 07:47pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Summer can be a time of big transitions for kids. It's often the season for moving to a new home or preparing for a different school. And that brings worry and stress. Parents and families can help make things feel more manageable. If kids feel supported, they might even look forwa The Latest: Trump says no to US troops in Ukraine 08/19/2025 06:49pm • President Donald Trump on Tuesday offered his assurances that U.S. troops would not be sent to Ukraine to defend against Russia, after seeming to leave open the possibility the day before. Trump also said in a morning TV interview that Ukraine���s hopes of joining NATO and regaining the Crimean Peni Majority of Americans support mental health training in schools, poll finds 08/19/2025 06:35pm • A poll by the American Psychiatric Association indicates widespread support for expanding mental health education in schools. Rawle Andrews Jr., executive director of the American Psychiatric Association Foundation, told WTOP the recent survey shows 85% of those polled support training to help co Residents of a remote island disputed by Colombia hope their Peruvian government won't forget them 08/19/2025 06:09pm • SANTA ROSA, Peru (AP) ��� A remote island on the Amazon River ��� now the subject of a territorial dispute between Peru and Colombia ��� has a single paved road for a main street, which is home to more nightclubs and evangelical churches than any other businesses. Named after a 16th-century saint, S Years after abuse reports, ex-coach at renowned US gymnastics academy is arrested by FBI 08/19/2025 05:23pm • IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) ��� The U.S. gymnastics world was only just recovering from a devastating sexual abuse scandal when a promising young coach moved from Mississippi to Iowa to take a job in 2018 at an elite academy known for training Olympic champions. Liang ���Chow��� Qiao, the owner of Chow���s Ditching friends for bots? AI is now guiding most back-to-school buys, report finds 08/19/2025 04:40pm • As kids and adults across the D.C. region finish up their back-to-school shopping ahead of the first day of class, many of them may be turning to artificial intelligence rather than their friends for opinions. The latest Bloomreach survey data suggests 60% of consumers are using AI for shopping d