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Minnesota sues TikTok, alleging it preys on young people with addictive algorithms 08/19/2025 04:04pm • ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) ��� Minnesota on Tuesday joined a wave of states suing TikTok, alleging the social media giant preys on young people with addictive algorithms that trap them into becoming compulsive consumers of its short videos. ���This isn���t about free speech. I���m sure they���re gonna hol US pediatricians' new COVID-19 shot recommendations differ from CDC advice 08/19/2025 03:48pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� For the first time in 30 years, the American Academy of Pediatrics is substantially diverging from U.S. government vaccine recommendations. The group���s new COVID-19 recommendations ��� released Tuesday ��� come amid a tumultuous year for public health, as vaccine skeptics have co Federal judge blocks parts of Mississippi ban on DEI in public schools 08/19/2025 01:26pm • JACKSON, Miss. (AP) ��� A federal judge has blocked portions of Mississippi���s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion practices in public schools from being enforced while a lawsuit against it is underway. The provisions blocked by U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate on Monday seek to prohibit public How Orthodox Jewish families are finding ways to support their trans children 08/19/2025 12:49pm • Ziva Mann remembers how joyful and smiley her daughter was as a child ��� the family even gave her the nickname ���Giggles.��� ���She was just sunshine,��� Mann said. That changed around second grade, when her joy began to fade. ���She got sadder and sadder,��� Mann recalled. ���It was like watching Italian champion Napoli signs defender Guti��rrez who starred in Girona's stellar '24 season 08/19/2025 11:45am • NAPLES, Italy (AP) ��� Italian champion Napoli signed defender Miguel Guti��rrez on Tuesday from Girona, which lost another star player from the club���s surprising third-place finish in the Spanish league in 2024. Napoli did not disclose the transfer fee for the 24-year-old left-back who reportedly Maryland parents who homeschool worry more regulations could disrupt learning 08/19/2025 10:50am • While most kids are heading back to the classroom to start school, many are starting their new year of education at home. But many parents that homeschool their kids in Maryland are concerned that new requirements could find their way into the state���s regulations, making it tougher to teach their The return of some diseases makes it important to get vaccines for young kids, doctor says 08/19/2025 04:27am • As students head back to school, a checkup on which vaccines are needed is usually on the list. WTOP looks into which ones are especially important this year. "Vaccines are victims of their own success," said Dr. David Higgins, assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Colorado Ansch Menendez brothers to be evaluated by parole board for release after 30 years in prison 08/18/2025 11:50pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� The Menendez brothers are set to make their cases for parole starting Thursday, marking the closest they've been to winning freedom from prison since their convictions almost 30 years ago for murdering their parents. Erik and Lyle Menendez were sentenced in 1996 to life in priso 'We're going to be OK': Howard U. students navigate DC with National Guard and security checkpoints 08/18/2025 10:06pm • A lot has changed in the nation's capital since Howard University's Class of 2025 received their diplomas. As students start classes at the historically Black university this week, they will have to navigate the city with an extra police presence, National Guard patrols and security checkpoin Out of sight, out of earshot: Howard Co. schools continue cellphone restrictions for new school year 08/18/2025 06:58pm • From saving on school supplies to the impact of federal cuts, the WTOP team is studying up on hot-button topics in education across the D.C. region. Follow on air and online in our series,�����WTOP Goes Back to School�����this August and September. In an effort to curb distractions and improve sc Editorial Roundup: United States 08/18/2025 02:25pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Aug. 14 The New York Times says shrinking crime rate is encouraging America is in the midst of a historic decline in crime. In 2023, murders fell 10 percent, which was then the largest annual drop since reliable records began in 19 Texas declares measles outbreak over 08/18/2025 02:12pm • The Texas measles outbreak that sickened 762 people since late January is over, state health officials said Monday. It's been more than 42 days since the last new case was confirmed, meeting the threshold public health officials use to declare measles outbreaks over. The last person to have an outbr Ethiopian migrants face kidnappings and death, leaving behind heartbroken families 08/18/2025 01:27am • ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) ��� When 19-year-old Nigus Yosef told his parents he was going to leave home in Ethiopia���s Tigray region and try to get to Saudi Arabia, they begged him not to go. Two of their children had already made the crossing, via the Gulf of Aden and then war-torn Yemen. Yosef��� Akie Iwai wins Portland Classic to join twin sister Chisato as rookie LPGA Tour champion 08/17/2025 08:40pm • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) ��� Akie Iwai joined twin sister Chisato as a rookie LPGA Tour winner Sunday at Columbia Edgewater, closing with a 6-under 66 for a four-stroke victory in The Standard Portland Classic. Akie Iwai capped the bogey-free round with birdies on the final two holes, running in an 18-fo How to Manage or Prevent Screen Addiction in Children 08/17/2025 08:00pm • As the mom of two sons, ages 4 and 11, I can attest to the challenge of keeping children off screens. With my older one, I was able to hold off until 2 years old, eventually letting him watch slow-paced shows like "Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood," "Max and Ruby" and "Tumble Leaf." He didn't know what h