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Black Investors Rise in Market Participation, But Hurdles Remain 02/22/2024 07:00pm • People of color in the U.S. are becoming investors at a faster rate than white people, and are much younger when they decide to enter the stock market, according to a new report from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's (FINRA) Investor Education Foundation. The findings were based on an an Georgia board upholds firing of teacher for reading a book about gender identity to students 02/22/2024 06:44pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� The firing of a Georgia teacher who read a book on gender fluidity to her fifth grade class was upheld Thursday by the Georgia Board of Education. Katie Rinderle had been a teacher for 10 years when she got into trouble in March for reading the picture book ���My Shadow Is Purple��� A Michigan toddler's shooting highlights new gun storage law and other states' strategies 02/22/2024 06:34pm • A Michigan man is the first person to face charges under the state's new law requiring gun owners to keep weapons in locked storage containers around minors. The case is bringing attention to similar state laws across the U.S. and prosecutors' determination of when to bring criminal charges using t Montgomery Co. virtual classes narrowly missed the chopping block 02/22/2024 06:17pm • When the Montgomery County Board of Education hammered out the details of a new budget plan, it took�� a closer look at whether virtual classes should be cut. The "Montgomery Virtual Academy" is a virtual learning program that largely came about due to the pandemic, with parents and teachers conc What to know about the Harmony Montgomery murder case in New Hampshire 02/22/2024 06:16pm • CONCORD, N.H. (AP) ��� A New Hampshire man faces up to life in prison after being convicted Thursday of killing his 5-year-old daughter then hiding her body for months before disposing of it. Adam Montgomery, who did not attend his two-week trial in Manchester, was accused of beating Harmony Montgom Virginia House and Senate pass competing state budgets, both diverge from Youngkin's vision 02/22/2024 05:59pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) ��� The Democratic-controlled Virginia Senate and House of Delegates on Thursday each passed their own proposed version of the next two-year state budget, documents lawmakers will start to work from to fashion a compromise spending plan to send to Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin. Florida lawmakers pass ban on social media for kids under 16 despite constitutional concerns 02/22/2024 05:51pm • TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) ��� A bill to create one of the nation's most restrictive bans on minors' use of social media is heading to Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has expressed concerns about the legislation to keep children under the age of 16 off popular platforms regardless of parental Applications for US jobless benefits fall again as labor market powers on 02/22/2024 04:55pm • The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits fell to its lowest level in five weeks, even as more high-profile companies announce layoffs. Applications for unemployment benefits fell by 12,000 to 201,000 for the week ending Feb. 17, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The four-week aver New Hampshire man convicted of killing daughter, 5, whose body has not been found 02/22/2024 04:22pm • MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) ��� A New Hampshire man was convicted of second-degree murder Thursday in the death of his 5-year-old daughter, who police believe was killed nearly two years before she was reported missing in 2021 and whose body was never found. Adam Montgomery, 34, did not attend the trial Kennedy Center hosts REACH to FOREST festival 02/22/2024 04:18pm • What do the arts and nature have in common? They are both blossoming with wonders of creation. The two-week festival "REACH to FOREST" captivates the Kennedy Center through March 3. "We have a 10-year plan to address arts in environment," Curator Gilda Almeida told WTOP. Last year's event addr Engrossed in education funding dispute, North Carolina revisits milestone 2022 ruling 02/22/2024 04:01pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) ��� North Carolina's Supreme Court returned Thursday to its landmark 2022 ruling on education funding that permitted use of taxpayer funds to fix unconstitutional inequities statewide without legislators' express approval. Republican lawmakers who opposed the decision want to see Want to give back to your community immediately? Donate blood or host a blood drive 02/22/2024 03:43pm • Every 2 seconds, someone in the United States needs blood ��� that's likely faster than you are reading this sentence. ���That constant need makes donating blood a vital public service that saves lives,��� said Nicholas Lilly, senior director of Inova Blood Donor Services. Lilly sat down with A Los Angeles woman was arrested in Russia on charges of treason. Here's what we know 02/22/2024 02:49pm • Russia's main domestic intelligence agency has arrested a woman with dual U.S. and Russian citizenship on charges of treason, accusing her of collecting money for the Ukrainian military. The Federal Security Service said in a statement early Tuesday that the Los Angeles resident was arrested in the Planned Parenthood asks Wisconsin Supreme Court to find 1849 abortion law unconstitutional 02/22/2024 01:39pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) ��� Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin asked the state Supreme Court on Thursday to overturn a 174-year-old state law that conservatives have interpreted as an abortion ban. It's the second legal challenge to the statute since the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated Roe v. Wade. The organ Maryland House panel reviews Freedom to Read Act in dramatic hearing 02/22/2024 01:35pm • A bill that proposes to protect library books, reading materials and other resources from would-be censors received a long and at times dramatic first public hearing Wednesday. The Freedom to Read Act stands atop a ���decency agenda��� championed by House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones (D-Baltimore Co