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Florida trooper and truck driver killed during high-speed chase on Interstate 95 02/02/2024 01:47pm • PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) ��� A Florida Highway Patrol trooper and a truck driver were killed Friday after the trooper followed a reckless driver who made an illegal U-turn into the opposite direction of Interstate 95, officials said. The suspect initially got away and was chased by other troopers a 16-year-old killers of transgender teenager in England sentenced for 'sadistic' murder 02/02/2024 01:18pm • LONDON (AP) ��� The two 16-year-old convicted murderers of a transgender teenager in northwest England nearly a year ago were handed life sentences Friday with minimum prison terms of 20 and 22 years. Justice Amanda Yip lifted the reporting restrictions on naming the killers of 16-year-old Brianna G Nikki Haley has called out prejudice but rejected talk of systemic racism throughout her career 02/02/2024 08:24am • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) ��� Four years after South Carolina removed the Confederate battle flag from its Statehouse grounds, Nikki Haley offered two separate explanations of the flag's meaning in less than a week. Haley, the state's governor when the flag was pulled in 2015 from its place of honor in Co Former Md. superintendents: What happens when school boards and superintendents clash 02/02/2024 06:30am • The recent conflict between Montgomery County Public School Superintendent Monifa McKnight and the Board of Education comes at a time when the school system's operations have been under scrutiny by the county's Office of the Inspector General. Last month, MCPS Superintendent Monifa McKnight issue California pummeled by first of back-to-back atmospheric rivers as 'Pineapple Express' sweeps state 02/02/2024 02:08am • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� Heavy rain flooded California roadways and much-needed snow piled up in the mountains as the first of back-to-back atmospheric rivers pummeled the state Thursday. The storm focused its energy on the southern and eastern parts of the state after initially hitting the San Francisc Toddler gets stuck after climbing into a claw machine looking for a toy in Australian shopping mall 02/02/2024 12:24am • BRISBANE, Australia (AP) ��� Australian police came to the aid of a 3-year-old boy after he became trapped inside a claw machine at a suburban shopping mall. Video of the unusual rescue Saturday was shared on social media by Queensland Police on Thursday. It showed the toddler sitting inside the gla Stock market today: Asian shares mostly rise after Wall Street rebounds led by tech stocks 02/01/2024 11:23pm • TOKYO (AP) ��� Asian shares mostly rose Friday, helped by optimism about technology shares following a Wall Street rally led by big tech stocks. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 added 0.8% to 36,283.49. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 jumped 1.3% to 7,688.10. South Korea's Kospi surged 2.2% to 2,596.79. Ho Out of options, Rohingya are fleeing Myanmar and Bangladesh by boat despite soaring death toll 02/01/2024 11:15pm • SYDNEY (AP) ��� Across a treacherous stretch of water, the Rohingya came by the thousands, then died by the hundreds. And though they know the dangers of fleeing by boat, many among this persecuted people say they will not stop ��� because the world has left them with no other choice. Last year, nea Florida House votes to loosen child labor laws a year after tougher immigrant employment law 02/01/2024 09:09pm • TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) ��� A year after Florida enacted a new law making it more difficult for employers to hire immigrants in the country illegally, the House passed a bill Thursday to let 16- and 17-year-olds work longer and later hours. Supporters said teenagers and their parents know how to best Brock Purdy's rise to 49ers starting QB was evident from early in his first training camp 02/01/2024 07:33pm • SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) ��� San Francisco 49ers CEO Jed York has always appreciated coach Kyle Shanahan's honesty starting from the time of his first interview when he called the team's roster the worst in the NFL. So York didn't know what he would hear when Shanahan told him he needed to talk abou Mother of Michigan school shooter denies any responsibility but wishes son had 'killed us instead' 02/01/2024 07:20pm • PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) ��� The mother of a Michigan school shooter testified in her own defense Thursday, denying any responsibility for the deaths of four students but also wishing her son would have ���killed us instead.��� ���I don't want to say that I'm a victim because I don't want to disrespect t Mark Zuckerberg's long apology tour: A brief history 02/01/2024 07:14pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ��� When Mark Zuckerberg turned at a Senate hearing to address the parents of children exploited, bullied or driven to self harm via social media, it felt like a time-worn convention had sprung back to life. ���I'm sorry for everything you've been through,��� the Meta CEO said Wed How to Build Healthy Habits for the Family 02/01/2024 07:00pm • I know I'm not alone in wanting children to develop healthy relationships with food. Rather than focus on numbers or set goals, I challenge you to explore what you can do together as a family. Yes, measurable and timely goals are typically the recommendation, but when it comes to your kids, let's ke Indiana legislation could hold back thousands of third graders who can't read 02/01/2024 06:44pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ��� Indiana lawmakers have avowed to reverse the state's long declining literacy rates with legislation targeting early elementary school years. Almost halfway through the legislative session, state Senators advanced a sweeping bill Thursday that could hold back thousands of third Tennessee's strict abortion ban is under pressure, but change is unlikely under GOP control 02/01/2024 06:06pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) ��� After begrudgingly agreeing to tweak Tennessee's strict abortion ban last year, the Republican-dominant Legislature is once again facing pressure to reconsider when doctors can legally offer the procedure to pregnant patients. The push comes as confusion and fear continues