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After nearly 30 years, Pennsylvania will end state funding for anti-abortion counseling centers 09/01/2023 08:23am • HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — For nearly 30 years, Democratic and Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania have approved millions of taxpayer dollars for an anti-abortion program. Now the state's new governor plans to end the contract as the organization that distributes those funds and other groups like it Player of the Week: Southern High's Makenzie Kadjeski 09/01/2023 08:19am • Each week, WTOP is picking one student athlete to be featured on air and online as our Player of the Week. This week’s WTOP Player of the Week is Makenzie Kadjeski of Southern High School in Harwood, Maryland. Makenzie plays soccer for Southern and for club team Maryland Elite. Entering her fou Juez bloquea ley sobre cuentas de redes sociales para menores 08/31/2023 10:26pm • ARKANSAS – Un juez federal bloqueó temporalmente el jueves que Arkansas aplique una nueva ley que habría requerido el consentimiento de los padres para que los menores puedan crear nuevas cuentas en redes sociales, impidiendo que el estado se convirtiera en el primero en imponer tal restricc Canada issues US travel advisory warning LGBTQ+ community about laws that may affect them 08/31/2023 10:23pm • TORONTO (AP) — Canada this week updated its travel advisory to the U.S., warning members of the LGBTQ+ community that some American states have enacted laws that may affect them. The country’s Global Affairs department did not specify which states, but is advising travelers to check the local la Judge blocks Arkansas law requiring parental OK for minors to create social media accounts 08/31/2023 09:24pm • LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked Arkansas from enforcing a new law that would have required parental consent for minors to create new social media accounts, preventing the state from becoming the first to impose such a restriction. U.S. District Judge Timoth MS-13 gang member pleads guilty in 2016 slaying of two teenage girls on New York street 08/31/2023 08:45pm • CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — A member of the violent MS-13 street gang pleaded guilty Thursday for his part in the murders of four people, including two teenage girls who were attacked with a machete and baseball bats as they walked through their suburban Long Island neighborhood seven years ago. En California regulators approve more gas storage capacity at the site of the worst US methane leak 08/31/2023 08:41pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — California regulators on Thursday approved a controversial proposal to greatly increase storage capacity at the site of the nation's largest known methane leak, which sickened thousands of families and forced them from their Los Angeles homes in 2015. Despite opposition from law White man will stand trial for shooting Black teen Ralph Yarl, who went to wrong house, judge rules 08/31/2023 08:29pm • KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge ruled Thursday that the 84-year-old white homeowner who shot a Black teenager after he mistakenly went to the man’s house must stand trial. Clay County Judge Louis Angles issued the ruling after a dozen witnesses spoke at a preliminary hearing, including What the End of Race-Conscious College Admissions Could Mean for HBCUs 08/31/2023 08:00pm • While college enrollment has declined overall in recent years, in part due to the coronavirus pandemic, some historically Black colleges and universities have seen an influx of applicants -- a trend experts say is likely to continue in the wake of the recent Supreme Court ruling ending race-consciou Sandwich generation feels financial squeeze in caring for parents, kids 08/31/2023 08:00pm • After Michelle Creeden's father was diagnosed with a quickly progressing form of dementia, he moved in with her and her son. Related: Sign up for stock news with our Invested newsletter. "I have a seemingly endless amount of student loans, but my son and I made it safely through the pandemic, What Is Assisted Living? 08/31/2023 08:00pm • During the aging process, everyday tasks that were previously staples of independent living can become increasingly difficult for older adults. Cooking a nutritious meal, for instance, once a source of passion and creativity, now poses a mental and physical burden to execute. Even a simple morning r Judge blocks changes in teacher evaluations prompted by Texas' takeover of Houston school district 08/31/2023 07:18pm • HOUSTON (AP) — A judge on Thursday granted a request by a teachers union in Texas' largest school district to temporarily block a new system to evaluate educators that's being implemented following a state takeover. The order comes days after the Houston school district began its first school yea Federal judge temporarily blocks Arkansas law requiring parental consent for minors to create new social media accounts 08/31/2023 06:11pm • LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Federal judge temporarily blocks Arkansas law requiring parental consent for minors to create new social media accounts. Owners of Scranton Times-Tribune, 3 other Pennsylvania dailies sell to publishing giant 08/31/2023 04:49pm • SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania media conglomerate sold its four daily newspapers, including The Times-Tribune of Scranton, to publishing powerhouse MediaNews Group on Thursday, ending nearly 130 years of local ownership. Times-Shamrock Communications CEO Jim Lewandowski made the announcement New TV show: 'God. Family. Football.' Touchdown or fumble? 08/31/2023 03:28pm •   A cool breeze brushes across your helmet and shoulder pads, sending a chill down your spine. Fall leaves crunch under your cleats as you approach glowing Friday night lights in the distance. A marching band echoes across the bleachers where family and friends root for their commu