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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 'Transportation crisis': Howard Co. schools head apologizes for bus cancellations 08/31/2023 02:36pm • The superintendent of Maryland's Howard County Public Schools is apologizing after 20 school bus routes were canceled, which led to a tough start to the new school year for over 2,400 students. The school system first apologized Monday, saying one of the county’s independent contractors, Zum Tr Texas high court allows law banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors to take effect 08/31/2023 02:15pm • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court allowed a new state law banning gender-affirming care for minors to take effect on Friday, setting up Texas to be the most populous state with such restrictions on transgender children. Legal advocates who sued on behalf of the families and doctors, inc Pakistani man, on trial in Italy for murder of daughter who refused marriage, is being extradited 08/31/2023 02:11pm • ROME (AP) — Italian police on Thursday took into custody in Pakistan a Pakistani man who is on trial in Italy for the murder of his daughter after she refused family demands to marry a cousin in their homeland. The court case, in Reggio Emilia, northern Italy, is the most high-profile of several US government cancels loans for former Ashford University students and plans to recoup costs 08/31/2023 12:55pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is canceling $72 million in student loans for 2,300 borrowers who say they were cheated by Ashford University, a former for-profit college that was purchased by the University of Arizona in 2020. The Education Department announced the action Wednesday, sa 5 people have died in a meningococcal disease outbreak in Va. 08/31/2023 12:14pm • There have now been five deaths across Virginia in a "statewide outbreak of meningococcal disease," according to Virginia's health department. The state has seen nearly 30 cases of the disease since June of last year, including five that turned deadly. "That is above what we would expect to se Italy's Meloni visits Naples suburb where 2 girls were allegedly raped by youths, pledges crackdown 08/31/2023 12:11pm • ROME (AP) — Under heavy security, Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni on Thursday visited and pledged to improve safety at a Naples suburb where drug traffickers operate largely with impunity, organized crime wields influence and two girls were allegedly raped repeatedly by local youths. Meloni spent Lifeguards honored for saving drowning boy's life at DC-area pool 08/31/2023 08:38am • Three lifeguards were honored on Wednesday for their heroic actions which saved a 7-year-old boy’s life in Prince George’s County, Maryland. On June 25, the lifeguards were on duty at the Hamilton Splash Park in Hyattsville when they first noticed the boy in the water. “I saw him, he American forward Jordan Pefok joins Borussia Mönchengladbach on loan from Union Berlin 08/31/2023 07:59am • MÖNCHENGLADBACH, Germany (AP) — American forward Jordan Pefok has joined Borussia Mönchengladbach on loan from Bundesliga rival Union Berlin. Gladbach said on Thursday the 27-year-old Pefok joined for the rest of the season and it secured a purchase option for the player. “Jordan is a classic As Israel pushes punitive demolitions, family of 13-year-old Palestinian attacker to lose its home 08/31/2023 06:39am • JERUSALEM (AP) — With the walls stripped bare and furniture dismantled, the east Jerusalem apartment is a far cry from the vividly-hued haven it was in early February, when members of the Zalabani family played cards on the cobalt couch and feasted on stewed chicken with richly spiced rice. That F Germany-born pandas celebrate their 4th birthday ahead of expected trip to China 08/31/2023 06:09am • BERLIN (AP) — The first giant pandas born in Germany celebrated their fourth birthday Thursday as the Berlin Zoo prepares to send them to China, a journey that was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Pit and Paule, who also are known by the Chinese names Meng Xiang und Meng Yuan, have been a star at College students are still struggling with basic math. Professors blame the pandemic 08/31/2023 12:41am • FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Diego Fonseca looked at the computer and took a breath. It was his final attempt at the math placement test for his first year of college. His first three tries put him in pre-calculus, a blow for a student who aced honors physics and computer science in high school. Functio Caroline Wozniacki beats Petra Kvitova at the US Open shortly after coming out of retirement 08/31/2023 12:06am • NEW YORK (AP) — When Caroline Wozniacki finished off the biggest victory of her still-fresh comeback following 3 1/2 years away from tennis, she sat in her U.S. Open sideline chair, leaned forward and covered her face with both hands. Then she leaned back, glanced over at her husband and her fathe This trans woman was begging on India’s streets. A donated electric rickshaw changed her life 08/30/2023 09:53pm • BENGALURU, India (AP) — When Preethi moved to Bengaluru in southern India 10 years ago after being kicked out of her family home for being transgender, she hoped for a better future. But 38-year-old Preethi, who only uses her first name, couldn't get consistent work. 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