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A father describes rushing his 7-month-old to safety during a California biker bar shooting A father describes rushing his 7-month-old to safety during a California biker bar shooting 08/26/2023 01:47am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ryan Guidus was enjoying a spontaneous night out Wednesday with his 7-month-old daughter and mother-in-law at Cook’s Corner, a favorite family spot in Southern California that he’s frequented since his own childhood, when gunshots rang out. First, he thought it was fireworks Schoolkids in 8 states can now eat free school meals, advocates urge Congress for nationwide policy Schoolkids in 8 states can now eat free school meals, advocates urge Congress for nationwide policy 08/26/2023 12:13am • ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — When classes resume after Labor Day, Amber Lightfeather won't have to worry about where her children's next meals will be coming from. They'll be free. Minnesota, New Mexico, Colorado, Vermont, Michigan, and Massachusetts will make school breakfasts and lunches permanentl See which states are poised to rule next on transgender health care restrictions See which states are poised to rule next on transgender health care restrictions 08/25/2023 07:47pm • LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Courts nationwide are delivering a mixed verdict on the future of state laws restricting gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth, as legal battles ramp up over the historic wave of bans enacted this year. Judges ruled against bans in Georgia and Texas this week Freshman fears: High school senior offers advice for incoming 9th graders Freshman fears: High school senior offers advice for incoming 9th graders 08/25/2023 07:21pm • Back to school. For some students those three words generate the excitement of seeing friends, getting back to playing sports or other favorite extracurricular activities. For others, it generates anxiety, and that can be especially true for kids heading from middle to high school. Sami Saeed Rulings in Texas, Missouri jumble again where US transgender youth can receive treatment Rulings in Texas, Missouri jumble again where US transgender youth can receive treatment 08/25/2023 06:48pm • COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A judge on Friday ruled against Texas' ban on gender-affirming health care for minors while a separate judge in Missouri let a similar ban take effect, jumbling again where in the U.S. transgender youth can receive treatment. The conflicting decisions, handed down hours apart Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyers renew claim that the FTX founder can't prepare for trial behind bars 08/25/2023 06:28pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for Sam Bankman-Fried said Friday that prosecutors have delivered another four million pages of documents for the FTX founder to examine six weeks before trial, making it impossible for the former cryptocurrency executive to adequately review the evidence for an October tri Hawaiian Electric shares plunge after utility is sued over devastating Maui fires Hawaiian Electric shares plunge after utility is sued over devastating Maui fires 08/25/2023 04:42pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Hawaiian Electric Co.'s parent fell more than 18% by market close Friday, one day after the utility was sued by Maui County over the fires that devastated Lahaina earlier this month. Maui County accused Hawaiian Electric of negligently failing to shut off power despite ex Savannah picks emancipated Black woman to replace name of slavery advocate on historic square Savannah picks emancipated Black woman to replace name of slavery advocate on historic square 08/25/2023 04:38pm • SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Georgia's oldest city, steeped in history predating the American Revolution, made a historic break with its slavery-era past Thursday as Savannah's city council voted to rename a downtown square in honor of a Black woman who taught formerly enslaved people to read and write. S Visitors to Lincoln Memorial say America has its flaws but see gains made since March on Washington Visitors to Lincoln Memorial say America has its flaws but see gains made since March on Washington 08/25/2023 04:34pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Fencing and construction workers greet visitors to the Lincoln Memorial, signaling that — for the moment — the monument to the nation’s 16th president is a work in progress. And so is the nation Abraham Lincoln saved and the dream that Martin Luther King Jr. envisioned at Business Highlights: More rate hikes possible, Fed's Powell says; Tax preparers under fire 08/25/2023 04:30pm • ___ Economy’s solid growth could require more Fed hikes to fight inflation, Powell says at Jackson Hole JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (AP) — The continued strength of the U.S. economy could require further interest rate increases, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said in a closely watched speech that Protest this way, not that way: In statehouses, varied rules restrict public voices Protest this way, not that way: In statehouses, varied rules restrict public voices 08/25/2023 03:57pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Shaking violently between sobs, parent Sarah Shoop Neumann could only manage a whisper as state troopers escorted her out of a Tennessee legislative hearing where she was waiting to testify against a bill that would let teachers carry guns. “I was supposed to speak. I was Appellate judges revive Jewish couple's lawsuit alleging adoption bias under Tennessee law 08/25/2023 03:44pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Appellate judges have revived a couple's lawsuit that alleges a state-sponsored Christian adoption agency wouldn't help them because they are Jewish and argues that a Tennessee law protecting such denials is unconstitutional. On Thursday, a three-judge panel of the state C In Iowa and elsewhere, bans on LGBTQ+ ‘conversion therapy’ become a conservative target In Iowa and elsewhere, bans on LGBTQ+ ‘conversion therapy’ become a conservative target 08/25/2023 03:20pm • DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — One of Iowa's largest cities repealed its ban on “conversion therapy†— the discredited practice of trying to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity through counseling — after a Christian organization threatened legal action, part of a deepening n Is a division-wide cell phone ban on the way in Prince William County schools? Is a division-wide cell phone ban on the way in Prince William County schools? 08/25/2023 01:49pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner, InsideNoVa.com, and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. As school divisions across Virginia debut more stringent cell phone policies aimed at limiting student distractions in class, Prince Wi Florida school officials apologize for assembly singling out Black students about low test scores 08/25/2023 12:41pm • BUNNELL, Fla. (AP) — Florida school district officials apologized Thursday for an elementary school assembly in which Black students were singled out for a presentation on low test scores. Officials at Flagler County's school district in northeastern Florida said at a news conference that the asse
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