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Jets' Sauce Gardner fulfills a promise to his mother and walks the stage as a college graduate 08/05/2023 03:39pm • FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Sauce Gardner made a promise to his mother before he became a first-round NFL draft pick. The New York Jets cornerback told her he'd soon take another stroll across a big stage — next time as a college graduate. Gardner kept his word. And he has a diploma from the Univ A Positive Tune: Bike accident didn’t deter North Stafford graduate 08/05/2023 11:33am • 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. Karl Rice. (Courtesy Doug Stroud/InsideNova.com) North Stafford High School graduate Karl Rice will always remember his high scho After clash over teaching on gender, psychology class may be available to Florida students 08/04/2023 11:58pm • MIAMI (AP) — The first time the College Board bumped up against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s efforts to inject conservative ideals into education standards, it ultimately revamped the Advanced Placement course for African American studies, watering down curriculum on slavery reparations and the B Shots again fired at site of Parkland school massacre in reenactment after lawmakers visit 08/04/2023 09:46pm • PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — Gunfire erupted again at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Friday as part of a reenactment by ballistics experts of the 2018 massacre that left 14 students and three staff members dead. Two shots were heard by reporters sitting about 200 yards (180 meters) Charles Ogletree, longtime legal and civil rights scholar at Harvard Law School, dies at 70 08/04/2023 08:13pm • CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Charles J. Ogletree Jr., a law professor and civil rights scholar with a distinguished career at Harvard Law School and whose list of clients ranged from Anita Hill to Tupac Shakur, died Friday after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's disease. He was 70. A California native California investigates school district's parental notification policy on children's gender identity 08/04/2023 08:11pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's attorney general said Friday he was investigating whether a local school district infringed on students' civil rights by adopting a policy that requires teachers to notify parents if their child identifies as transgender or wants to use a name or pronoun diff Clothes for kids with disabilities get better, but teens see a lack of fashionable options 08/04/2023 07:29pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Mindy Scheier was working in fashion before her son, Oliver, was born with muscular dystrophy. As he grew, and she watched him struggle to get dressed, her eyes were opened to her industry's limitations for people with disabilities. At 8, Oliver wanted to ditch his daily sweatpants Texas separates migrant families, detaining fathers on trespassing charges in latest border move 08/04/2023 05:42pm • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas state police officers separated migrant families along the border with Mexico by detaining fathers on trespassing charges and turning over mothers and children to federal officials, the state Department of Public Safety said Thursday. The separations mark a shift from p Ex-Florida QB Jalen Kitna provides insight into now-dropped child porn charges 08/04/2023 05:41pm • GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Former Florida quarterback Jalen Kitna is taking steps to clear his name and get another shot at playing football. Kitna, who was arrested last November on felony child pornography charges that were eventually dropped in a plea deal, released a lengthy statement Friday thr Twitch streamer charged with inciting a riot after giveaway draws huge crowds to Union Square in New York City 08/04/2023 05:14pm • (CNN) — Social media influencer Kai Cenat has been charged with inciting a riot and unlawful assembly after thousands-strong crowds gathered in Union Square in New York City for a giveaway, leaving dozens of people arrested and several police officers injured.Cenat, who has over 4 million foll Federal appeals court upholds Connecticut law that eliminated religious vaccination exemption 08/04/2023 04:53pm • A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a 2021 Connecticut law that eliminated the state’s longstanding religious exemption from childhood immunization requirements for schools, colleges and day care facilities. The decision comes about a year and a half after a lower court judge dismissed the la A feud between a patriarch and a militia leader adds to the woes of Iraqi Christians 08/04/2023 04:45pm • IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Iraqi Christians have struggled since the Nineveh plains, their historic homeland of rolling hills dotted with wheat and barley fields, were wrested back from Islamic State extremists six years ago. Although the threat from IS has receded, some towns are still mostly rubble. The Initial public offerings scheduled to debut next week 08/04/2023 04:03pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The following is a list of initial public offerings planned for the coming week. Sources include IPO ETF manager Renaissance Capital, and SEC filings. Week of Aug 7 Sacks Parente Golf - Camarillo, Calif., 3 million shares, priced $4-$5, managed by The Benchmark Company. Proposed Na Va. families file complaint with AG alleging disabled students' rights were violated 08/04/2023 03:38pm • Families of children with disabilities have filed a complaint with the Virginia attorney general's office, calling for an investigation into state education authorities and the Fairfax County School Board for allegedly violating the rights of students with disabilities. In the complaint filed las Haitians express skepticism over Kenya's offer to UN to send police to confront gangs 08/04/2023 01:33pm • PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI (AP) — Haitians are expressing skepticism over an offer by Kenya to lead an international police force aimed at combatting the gang violence that has wracked the Caribbean nation. They say the sexual abuse and a devastating cholera outbreak that have accompanied foreign force