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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 Judge's decision could force change in Michigan's handling of newborn blood samples 08/04/2023 01:32pm • DETROIT (AP) ��� The state of Michigan must return or destroy dried blood samples from nine newborns or get approval from parents to keep them, according to the latest scathing opinion from a federal judge who found parts of a routine testing program unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Thomas Ludi Falcons cornerback Jeff Okudah carted off practice field with ankle injury 08/04/2023 01:25pm • FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) ��� Atlanta Falcons cornerback Jeff Okudah was carted off the practice field on Friday with a potentially serious right ankle injury, dealing a significant blow to the team's defensive overhaul. Okudah suffered the injury while covering wide receiver Frank Darby during a tra 3 years after Beirut port blast, intrigue foils an investigation and even the death toll is disputed 08/04/2023 01:22pm • BEIRUT (AP) ��� Three years after Beirut���s massive port explosion, attempts to prosecute those responsible are mired in political intrigue, the final death toll remains disputed and many Lebanese have less faith than ever in their disintegrating state institutions. As the country marks the anniver Movie Review: Spoiler alert! Jason Statham jumps even bigger sharks in 'Meg 2.' (Also, dinosaurs) 08/04/2023 11:02am • Before we, ahem, dive into our review of ���Meg 2,��� a few fun facts on the Megalodon, the titular real-life prehistoric shark, according to some unusually detailed production notes from the studio: It weighed up to 50 tons (45 metric tons) and exceeded 60 feet (18 meters) in length. Its vertebrae Fall abortion battle propels huge early voter turnout for an Ohio special election next week 08/04/2023 08:52am • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) ��� A hastily called summer special election over a Republican-pushed measure that would make it harder for Ohio voters to pass future constitutional amendments, including one on the November ballot to guarantee abortion rights, has driven off-the-charts early turnout before Tues TDS: Q2 Earnings Snapshot 08/04/2023 07:33am • CHICAGO (AP) ��� CHICAGO (AP) ��� Telephone & Data Systems Inc. (TDS) on Friday reported a loss of $2 million in its second quarter. The Chicago-based company said it had a loss of 17 cents per share. The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts survey Frontier Communications: Q2 Earnings Snapshot 08/04/2023 07:07am • NORWALK, Conn. (AP) ��� NORWALK, Conn. (AP) ��� Frontier Communications Parent Inc. (FYBR) on Friday reported a loss of $2 million in its second quarter. The Norwalk, Connecticut-based company said it had a loss of 1 cent per share. The telecommunications company posted revenue of $1.45 billion in t 'TMNT: Mutant Mayhem' continues lasting legacy of 'Turtle Power' 08/04/2023 04:14am • "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" have blockbuster competition at the box office this weekend as "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem" hopes to bring families to movie theaters like "The Super Mario Bros. Movie." Directed by Jeff Rowe ("The Mitchells vs. The Machines"), the computer-animated Today in History: Aug. 4, Anne Frank and family arrested 08/04/2023 03:05am • Today in History Today is Friday, Aug. 4, the 216th day of 2023. There are 149 days left in the year. Today���s Highlight in History On Aug. 4, 1944, 15-year-old diarist Anne Frank was arrested with her sister, parents and four others by the Gestapo after hiding for two years inside a building in A baby was found in the rubble of a US raid in Afghanistan. But who exactly was killed and why? 08/04/2023 12:05am • The Afghan villager was afraid the American soldiers might come. And one cool night in fall, as his children lay asleep, helicopters roared overhead. At the first sound of gunshots, he yelled for his wife and 10 children to take cover. His young daughter grabbed her sleeping infant sister off the be College Board advises Florida schools to not offer AP Psychology after state says lessons about gender identity and sexuality would violate state law 08/03/2023 07:41pm • (CNN) ��� The College Board is encouraging school districts in Florida not to offer Advanced Placement Psychology classes after it was informed the state���s education board reportedly told districts the course can no longer be taught in the state if it includes lessons on sexual orientation and gen Pittsburgh synagogue gunman has been sentenced to die in the nation���s deadliest antisemitic attack 08/03/2023 07:09pm • PITTSBURGH (AP) ��� The man who killed 11 congregants at a Pittsburgh synagogue was formally sentenced to death Thursday, one day after a jury determined that capital punishment was appropriate for the perpetrator of the deadliest attack on Jews in U.S. history. U.S. District Judge Robert Colville o Alliant Energy: Q2 Earnings Snapshot 08/03/2023 06:05pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) ��� MADISON, Wis. (AP) ��� Alliant Energy Corp. (LNT) on Thursday reported earnings of $160 million in its second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Madison, Wisconsin-based company said it had profit of 64 cents. The electric and gas utility parent company posted revenue of $912