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Teen charged in shooting death of schoolmate outside Pittsburgh school 05/24/2023 07:24pm • PITTSBURGH (AP) ��� A 15-year-old student was charged with homicide in the fatal shooting of his 15-year-old schoolmate just outside a school in Pittsburgh shortly before classes were due to start Wednesday morning, police said. Officers found Derrick Harris just before 7:30 a.m. with gunshot wound Republican-controlled committee rejects Louisiana bill to ban gender-affirming care for minors 05/24/2023 06:56pm • BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) ��� Bucking the trend of other reliably red states adopting restrictions on young transgender people, a Republican-controlled Louisiana legislative committee voted Wednesday to a kill a bill that would have banned gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors. Proponent Minnesota governor signs ���One Minnesota Budget��� as Democrats celebrate their top goals becoming law 05/24/2023 05:52pm • ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) ��� As hundreds of people cheered on the lawn around him, Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz signed a document to symbolize the passage of his $72 billion ���One Minnesota Budget��� at a celebratory ceremony on the front steps of the State Capitol Wednesday morning. Earlier tha Trans girl who missed graduation over clothing code: `We deserve rights as humans' 05/24/2023 05:23pm • JACKSON, Miss. (AP) ��� A transgender Mississippi girl who skipped graduation because school officials told her to follow the boys dress code says she celebrated the conclusion of high school with a tropical-themed party at home with family members who embrace her full identity. The 17-year-old girl What to know about Ron DeSantis, the Florida governor running for president 05/24/2023 05:22pm • After months of anticipation, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis formally entered the Republican presidential primary contest on Wednesday. As of now, he is considered former President Donald Trump's strongest GOP rival in the crowded 2024 contest, but many voters are only starting to get to know the 44-yea Woman who fled US to keep child custody more than a decade ago says her lawyer encouraged flight 05/24/2023 05:19pm • A Virginia woman who left the United States for more than a decade with her child to avoid sharing custody of her daughter with her former partner says her lawyer suggested she flee. In a document filed May 19 in federal court in Vermont as part of a long-running civil case, Lisa Miller outlined Movie review: Julia Louis-Dreyfus reteams with Nicole Holofcener in 'You Hurt My Feelings' 05/24/2023 04:53pm • If I didn���t like Nicole Holofcener���s latest film, would I tell her? OK, sure, it wouldn���t be so odd for a critic to give an unvarnished opinion. But what about a sibling? Or a spouse? If they didn���t care for Holofcener���s movie, what���s more important: Being honest or making a loved one fe Fuzzy falcon chicks who nest at Michigan State football stadium get tracking bands 05/24/2023 03:49pm • EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) ��� Newly fitted with tracking bands, four peregrine falcon chicks named Pickles, Muhammad, Egbert and Swooper have a nest in one of the best seats ��� make that perches ��� at Michigan State University's football stadium. Scientists and college students on Wednesday carefu Family of Georgia woman who died after falling from moving patrol car files wrongful death lawsuit 05/24/2023 02:47pm • DECATUR, Ga. (AP) ��� The family of a Georgia woman who died last year after she fell from a moving patrol car has filed a civil rights lawsuit, saying sheriff's deputies improperly arrested her and ultimately caused her death, attorneys announced Wednesday. The deputies who put Brianna Grier in the Convicted murderer and ex-attorney Alex Murdaugh facing federal charges of fraud, theft 05/24/2023 01:48pm • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) ��� Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh is facing federal charges for the first time after being indicted on 22 financial fraud charges over allegations that the disgraced former attorney schemed to steal settlement money from clients. The indictments unsealed Wednesday don't appear Adnan Syed's lawyer appeals to Maryland Supreme Court 05/24/2023 01:31pm • Adnan Syed's lawyer asked Maryland's highest court on Wednesday to overturn a lower court's ruling that reinstated his murder conviction from more than two decades ago ��� after he was freed last year in a legal case that gained international attention from the hit podcast ���Serial.��� Syed���s Travel around the world in LEGOs at National Building Museum exhibit 'Brick City' 05/24/2023 01:19pm • The National Building Museum often showcases the grand designs of real-world architects and engineers, but every once in a while, it's important to examine the fundamental building blocks of our childhood imagination. This Saturday, the D.C. museum launches an exciting two-year LEGO exhibit f Man shooting air rifle near Utah day care is person of interest for wounding toddler 05/24/2023 12:46pm • SPANISH FORK, Utah (AP) ��� A man shooting birds in suburban Utah with a .22-caliber air rifle is a person of interest for wounding a toddler in the head outside a day care center this week, authorities said Wednesday. The child is recovering in a Salt Lake City hospital. The man is cooperating wit Target becomes latest company to suffer backlash for LGBTQ+ support, pulls some Pride month clothing 05/24/2023 12:20pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Target is removing some items from its stores and making other changes to its LGBTQ+ merchandise nationwide ahead of Pride month after intense backlash from some customers who confronted workers and tipped over displays. ���Since introducing this year���s collection, we���ve experi Black children are more likely to have asthma. A lot comes down to where they live 05/24/2023 12:07pm • HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) ��� Amid the balloons, cake and games at his best friend���s birthday party on a farm, 5-year-old Carter Manson clutched his small chest. ���He just kept saying ���I can���t breathe, I can���t breathe,��������� his mother, Catherine, recalled tearfully. ���I picked him up and to