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Republicans continue push to restrict teachings on race in South Carolina 05/11/2023 02:26pm • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) ��� South Carolina Republicans are one step closer to restricting how teachers discuss race in K-12 classrooms. As conservatives nationwide push bans on so-called ���critical race theory,��� the state Senate passed a likeminded effort Wednesday in a late night 27-10 vote after Cardinals QB Kyler Murray makes donations to Texas mall shooting victims 05/11/2023 01:58pm • TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) ��� Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray has made two donations to victims of a Texas mall shooting last weekend, including $15,000 to a young boy who lost his entire family. Murray ��� who is from Allen, Texas, where the shooting occurred ��� also donated $10,000 to a genera Russian woman who left note on grave of Putin's parents convicted amid dissent crackdown 05/11/2023 01:36pm • A Russian court gave a two-year suspended sentence Thursday to a St. Petersburg woman who left a note on the grave of President Vladimir Putin's parents that said they had "raised a freak and a killer.��� The court found Irina Tsybaneva, 60, guilty of desecrating burial places motivated by politica Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 05/11/2023 01:15pm • Here���s a look at how AP���s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP���s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov Texas mall victims include several members from two families 05/11/2023 12:15pm • DALLAS (AP) ��� The people killed in a shooting at a mall near Dallas include two elementary school-age sisters, a couple and their 3-year-old son, a young engineer and a security guard. The victims represent a multicultural cross-section of the area's increasingly diverse suburbs. Cox Elementary S Timeline: Extradition of prime suspect in Natalee Holloway disappearance 05/11/2023 11:11am • LIMA, Peru (AP) ��� The prime suspect in the 2005 disappearance of American student Natalee Holloway on a Dutch Caribbean island is now facing extradition to face criminal charges in the United States. Peru's government on Wednesday issued an executive order allowing the temporary extradition of Jor After house set on fire, French mayor resigns amid local battle over hosting asylum-seekers 05/11/2023 10:02am • PARIS (AP) ��� The mayor of a small French town whose home was set on fire amid a bitter battle over bringing in migrants is resigning from his job of overseeing an increasingly divided community. Yannick Morez, a doctor who became mayor of Saint Brevin-les-Pins in 2017, said in a letter to the pre Loudoun Co. school board member renews push for school resource officers at all elementary schools 05/11/2023 09:34am • All public high schools and middle schools in Loudoun County, Virginia, have school resource officers (SROs), who are employed by the county sheriff's office. Now a school board member��is renewing the call for them at all elementary schools too. Tiffany Polifko, a school board member representin Van carrying oxygen tanks explodes in Milan; driver injured 05/11/2023 07:42am • MILAN (AP) ��� A van that was transporting oxygen tanks to a nearby medical facility exploded in the center of the Italian city of Milan on Thursday, forcing the evacuation of a school and residential apartment buildings. The driver suffered minor injuries. Images on Sky TG24 show a plume of dark s Unseen and unheard: Unique Maryland high school aims to help students beat addiction 05/11/2023 04:34am • This article is part of the WTOP series, "Facing Down Fentanyl: Teens Confront Drug Danger." Getting someone with a substance-use disorder into a recovery program is a difficult process, even if that person wants help ��� in part because the list of those programs is a short one. The process Appeals court tosses convictions of 2 parents in 'Varsity Blues' college admissions scandal 05/10/2023 09:30pm • BOSTON (AP) ��� A federal appeals court overturned all fraud convictions Wednesday of two parents who were found guilty of paying bribes to get their kids into elite universities as part of a sprawling college admissions scandal. The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals tossed all convictions against How to Use Your IRA to Buy a House 05/10/2023 08:00pm • If you're shopping for a new home, you may be looking for ways to fund the purchase. Taking out cash from a retirement account such as an IRA might be an option in some cases. However, before you withdraw money from an IRA, you'll want to evaluate the short-term and long-term consequences. Use the f Why Children Need Carbohydrates 05/10/2023 08:00pm • The rise of obesity incidence in the US and globally have given carbohydrates a bad reputation. However, carbohydrates play an important role in your child's growth and development in the right quantity and proportion. A carbohydrate is a macronutrient, one of three major types of food that also inc 12 College Fees That May Surprise You 05/10/2023 08:00pm • When thinking about the total cost of attending college, families may budget for tuition, housing and meal plans. However, there are also added fees to be aware of. Fees required by a school that are charged to every student -- such as to cover the cost of technology and health and wellness -- are t Democrats upset Arizona budget doesn���t limit school voucher expansion 05/10/2023 07:23pm • PHOENIX (AP) ��� A $17 billion budget package that Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs negotiated with leaders of the Republican-controlled Legislature and won approval on Wednesday is drawing criticism from Democrats for failing to put limits on an expansion of a school voucher program that they say is a drai