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Victims in Texas mass shielded baby; 9-year-old loved soccer 05/03/2023 09:13pm • CLEVELAND, Texas (AP) — A mass shooting that killed five people, including a 9-year-old boy, at a home in a rural Texas community has left a trail of anguish and sorrow that extends to Honduras and includes two newly orphaned children. A manhunt for the gunman culminated in the arrest of 38-year- Relatives of Americans held abroad seek action from Biden 05/03/2023 08:23pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Relatives of Americans detained abroad gathered outside the White House on Wednesday to urge the Biden administration to do more to bring their loved ones home. They said they wanted more direct access to President Joe Biden to be able to better make their case. The meeting unfol How the gender pay gap affects women's retirement 05/03/2023 08:00pm • Historically, women have earned less than men on average, and this pattern impacts their retirement funds. The median 401(k) account for women is 65% lower than the balance for men, according to recent research from T. Rowe Price. The study found that women and men tend to have the same access to What to Know About Choosing Between Housing on or off Campus 05/03/2023 08:00pm • First-year college students often are expected or required to live in residence halls or dormitories. In subsequent years, it's usually up to those students to decide whether to reside on or off campus. But some schools, like Ohio Wesleyan University and Dickinson College in Pennsylvania, don't prov Suit targets Kentucky ban on gender-affirming care for youth 05/03/2023 07:55pm • LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Several families on Wednesday challenged Kentucky's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youths, claiming the prohibition interferes with parental rights to seek established medical treatment for their children. They are asking that a judge block a portion of a sweep North Carolina House OKs ban on transgender youth surgeries 05/03/2023 07:42pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Transgender youth in North Carolina would have to wait until they turn 18 to receive gender-affirming surgeries under a bill approved Wednesday by the GOP-controlled state House. House lawmakers passed the proposal, which would prohibit doctors from performing surgeries on min Oregon Republicans stay home ahead of abortion, guns votes 05/03/2023 07:37pm • SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Republican state senators in Oregon didn't show up to work on Wednesday, denying the Democrats who control the chamber a quorum and casting doubt on planned votes later this week on legislation pertaining to gun safety, abortion rights and gender-affirming health care. The boyco Illinois lawmakers push back on library book bans 05/03/2023 07:01pm • CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois lawmakers greenlighted a bill Wednesday that says libraries in the state must adopt an anti-book banning policy to receive state funding, in a vote that fissured along party lines. The measure, spearheaded by Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, represents a counter-moveme A look at the mom and 5 teenagers killed in rural Oklahoma 05/03/2023 07:01pm • HENRYETTA, Okla. (AP) — A woman who would go 100% for her children. A teen set to represent her town in a pageant. An aspiring artist who also wanted to be a doctor. Relatives are remembering five teenagers and a mom who were found dead this week on a rural property near Henryetta, Oklahoma. Law e NC high school athletes cleared for NIL deals as of July 1 05/03/2023 06:54pm • CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's association overseeing high school sports has cleared the way for its athletes to reach endorsement deals and profit off their fame. The North Carolina High School Athletic Association's board of directors approved a measure permitting athletes to profit f Scientists warn of AI dangers but don't agree on solutions 05/03/2023 04:52pm • CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Computer scientists who helped build the foundations of today’s artificial intelligence technology are warning of its dangers, but that doesn’t mean they agree on what those dangers are or how to prevent them. Humanity's survival is threatened when "smart things can ou Business Highlights: Federal Reserve, McDonald's 05/03/2023 04:52pm • ___ Fed raises key rate but hints it may pause amid bank turmoil WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve reinforced its fight against high inflation by raising its key interest rate by a quarter-point to the highest level in 16 years. But the Fed also signaled that it may now pause its streak of 10 Iowa Democrats' plan: Hold 1st caucuses, report votes later 05/03/2023 04:18pm • DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Democrats are proposing a novel way to get around their demotion from the leadoff spot on the party’s presidential nominating calendar: They would still put on the first-in-the-nation caucuses but would be open to withholding the results until after other states have Ruth's Hospitality, Kraft Heinz rise; Estee Lauder, AMD fall 05/03/2023 04:07pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: CVS Health Corp., down $2.68 to $70.08. The health care giant cut its 2023 projections after closing a pair of multi-billion dollar deals that push it deeper into providing care. Ruth's Hospitality Group Inc., Knife attack at Berlin school wounds 2 girls; suspect held 05/03/2023 04:01pm • BERLIN (AP) — Berlin police said that two young children were seriously wounded in a knife attack Wednesday at a school in the south of Germany's capital, and a 38-year-old suspect was detained. The girls, ages 7 and 8, were flown to a hospital. One of them had life-threatening injuries, according