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Son of rap exec Big U forges own path with NFL's Chargers 04/29/2023 06:06pm • COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) ��� Daiyan Henley grew up with a well-known father. The spotlight is now shining on him after he was selected in the third round of the NFL draft by his hometown Los Angeles Chargers. Henley, who played linebacker at Washington State, was the 85th overall selection on Friday Jill Biden uses workout to honor military kids' sacrifices 04/29/2023 12:27pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Jill Biden welcomed military families to the White House lawn Saturday for a workout complete with jumping jacks and push-ups to highlight the sacrifices children make when their parents decide to serve. ���Sharing a workout might seem like a small thing," the first lady, who wa Nevada governor's support for ambitious bills is uncertain 04/29/2023 11:18am • CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) ��� At the end of a hearing for a bill that would further expand coverage for gender-affirming medical care, transgender rights advocate Brooke Maylath shifted her focus from the majority-Democratic senators before her to the Republican governor who likely will decide the bill Oklahoma's top education official embraces culture wars 04/29/2023 12:59am • OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) ��� When Oklahoma���s newly elected Republican head of public schools campaigned for the job last fall, he ran on a platform of fighting ���woke ideology��� in public schools, banning certain books from school libraries, empowering parents with school choice and getting rid of ��� GOP split dooms scaled-back Kansas 'school choice' plan 04/29/2023 12:11am • TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) ��� Republican lawmakers in Kansas who say parents need alternatives to public schools couldn't pass even a scaled-back version of the ���school choice��� plans enacted in other states with GOP-controlled Legislatures. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly strongly opposed using state tax do Bills take Florida guard O'Cyrus Torrence 59th in NFL draft 04/29/2023 12:09am • ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) ��� Upon learning he was being drafted by the Buffalo Bills, Florida guard O���Cyrus Torrence immediately grew excited in knowing he was being brought in to protect Josh Allen. ���The first thing that came to my mind was blocking for Josh Allen,��� Torrence said Friday night Panthers give QB Young help, select Mississippi WR Mingo 04/28/2023 11:47pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) ��� The Carolina Panthers gave new quarterback Bryce Young some help on Friday night, selecting Mississippi wide receiver Jonathan Mingo with the 39th overall pick in the NFL draft. The 6-foot-2, 220-pound Mingo caught 112 passes for 1,758 yards with 12 touchdowns during his car Largest powwow draws Indigenous dancers to New Mexico 04/28/2023 11:20pm • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) ��� Tens of thousands of people gathered in New Mexico on Friday for what organizers bill as the largest powwow in North America. The annual Gathering of Nations kicked off with a colorful procession of Native American and Indigenous dancers from around the world moving to th 'Little hero:' Boy stops Michigan school bus with ill driver 04/28/2023 10:12pm • WARREN, Mich. (AP) ��� A boy grabbed the steering wheel on a school bus and hit the brakes, bringing the vehicle to a safe stop on a busy Detroit-area road after the driver had passed out, authorities said. ���Someone call 911. Now!��� seventh-grader Dillon Reeves shouted to dozens of other middle-s A look at who's who in the murder trial of slain kids' mom 04/28/2023 07:48pm • BOISE, Idaho (AP) ��� Prosecutors say the mother charged in a triple murder case took part in a complex conspiracy that included unusual spiritual beliefs and efforts to kill those who stood in the way of her goals. Here, a look at the defendants and some of the witnesses in the trial of Lori Vallow Montana latest to ban gender-affirming care for trans minors 04/28/2023 07:02pm • HELENA, Mont. (AP) ��� Montana became the latest state to ban or restrict gender-affirming medical care for transgender kids Friday when its Republican governor signed legislation that exiled transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr told fellow lawmakers would leave ���blood��� on their hands. Montana is o Fed faults Silicon Valley Bank execs, itself in bank failure 04/28/2023 06:04pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Federal Reserve blamed last month���s collapse of Silicon Valley Bank on poor management, watered-down regulations and lax oversight by its own staffers, and said the industry needs stricter policing on multiple fronts to prevent future bank failures. The Fed was highly criti Colorado governor signs 4 gun control bills after massacre 04/28/2023 05:48pm • DENVER (AP) ��� Colorado���s governor signed four gun control bills Friday, following the lead of other states struggling to confront a nationwide surge in violent crime and mass shootings, despite a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that expanded Second Amendment rights. Before the ink was even dry Tennessee Gov. Lee says session on guns likely after July 4 04/28/2023 05:47pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) ��� Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said Friday that a special lawmaking session dedicated to possible changes to the state's gun laws in the wake of a deadly school shooting last month would likely have to take place after July 4. ���I think the ideal solution is that we find a way to North Dakota's abortion ban bill becomes veto-proof 04/28/2023 05:25pm • North Dakota state senators overwhelmingly passed a bill that would ban abortion at all stages of pregnancy. Narrow exceptions would be granted for rape and incest up to six weeks of pregnancy under the bill passed April 19. Abortions for certain medical emergencies are allowed at any stage of pregn