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Not just Trump's VP: Pence touts time as governor, US Rep 03/31/2023 11:15am • CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) ��� Mike Pence is best known as Donald Trump���s vice president, someone who, apart from one dramatic rejection of his boss ���s effort to overturn their 2020 election defeat, served as a steadfastly loyal, mostly uncontroversial No. 2 during his four years in the White House How a little-known agency holds power over TikTok's future 03/31/2023 10:38am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Under pressure from the U.S. government, TikTok is now facing the music with the possibility of a nationwide ban if it defies a government order to sell to an American company ��� unless the popular social media app can convince a high-powered panel that its data security restruc Japan unveils proposal to promote marriage, raise birthrate 03/31/2023 09:04am • TOKYO (AP) ��� A Japanese Cabinet minister in charge of tackling the country's declining birthrate unveiled a draft proposal Friday aimed at reversing the downtrend, including increased subsidies for childrearing and education and a salary increase for younger workers to incentivize marrying and hav Palm weaving workshops join faith, culture for Palm Sunday 03/31/2023 08:43am • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ��� As new volunteers kept streaming into the Church of the Incarnation, Reynaldo Hidalgo prepped fresh palm fronds for them to weave into elaborate designs that will be blessed at services on Palm Sunday, the start of Christianity���s holiest week. ���It���s to give welcome to the Player of the Week: Edmund Burke School's Margaret Hutt 03/31/2023 08:31am • This week���s WTOP Player of the Week is senior Margaret Hutt of Edmund Burke School in Washington, D.C. (Courtesy Margaret Hutt) Each week, WTOP picks one student athlete to be featured on-air and online as our Player of the Week. This week���s WTOP Player of the Week is senior Margaret Hutt of Lawyer for Reeva Steenkamp's parents says they will oppose parole for Oscar Pistorius 03/31/2023 03:56am • PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) ��� Lawyer for Reeva Steenkamp's parents says they will oppose parole for Oscar Pistorius. Shohei Ohtani strikes out 10 in Angels' opening loss to A's 03/31/2023 02:05am • OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) ��� Shohei Ohtani's Pitchcom machine failed him for a stretch in the first inning, so he had to improvise with a rookie catcher. ���It was tough because you want to go a different pitch, but you don't have enough fingers,��� O'Hoppe said in reference to Ohtani's extensive reper Bill to criminalize help for Idaho minors��� abortions passes 03/30/2023 11:16pm • BOISE, Idaho (AP) ��� A bill that would criminalize helping minors obtain an abortion without parental consent won final passage in Idaho's legislature on Thursday and is headed to the desk of Republican Gov. Brad Little. The measure would be the first of its kind in the U.S. It seeks to restrict Longtime LA politician guilty on federal corruption charges 03/30/2023 10:11pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� A longtime Los Angeles politician was convicted Thursday on federal corruption charges in a scheme in which prosecutors said he promised to help steer a multimillion-dollar government contract to the University of Southern California if his son got a scholarship and a teaching j How Undocumented Students Can Get College Financial Aid 03/30/2023 08:00pm • Undocumented youth often face roadblocks when it comes to paying for college due to their ineligibility for federal financial aid, such as Pell Grants or student loans. This group includes students who were brought to the U.S. as children and are often referred to as "Dreamers" due to proposed feder 10 Best College Towns for Retirement 03/30/2023 08:00pm • If you're looking for a vibrant community and a calendar full of activities, you might consider a college town for retirement. You'll enjoy an array of entertainment, great social activities, and plenty of cultural and sporting events, along with other perks. "Some universities and colleges offer re Volpe kisses pinstripes in Yanks debut, 5-0 win over Giants 03/30/2023 07:15pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Anthony Volpe heard the Bleacher Creatures chant his name during his first Roll Call, and the 21-year-old New York Yankees shortstop turned toward the right field seats, raised his glove hand in tribute and with his right hand lifted the interlocking ���NY��� crest of his jersey to Idaho lawmakers pass bill that would criminalize helping minors get abortions without parental consent 03/30/2023 06:32pm • BOISE, Idaho (AP) ��� Idaho lawmakers pass bill that would criminalize helping minors get abortions without parental consent. North Dakota governor vetoes transgender pronouns bill 03/30/2023 06:21pm • North Dakota's Republican governor vetoed a bill that would generally prohibit public schools teachers and staff from referring to transgender students by pronouns other than those reflecting the sex assigned to them at birth. The state Senate voted 37-9 to override the veto Thursday afternoon, jus Nashville shooting timeline: What we know so far 03/30/2023 05:57pm • Monday���s shooting at a private Christian school in Nashville unfolded over approximately 15 minutes as a shooter opened fire inside, killing six people, before police arrived and fatally shot the suspect. Three children and three adults were killed in the shooting at The Covenant School. Ever si