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Fairfax Co. school system hits back at AG Miyares' claims that college prep program discriminates 03/09/2023 10:15pm • Virginia���s Attorney General Jason Miyares is accusing the Fairfax County Public Schools of "racially discriminating against children,��� after he said Cooper Middle School sent out a letter to parents offering a college prep program for students of certain racial or ethnic groups. In a ���notic Takeaways from Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's CNN town hall on public education 03/09/2023 10:09pm • When Republicans were down in 2021, after losing control of the White House and the Senate, Glenn Youngkin gave them hope with his victory in the Virginia governor's race.The question now for GOP voters is whether they see Youngkin as a rising star -- and potential presidential nominee -- or as an a Child marriage ban bill resurrected in West Virginia Senate 03/09/2023 09:23pm • CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) ��� A bill to prohibit minors from getting married in West Virginia was resurrected in the state Senate on Thursday, a day after its defeat in a committee. The about-face didn't necessarily give the bill a clear path to passage. Several senators gave impassioned speeches after Trump invited to testify before NY grand jury, lawyer says 03/09/2023 09:11pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Former President Donald Trump has been invited to testify before a New York grand jury that has been investigating hush money payments made on his behalf during his 2016 presidential campaign, according to one of his lawyers. Trump attorney Joseph Tacopina confirmed Thursday that t National Rugby League player racially abused during match 03/09/2023 08:21pm • SYDNEY (AP) ��� The National Rugby League said Friday it is investigating the racial abuse of star South Sydney fullback Latrell Mitchell during a game on Thursday. Mitchell, who is of Indigenous descent, was verbally abused by a teenage fan wearing a Sydney Roosters jersey. The fan left at halft DC does away with 'Hunger Games' style summer camp sign-up, moves to lottery system 03/09/2023 07:31pm • On top of taxes and preparing spring break plans, parents know it's also the time of year to start signing their kids up for summer camp. And in D.C., high demand is prompting the city to change to a lottery system. Mayor Muriel Bowser made the announcement Thursday that the District would shift 10 Baby Products You Should Never Buy 03/09/2023 07:00pm • There are countless decisions new parents must make, and choosing safe products for your newborn is definitely among the most important. From formula to play things, baby products are frequently flagged for recalls. "Product recalls are complex and can have serious consequences if mismanaged," Ashit Should You Hire a Tax Professional This Year? 03/09/2023 07:00pm • Tax season has started in earnest, and you might be wondering if you should tackle filing yourself or hire a tax preparer to do it for you. Tax professionals can be a big help, taking the stress out of doing your taxes, especially if you're self-employed, have had a major life event like marriage or Burnout at Work: How to Spot It and Take Action 03/09/2023 07:00pm • Coined in the 1970s by the American psychologist Herbert Freudenberger, the term "burnout" has become part of our everyday vocabulary as many struggle to maintain a work-life balance in the ever-changing professional world. Burnout is more than just feeling stressed -- it can leave you too frazzled Considering Medical School Abroad? Here's What to Know 03/09/2023 07:00pm • Given the extraordinary selectivity of many American medical schools, some aspiring doctors in the U.S. turn to international programs to earn their degrees. Many med schools outside the U.S. are willing to consider applicants with lower GPAs and MCAT scores than those typically necessary for accept Judge says ex-chair Juanita Miller did not commit misconduct, should stay on Prince George's Co. school board 03/09/2023 06:59pm • An administrative law judge in Maryland has cleared former Prince George's County Board of Education chair Juanita Miller of misconduct charges, and said she should be able to stay on the board. In an opinion issued March 6, Judge Richard O'Connor found that Miller did not commit any of the offen Mexican president to US: Fentanyl is your problem 03/09/2023 06:33pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) ��� Mexico���s president said Thursday that his country does not produce or consume fentanyl, despite enormous evidence to the contrary. President Andr��s Manuel L��pez Obrador appeared to depict the synthetic opioid epidemic largely as a U.S. problem, and said the United States sh Anxiety, fear fill West Virginia transgender-health clinic 03/09/2023 05:00pm • MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) ��� The tiny clinic where physicians prescribe hormones and other medications to transgender teenagers shares the same campus where West Virginia kids travel to receive treatments for rare cancer, heart surgery and other health care difficult to get anywhere else. In a rural s Judge uses a slavery law to rule frozen embryos are property 03/09/2023 04:59pm • FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) ��� Frozen human embryos can legally be considered property, or ���chattel,��� a Virginia judge has ruled, basing his decision in part on a 19th century law governing the treatment of slaves. The preliminary opinion by Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Richard Gardiner ��� delive Corporate borrowers squeezed by rising rates 03/09/2023 04:32pm • Companies that piled on debt throughout the pandemic and the economic recovery could be in for a tough road ahead as the bills come due. Corporate borrowers will have to pay more of that debt back as refinancing grows more difficult with rising interest rates. The persistent squeeze from inflation i