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Alaska House censures GOP lawmaker over child abuse comments 02/22/2023 08:55pm • JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) ��� An Alaska lawmaker with a history of incendiary remarks was censured by the state House Wednesday after he said it has been argued that cases of fatal child abuse can be a ���cost savings��� because the child won't need related government services. The House voted 35-1 to States look to remove legal protections for gun industry 02/22/2023 07:48pm • DENVER (AP) ��� Mass shootings in America invariably raise questions of fault. The police's delayed response outside an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. A district attorney's failure to prosecute the alleged Club Q shooter a year before five were killed in the LGBTQ nightclub. That finger of b 9 more antisemitic acts reported at Montgomery Co. schools 02/22/2023 07:02pm • Ahead of Presidents Day weekend, Montgomery County schools Superintendent Dr. Monifa McKnight urged the Maryland community to work together to combat a rise in antisemitic acts at schools. Since the letter was sent out, nine more incidents have been reported. ���This is our third day back to s Connecticut poised to pay $12 million to settle neglect case 02/22/2023 07:02pm • HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) ��� Connecticut is poised to pay $12 million to settle a case involving a neglected 14-month-old boy who was placed by the state's child welfare agency in 2015 with a relative who had allegations of abuse. The boy ended up severely malnourished and physically abused. The propose The 17 Best Beach Bags for 2023 02/22/2023 07:00pm • It's officially time for 2023 vacation planning. If your plans include some leisure by the water, you'll want to find the ideal beach bag for your adventure. Whether you're at the beach, by the pool or on a boat, the right bag can carry all of your water essentials. When shopping for a beach bag, gi Scott speaks of 'new American sunrise' as he mulls WH bid 02/22/2023 04:44pm • DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) ��� As Sen. Tim Scott weighs mounting a 2024 presidential candidacy, the Republican was in Iowa on Wednesday delivering a message of ���a new American sunrise,��� articulating a positive vision that sets him apart from some possible rivals who have focused more on railing again Discarded cigarette butt, DNA tests solve 52-year-old murder 02/22/2023 04:05pm • BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) ��� A discarded cigarette found near the body of a 24-year-old Vermont school teacher in her apartment nearly 52 years ago helped lead investigators to an upstairs neighbor who they say strangled her after having a fight with his wife, police said Tuesday. Burlington Police DNA UNESCO chief urges tougher regulation of social media 02/22/2023 01:56pm • PARIS (AP) ��� The United Nations��� educational, scientific and cultural agency chief on Wednesday called for a global dialogue to find ways to regulate social media companies and limit their role in the spreading of misinformation around the world. Audrey Azoulay, the director general of UNESCO, a How Section 230 helped shape speech on the Internet 02/22/2023 10:48am • Twenty-six words tucked into a 1996 law overhauling telecommunications have allowed companies like Facebook, Twitter and Google to grow into the giants they are today. A case the U.S. Supreme Court heard Tuesday, Gonzalez v. Google, challenges this law ��� namely whether tech companies are liable f Rales Foundation bets big on Carnegie Mellon STEM students 02/22/2023 10:30am • Carnegie Mellon University and the Norman and Ruth Rales Foundation, named for a home-building supplies entrepreneur and his wife who built their fortune despite early struggles, hope a $150 million initiative will support a new generation of students trying to achieve that American dream. The found Can college abroad actually save you money? 02/22/2023 10:10am • When Emma Freer was a high school senior in 2011, her impression of American campus culture ��� sororities, football games, broad course requirements ��� didn���t appeal. Her parents had saved enough money to cover her in-state tuition, but, she says, ���I knew I didn���t want to go to Ohio State.�� TJX: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot 02/22/2023 07:51am • FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (AP) ��� FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (AP) ��� The TJX Cos. (TJX) on Wednesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of $1.04 billion. On a per-share basis, the Framingham, Massachusetts-based company said it had net income of 89 cents. The results matched Wall Street expectations. The aver Newport News prosecutor gets case involving 6-year-old who shot Va. teacher 02/22/2023 05:40am • NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) ��� Detectives in the Virginia city where a 6-year-old shot his teacher have finished their criminal investigation and turned it over to the local prosecutor's office for review, the police chief for Newport News said Tuesday. Chief Steve Drew spoke about the case during a Miles Bridges says he could be playing for Hornets by March 02/22/2023 12:54am • EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) ��� Miles Bridges says he may be back in the NBA soon, returning to play for the Charlotte Hornets. ���It's been a long process," Bridges told The Associated Press on Tuesday night at halftime of Michigan State's home game against No. 17 Indiana. ���I might be back in March. Michigan State tops Indiana in 1st home game since shootings 02/22/2023 12:35am • EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) ��� Michigan State coach Tom Izzo gazed into the crowd, tears welling in his eyes, moments before his team played its first home game since a mass shooting on campus killed three students and hospitalized five students. ���It was one of those moments where I just said, `I���