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McClellan wins special election for Virginia���s 4th District 02/21/2023 09:52pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) ��� Virginia voters on Tuesday elected Democrat Jennifer McClellan, a veteran state legislator from Richmond, to fill an open seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, where she will make history as the first Black woman to represent the state in Congress. ���We will make this c Magnet vs. Charter Schools: Differences Explained 02/21/2023 07:00pm • Charter and magnet schools are well represented in the top tier of the U.S. News Best High Schools rankings: In 2022, 36% of the top 50 high schools were magnets and 14% were charters. And there are thousands of charter and magnet elementary and middle schools, as well. Both models -- when compared Mississippi governor vows to sign limit on transgender care 02/21/2023 06:37pm • JACKSON, Miss. (AP) ��� Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves confirmed Tuesday that he plans to sign a bill to ban gender-affirming care in the state for anyone younger than 18 ��� part of a broad effort in conservative states to restrict transgender athletes, gender-affirming care and drag shows. House Bil Lindy La Rocque leads homegrown UNLV to new heights 02/21/2023 05:48pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) ��� UNLV women's basketball coach Lindy La Rocque might be the exception as the coach who stays and tries to build a program at a mid-major even if Power Five athletic directors try to lure her away with offers of more money and greater access to the NCAA Tournament. Las Vegas is La R Abortion rights groups submit 2023 ballot measure in Ohio 02/21/2023 05:07pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) ��� Two groups advocating for abortion rights submitted fall ballot language Tuesday for a constitutional amendment guaranteeing Ohioans' access to abortion, an effort that opponents have vowed to fight. The measure delivered to Republican Attorney General Dave Yost's office call Instant noodles cause about one-third of childhood burns, study finds 02/21/2023 04:29pm • It's a recipe for disaster having children prepare instant noodles without adult supervision, according to a study from the University of Chicago. Researchers looked at data from nearly 800 pediatric patients admitted to the hospital with scald injuries between 2010 and 2020, and found that about West Virginia passes campus carry, bill heads to governor 02/21/2023 03:32pm • CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) ��� A bill that would allow people with concealed carry permits to bring firearms on West Virginia public college and university campuses is heading to the desk of Republican Gov. Jim Justice after passing the final hurdle in the GOP-dominated Legislature. The state House of Through activism, Maryland���s homeless youth are driving search for solutions 02/21/2023 12:09pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters��� free email subscription today. Young people are emerging as advocates in the crisis of youth homelessness in Maryland. In Prince George���s, Baltimore, Frederick and Ho Student accused of threat at school where boy shot teacher 02/21/2023 10:34am • NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) ��� A fifth-grade student at the same Virginia elementary school where a first-grader shot his teacher last month told classmates in a text message that he would ���pop some bullets��� and tell someone to shoot up the class, a school official wrote in an email to parents. K New this week: 'Outer Banks,' Adam Lambert, 'Snowfall' 02/21/2023 09:24am • Here���s a collection curated by The Associated Press��� entertainment journalists of what���s arriving on TV, streaming services and music and video game platforms this week. MOVIES ��� Adult dramas have generally been having a hard time in theaters in recent months, but one notable exception has b PSEG: Q4 Earnings Snapshot 02/21/2023 07:56am • NEWARK, N.J. (AP) ��� NEWARK, N.J. (AP) ��� Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. (PEG) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $788 million. On a per-share basis, the Newark, New Jersey-based company said it had net income of $1.58. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were 64 cents pe Border, Bidens, COVID: House GOP casts wide net in probes 02/21/2023 06:33am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The security at the U.S. border with Mexico. The origins of COVID-19. The treatment of parents who protest ���woke��� school board policies. These are among the far-reaching and politically charged investigations House Republicans are launching, along with probes of President Jo PHOTOS: Old Town Alexandria Presidents' Day parade 02/21/2023 04:45am • In Virginia, crowds gathered along the streets of Old Town Alexandria to participate in an annual tradition on Presidents’ Day, the George Washington Birthday Parade. “It’s really exciting. This is the first time we’ve actually been (to the parade),” said Andrew Scott o Brink, Jones power No. 3 Stanford women past No. 17 UCLA 02/21/2023 12:28am • STANFORD, Calif. (AP) ��� Tara VanDerveer asked the crowd to give a standing ovation to her four Stanford seniors, and hundreds of fans who stuck around well past the final buzzer for a postgame ceremony jumped to their feet. VanDerveer thanked the players' parents while making something perfectly c Today in History: FEB 21, Malcom X assassinated in New York 02/21/2023 12:00am • Today in History Today is Tuesday, Feb. 21, the 52nd day of 2023. There are 313 days left in the year. Today���s Highlight in History: On Feb. 21, 1975, former Attorney General John N. Mitchell and former White House aides H.R. Haldeman and John D. Ehrlichman were sentenced to 2 1/2 to 8 years in