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Universal raises hourly wage to $17, setting pace for parks 02/15/2023 11:53am • ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Universal Orlando Resort plans to raise its starting minimum wage by $2 to $17 an hour, becoming the wage leader among the big theme parks in central Florida, just as its crosstown rival, Walt Disney World, is in contract talks with service worker unions who are pushing to in Michigan State urges: ‘Run, Hide, Fight’ as gunfire erupts 02/15/2023 11:12am • EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — They broke out windows to escape, barricaded doors and hid under blankets. They silenced their phones — afraid to make even the slightest sound for hours as police searched for a gunman who had already killed three students and critically wounded five others on the Mic Biden's empathy shapes policy, but some voters don't feel it 02/15/2023 10:58am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Sitting aboard Air Force One last year, President Joe Biden was scanning the newspaper and spotted a ghostly photo of a child’s swing set engulfed in raw sewage. He didn't just sigh or shake his head. Upon landing back in Washington, he ordered longtime aide Steve Ricchetti to WTOP March App Madness Sweepstakes 02/15/2023 09:54am • Official Rules   NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.   BY ENTERING THE SWEEPSTAKES, EACH ENTRANT AGREES TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES.   Eligibility: The WTOP March App Madness Sweepstakes (the "Sweepstakes") is Loudoun Co. school spokesman seeks venue change, claims Youngkin, Miyares tainted jury pool 02/15/2023 09:30am • The attorney for Loudoun County Public Schools spokesman Wayde Byard is asking his felony perjury trial be transferred, claiming Virginia's governor and attorney general have infected the entire jury pool, WTOP has learned. The charges against Byard came after a special grand jury report accused Loudoun Co. schools won't release report on response to sexual assaults 02/15/2023 09:21am • After months of back-and-forth, the Loudoun County School Board voted Tuesday night against releasing an internal report investigating how the Virginia school system's handled two student sexual assaults. "What are you covering up?" a man is heard yelling after the vote to release the report fai Slain students were 'incredibly loved,' 'tremendous' leaders 02/15/2023 08:28am • EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — One student was a fraternity chapter president. Another was a science student with fond memories of her days as a high-school athlete — and the third was a frequent volunteer who wanted to become a surgeon. Family and friends mourned the deaths of three Michigan Sta Why is AG Miyares probing multiple Northern Virginia school systems? 02/15/2023 05:01am • Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares has launched three separate investigations into school systems in Northern Virginia during his first year in office. Miyares, a Republican, campaigned on education reform; and so far, he has aimed his office's prosecutorial power at Loudoun and Fairfax S. Korea: Unlikely that Kim's daughter groomed as successor 02/15/2023 02:52am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea on Wednesday said that it’s still premature to determine whether the recently unveiled daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is being groomed as her father’s successor. Speculation about the status of Kim's daughter, reportedly named Kim Ju Ae and ag Ex-daycare director charged with giving children melatonin 02/14/2023 09:27pm • GREENFIELD, Ind. (AP) — A former suburban Indianapolis daycare director is facing multiple charges after being accused of giving melatonin gummies to children without their parents’ consent to get them to sleep. Tonya Rachelle Voris, 52, of Fortville faces 11 counts of neglect of a dependent and Idaho House passes ban on gender-affirming medical care 02/14/2023 08:29pm • BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A bill criminalizing gender-affirming healthcare for minors overwhelmingly passed the Idaho House Thursday, despite warnings from opponents who said it would likely increase suicide rates among teens. The bill, which would subject physicians to felony charges if they provide p Q&A: Teaching Racial Justice in Schools 02/14/2023 07:00pm • Over the past couple years, dozens of states have restricted or sought to restrict the discussion of race in public schools, complicating educators' efforts to broach topics like discrimination and racial justice in their classrooms. Political pushback over an early draft of the new Advanced Placeme Should I Get A Financial Advisor? 02/14/2023 07:00pm • Money affects nearly everything that we do. However, there are certain times in our lives when we tend to think more pragmatically about money. Typically, these are focused around major life events, such as getting married or divorced, having a first child, receiving an inheritance or even winning t How to Roll Over Funds From a 529 College Savings Plan to a Roth IRA 02/14/2023 07:00pm • Some families are concerned about saving too much in a 529 plan and not being able to remove excess funds without incurring a penalty. The SECURE 2.0 Act, which became law in December 2022, changes the 529 plan rules to permit rollovers of some funds from these college savings accounts into a Roth I Vermont advances nonresident medically assisted suicide bill 02/14/2023 06:20pm • MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A bill that would make Vermont the second state in the country to allow terminally ill nonresidents to seek medically assisted suicide was approved by a state legislative committee on Tuesday. The House Human Services Committee unanimously approved removing the residency req