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Infowars host Alex Jones files for personal bankruptcy 12/02/2022 04:43pm • Infowars host Alex Jones filed for personal bankruptcy protection Friday in Texas, citing debts that include nearly $1.5 billion he has been ordered to pay to families who sued him over his conspiracy theories about the Sandy Hook school massacre. Jones filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in My Story: Capital One Hall's Stacy Butler on the power of that comes from being a survivor 12/02/2022 02:52pm • Editor���s note: ���My Story��� is where business executives share their personal and professional backgrounds and journeys that have made them who they are, in their own candid words, from the challenges of confronting stereotypes to the glory in overcoming them. Amid calls for racial justice, we c Ganassi adds another Kiwi in Armstrong to IndyCar lineup 12/02/2022 11:50am • Marcus Armstrong was a Scott Dixon fan his entire life and when he was 8, the aspiring young racer asked his fellow New Zealander to autograph a helmet visor that he hung on his bedroom wall. Next year, Armstrong will be Dixon's teammate. Armstrong on Friday was named the fourth IndyCar driver in th Brother of US man in Russian prison says contact resumed 12/02/2022 11:36am • MOSCOW (AP) ��� The family of Paul Whelan, an American imprisoned in Russia for espionage, said Friday that he has resumed contact after unexpectedly becoming unreachable in November. Along with WNBA star Brittney Griner, Whelan is the focus of efforts by the United States to arrange a prisoner swap Blueprint board adopts multibillion-dollar Md. education plan, sends it to lawmakers 12/02/2022 08:26am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for��Maryland Matters��� free email subscription��today. A $3.8 billion education plan was adopted unanimously Thursday, but there���s still more work ahead for the board that approved it to ensu China fines former NBA star Lin over quarantine comments 12/02/2022 08:11am • BEIJING (AP) ��� Former NBA star Jeremy Lin, who plays for a Chinese team, was fined 10,000 yuan ($1,400) for criticizing quarantine facilities, China���s professional league and a news report said Friday, as the government tries to stop protests against anti-virus controls that are among the world' Hawaii eruption brings tourism boon during slow season 12/02/2022 06:59am • HILO, Hawaii (AP) ��� The spectacle of incandescent lava spewing from Hawaii's Mauna Loa has drawn thousands of visitors and is turning into a tourism boon for this Big Island town near the world���s largest volcano. Some hotels in and around Hilo are becoming fully booked in what is normally a slow Teens' brains aged faster during the first year of the pandemic, study says, and stress may be to blame 12/02/2022 06:22am • The brains of US teens have physically changed during the Covid-19 pandemic, aging faster than normal, a new study says. The young study participants also reported more severe symptoms of anxiety, depression and what scientists call internalized problems -- meaning feelings of sadness, low self-e 'Historic moment:' Fairfax Co. parents, students detail school experiences during listening session at mosque 12/02/2022 04:44am • Welcome to the School Zone, WTOP���s weekly feature about the latest topics and trends in education across the D.C. region. WTOP���s Scott Gelman takes a closer look at the issues and how they affect your kids. If you have story ideas or suggestions, email Scott at sgelman@wtop.com. What it Royals tour US green tech incubator, meet at-risk youth 12/01/2022 08:57pm • BOSTON (AP) ��� The Prince and Princess of Wales on Thursday heard about solar-powered autonomous boats and low-carbon cement at a green technology startup incubator in suburban Boston before learning how a nonprofit gives young people the tools to stay out jail and away from violence. William and K Fired San Antonio cop is indicted for shooting teen in car 12/01/2022 07:54pm • SAN ANTONIO (AP) ��� A former San Antonio police officer who shot and wounded a 17-year-old as the teen put his car in reverse while eating a hamburger has been indicted by a grand jury on two counts of aggravated assault by a public servant and one count of attempted murder, prosecutors said Thursd Where Is Kindergarten Mandatory? 12/01/2022 07:00pm • The value of kindergarten goes well beyond learning early academic skills. Kids also develop cognitive, physical, and social and emotional skills, such as problem-solving, sharing and making friends. "I see that social aspect of children being with other children and learning all of the skills that Federal Student Loan Forgiveness: Your Questions Answered 12/01/2022 07:00pm • The Biden Administration announced Aug. 24 a plan to cancel up to $20,000 in federal student loan debt, which would affect many of the nearly 43 million Americans who borrowed to attend college. The plan has since come under several legal challenges, causing the U.S. Department of Education to stop Florida QB Kitna leaves jail as child porn details emerge 12/01/2022 05:58pm • GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) ��� Florida backup quarterback Jalen Kitna was released from jail on $80,000 bond on Thursday, a day after he was arrested on five child pornography charges that police said included images of a man having sex with a young girl. Judge Meshon Rawls set the bond and as condition Vermont settles religious schools tuition lawsuits 12/01/2022 05:04pm • The Vermont Agency of Education and several school districts will pay tuition costs and legal fees to five families to settle lawsuits challenging the state���s practice of not paying for students to attend religious schools if their towns do not have a public school. In court filings late Wednesda