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Children of reality TV's Chrisleys hope court hearing is step toward bringing convicted parents home 04/19/2024 11:15am • ATLANTA (AP) ��� Lawyers for reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, who are in prison after being convicted on federal charges of bank fraud and tax evasion, on Friday challenged aspects of their convictions and sentences in a federal appeals court. The Chrisleys rose to fame with their show ���C AP Was There: Shock, then terror as Columbine attack unfolds 04/19/2024 10:32am • LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) ��� EDITOR���S NOTE ��� On April 20, 1999, two teenage boys dressed in black trench coats went on a killing rampage at Columbine High School in suburban Denver. They shot and killed 12 classmates and a teacher and wounded two dozen others before taking their own lives. Twenty-f Today in History: April 19, 80 killed in Waco Siege, 168 killed in Oklahoma City bombing 04/19/2024 12:00am • Today is Friday, April 19, the 110th day of 2024. There are 256 days left in the year. Today���s Highlight in History: On April 19, 1993, the 51-day siege at the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas, ended as fire destroyed the structure after federal agents began smashing their way in; about Nevada Supreme Court rulings hand setbacks to gun-right defenders and anti-abortion activists 04/18/2024 08:54pm • RENO, Nev. (AP) ��� Nevada's Supreme Court upheld a state ban on ghost guns Thursday, overturning a lower court's ruling that sided with a gun manufacturer's argument that the 2021 law regulating firearm components with no serial numbers was too broad and unconstitutionally vague. Separately the cou 'Why is nothing being done?': Concerns grow about drug use, fighting in Montgomery Co. school bathrooms 04/18/2024 08:25pm • For many students in Montgomery County public schools, the bathrooms remain a no-go zone due to drug use and fighting. That's according to testimony at the most recent Board of Education meeting on April 11. During the public comment segment of the meeting, David Gebler, an English teacher at 5 Best Tech ETFs to Buy in 2024 04/18/2024 08:00pm • The technology sector is off to a strong start in 2024 with the Nasdaq-100 Technology Sector Index up nearly 10% year to date. This is hardly a surprise with the rise of artificial intelligence and increasing global dependence on technology. Technology has been a resilient sector and is likely to al 4 tips to make buying a home together easier 04/18/2024 08:00pm • According to a recent report by real estate company Opendoor, 77% of first-time homebuyers are buying their homes with someone else. That might be a spouse or partner (61%), their parents (16%), a friend (11%) or even a sibling (7%). Buying a house these days can be hard, if not impossible, on yo How to Win a Bidding War on a House 04/18/2024 08:00pm • If you've been waiting for the housing market to cool off before buying, you may be waiting for a long time. Home sales, which took off during the COVID-19 pandemic, have barely slowed in the years since. Existing home sales rose 9.5% from January to February 2024, according to the National Associat Is the 60/30/10 Budget Rule Replacing the 50/30/20? Experts Hope Not 04/18/2024 08:00pm • The 60/30/10 budgeting method has been gaining popularity lately, but is it a wise approach? Jenny Groberg, the founder and CEO of BookSmarts Accounting and Bookkeeping, said in an email that she finds the trend concerning. While it may help you today, it could put your future at risk. Here's a clos Pennsylvania school district cancels actor's speech over his activism and 'lifestyle' 04/18/2024 07:40pm • MECHANICSBURG, Pa. (AP) ��� A Pennsylvania school district has canceled an upcoming appearance by actor and children's book author Maulik Pancholy after district leaders cited concerns about what they described as his activism and ���lifestyle.��� Pancholy, who is gay, was scheduled to speak agains Google fires 28 workers in aftermath of protests over big tech deal with Israeli government 04/18/2024 07:18pm • Google has fired 28 employees in the aftermath of protests over technology that the internet company is supplying the Israeli government amid the Gaza war, further escalating tensions surrounding a hot-button deal. The firings confirmed by Google late Wednesday came a day after nine employees were a Man granted parole for his role in the 2001 stabbing deaths of 2 Dartmouth College professors 04/18/2024 07:04pm • CONCORD, N.H. (AP) ��� A man who has served more than half of his life in prison for his role in the 2001 stabbing deaths of two married Dartmouth College professors as part of a plan to rob and kill people before fleeing overseas was granted parole Thursday. James Parker was 16 when he was part of Civilian interrogator defends work at Abu Ghraib, tells jury he was promoted 04/18/2024 05:00pm • ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) ��� A civilian interrogator who worked 20 years ago at the infamous Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq denied abusing detainees Thursday, and told jurors he was actually promoted for doing a good job. Steven Stefanowicz, who worked for military contractor CACI when he was assigned to Abu Meta's newest AI model beats some peers. But its amped-up AI agents are confusing Facebook users 04/18/2024 04:41pm • CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) ��� Facebook parent Meta Platforms unveiled a new set of artificial intelligence systems Thursday that are powering what CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls ���the most intelligent AI assistant that you can freely use.��� But as Zuckerberg's crew of amped-up Meta AI agents started ventur Latino families report need for more trusted information on substance use prevention 04/18/2024 04:25pm • New research based on interviews with focus groups of Latino families in Montgomery County, Maryland, shows young people ��� and their parents and guardians ��� say they need more information on preventing substance use and on dealing with the issue in their communities. The report was co-authore