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CT homeschool bill advances in split committee vote, despite vast opposition 03/20/2026 05:58pm • A bill that would for the first time create requirements around homeschooling in Connecticut overcame bipartisan opposition to clear the Education Committee Wednesday. The vote took place one week after a lengthy, and at times emotional, public hearing on House Bill 5468, which drew hundreds of spea Friday's Scores 03/20/2026 05:56pm • BOYS PREP BASKETBALL= OHSAA State Tournament= Division IV= State Championship= Cin. Wyoming 73, Cle. Glenville 48 Division V= Semifinal= Cle. Hts. Lutheran E. 38, Cin. Summit 27 Gahanna Cols. Academy 59, Zanesville W. Muskingum 44 Division VII= Semifinal= Delphos St John's 61, Malvern 32 Kalida 58, Otega Oweh's buzzer-beater saves Kentucky in 89-84 overtime win over Santa Clara in March Madness 03/20/2026 05:55pm • ST. LOUIS (AP) ��� Otega Oweh rescued Kentucky with a buzzer-beater from just inside half court to force overtime, then hit the tiebreaking free throws in the extra period as the seventh-seeded Wildcats beat No. 10 seed Santa Clara 89-84 on Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. In an ele Lawsuit claims negligence in death of former Yankees baseball player's son at Costa Rican resort 03/20/2026 05:55pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) ��� A lawsuit filed Friday blames the owners and others associated with a resort in Costa Rica for the carbon dioxide-related death of former New York Yankees outfielder Brett M. Gardner's teenage son last year. Gardner and other relatives filed a negligence and wrongful death clai Gruda and Baumgartner score two each as Leipzig hammers Hoffenheim 03/20/2026 05:50pm • LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) ��� Brajan Gruda and Christoph Baumgartner both scored twice in a first-half blitz as Leipzig overran Hoffenheim 5-0 on Friday and seized the momentum in a ding-dong battle for a spot in next season's Champions League. The Bundesliga top four qualify for the Champions League an Iowa back in a familiar spot ��� at home for the NCAA women's March Madness 03/20/2026 05:49pm • IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) ��� Jan Jensen has Iowa back in familiar postseason territory in her second season as head coach ��� a No. 2 seed and a first-weekend host of the NCAA Tournament. The Hawkeyes, with a team Jensen has often described as ���more younger than older,��� went 26-6 this season, tying Falcons get safety Sydney Brown from Eagles for draft-pick swap, AP sources say 03/20/2026 05:45pm • The Falcons and Eagles have agreed on a trade that sends safety Sydney Brown to Atlanta for draft picks, two people with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press. Both people spoke on condition of anonymity Friday because the trade hasn���t been announced. The Eagles will receive picks in the High oil prices knock down stocks and erase Wall Street's hopes for a cut to interest rates 03/20/2026 05:45pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Another climb for oil prices shook stock markets on Friday, as hopes collapsed for a possible cut to interest rates this year by the Federal Reserve. The S&P 500 fell 1.5% to close its fourth straight losing week, its longest such streak in a year. The Dow Jones Industrial Aver Are gas prices prompting DC-area drivers to spend less time on the road? 03/20/2026 05:45pm • As gas prices rapidly rise across the D.C. region and country, some drivers are changing their plans, opting to take public transportation and avoid nonessential long drives. According to AAA, average gas prices in D.C. this week hit the $4 threshold for the first time since August 2022. Prices h Washington beats South Dakota State 72-54 for 1st women's NCAA Tournament win since 2017 03/20/2026 05:34pm • FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) ��� Avery Howell had 30 points and nine rebounds to lead Washington to its first women's NCAA Tournament victory since 2017, beating South Dakota State 72-54 on Friday. South Dakota State jumped out to a 13-3 lead in the first five minutes, but the game was tied at 15 when How Rookie right-hander Andrew Painter makes Phillies' opening day roster as No. 5 starter 03/20/2026 05:34pm • CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) ��� Rookie right-hander Andrew Painter has made the Philadelphia Phillies' opening-day roster as the No. 5 starter, manager Rob Thomson announced Friday The 6-foot-7 Painter, a first-round pick in the 2021 amateur draft, is among the Phillies' top prospects. Painter, who turns Jury holds Musk liable for misleading investors during Twitter takeover while absolving him of some fraud allegations 03/20/2026 05:30pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ��� Jury holds Musk liable for misleading investors during Twitter takeover while absolving him of some fraud allegations. MLB season preview: Robot umpires, Dodgers try for 3 in row, Rays return to Trop as lockout looms 03/20/2026 05:27pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Baseball is changing at a dizzying speed in 2026 with the arrival of robot umpires, the return home of the Tampa Bay Rays and an alphabet soup of networks televising games in perhaps the last season before a labor shutdown. Much has transpired in the 4 1/2 months since the Los Ange Trump says he is considering 'winding down' Middle East military operation even as US sends more troops to region 03/20/2026 05:26pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Trump says he is considering 'winding down' Middle East military operation even as US sends more troops to region. DC police announces youth curfew zones this weekend 03/20/2026 05:21pm • D.C. police are introducing more youth curfew zones this weekend, this time in four neighborhoods. The curfew zones will be in effect from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. from Friday through Sunday. The latest zone covers The Wharf. The northern border is Interstate 395, the eastern border is South Capitol