Sep 01 Football coach who won lawsuit against public school for on-field prayers returns to gridiron By Ed Komenda, Associated Press Years after assistant coach Joe Kennedy left a Washington state high school football team over objections to his post-game praying on the field, he has returned to the gridiron thanks to a Supreme Court decision. Continue reading
Sep 01 Texas law requiring age verification to view pornographic websites will not go into effect, federal judge says By Ken Miller, Associated Press U.S. District Judge David Ezra on Thursday agreed with claims that the bill signed into law by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in June violates free speech rights and is overbroad and vague. Continue reading
Sep 01 Reform has been slow across the US after outrage over Taylor Swift ticket prices By Adam Beam, Associated Press The outrage prompted Congressional hearings and bills in state legislatures to better protect consumers. A proposal in Congress has failed so far to advance in the U.S. Senate. Continue reading
Sep 01 Unsolicited land offers under investigation as Hawaii tries to keep Lahaina in local hands By Audrey McAvoy, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Associated Press Gov. Josh Green prohibited such offers by signing an emergency proclamation on Aug. 19 aimed at preventing land in the historic coastal community from flowing into the hands of outside buyers. Continue reading
Sep 01 Authorities release bodycam video showing the fatal police shooting of Black woman Ta’Kiya Young By Samantha Hendrickson, Associated Press/Report For America The lawyer for Young’s family said Friday the family has seen the video. The footage shows Young slowly accelerating toward the officer in her path as he yells for her to stop before firing the single bullet that ended her… Continue reading
Sep 01 Economy adds 187,000 jobs in August despite Federal Reserve’s high interest rates By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The nation's employers added a healthy 187,000 jobs in August in a sign of a still-resilient labor market despite the high interest rates the Federal Reserve has imposed. Continue reading
Sep 01 Hurricane Idalia stopped intensifying and turned from Tallahassee hours before landfall By Jeff Martin, Isabella O'Malley, Associated Press A last-minute turn spared the state’s capital city of Tallahassee from far more serious devastation. Continue reading
Aug 31 Judge blocks Arkansas law requiring parental approval for minors to create social media accounts By Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Timothy L. Brooks on Thursday granted a preliminary injunction requested by NetChoice, a tech industry trade group whose members include X, formerly known as Twitter, and Facebook parent Meta. Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch 8:01 Residents in Florida’s Big Bend region begin recovery after Hurricane Idalia By William Brangham, Layla Quran, Mary Fecteau, Sam Lane Tropical Storm Idalia is heading back out to sea, but in its wake, Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas are busy cleaning up. As a Category 3 hurricane, Idalia caused major damage in Florida's Big Bend region, but overall there was… Continue watching
Aug 31 Watch 4:29 News Wrap: McConnell cleared to continue working a day after news conference freeze up In our news wrap Thursday, Sen. Mitch McConnell got the green light to continue working a day after he froze up during a news conference, the White House asked Congress to pass a stopgap funding bill and prevent a partial… Continue watching