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In this image provided Malia Pila, Nex Benedict poses outside the family's home in Owasso, Okla., in December 2023. Police in Oklahoma are investigating the death of Benedict, a 16-year-old student who died a day after an altercation in a high school bathroom that may have been prompted by bullying over gender identity. Neither police nor school officials have said what led to the fight. But the family of Benedict says there had been harassment because the teen was nonbinary. (Sue Benedict via AP)
How the death of a nonbinary Oklahoma teenager has renewed scrutiny on anti-trans policies
The death of a 16-year-old nonbinary high school student in Oklahoma whose family says was bullied has renewed scrutiny of anti-trans polices and political rhetoric over gender identity. Nex Benedict … more
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FILE - Former Colorado police Officer Randy Roedema speaks on his behalf during sentencing at the Adams County Court, Friday, Jan. 5, 2024, in Brighton, Colo. Roedema is appealing his conviction by a jury for his role in the death of Eljiah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who died after being stopped by police in a Denver suburb in 2019. (ABC News One via AP, Pool, File)
Former Colorado police officer appeals conviction in Black man Elijah McClain's death
A former Colorado police officer is appealing his conviction by a jury for his role in the death of Eljiah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who died after being stopped by police in a Denver suburb … more
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FILE - A sign for the University of Georgia is seen, May 28, 2004, in Athens, Ga. A woman was found dead Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, on the campus of the University of Georgia after a friend told police she had not returned from a morning run, the university said. (AP Photo/Allen Sullivan, File)
University of Georgia cancels classes after woman found dead on campus
The University of Georgia has canceled classes after authorities say a woman was found dead on campus after a friend told police she had not returned from a morning run. Officers searching the area … more
Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton speaks, alongside Michigan State Police Lieutenant Kim Vetter, center, and Sen. Kristen McDonald Rivet, during a press conference to announce criminal charges filed against a Flint father, after his 2-year-old daughter accidentally shot herself, held in the 67th District Court in downtown Flint, Mich., on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. Under Michigan's new "safe storage" laws, this is the first criminal complaint filed. (Julian Leshay Guadalupe/The Flint Journal via AP)
Could gunowners face charges if kids access unlocked weapons? State laws differ
A Michigan man is the first person to face charges under the state’s new law requiring gun owners to keep weapons in locked storage containers around minors. The case is bringing attention to … more
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FILE - TV talk show host Wendy Williams attends a ceremony honoring her with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019, in Los Angeles. Williams has been diagnosed with a rare form of dementia called frontotemporal dementia, or FTD, according to a statement released Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, on behalf of her caretakers. It affects parts of the brain controlling behavior and language. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)
Wendy Williams has frontotemporal dementia. What is FTD?
Former talk show host Wendy Williams has been diagnosed with a rare form of dementia called frontotemporal dementia, or FTD. It affects parts of the brain controlling behavior and language. These … more
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South Dakota Republican House Majority Leader Will Mortenson, at left, and Republican Senate Majority Leader Casey Crabtree, at right, appear at a press conference at the state Capitol in Pierre, S.D., on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. The Republican-led Legislature overwhelming approved a resolution officially opposing a proposed ballot initiative that would place abortion rights in the South Dakota Constitution. AP Photo/Jack Dura
GOP lawmakers try to thwart abortion rights ballot initiative in South Dakota
South Dakota’s Republican-led Legislature is trying to thwart a proposed ballot initiative that would enable voters to protect abortion rights in the state constitution. The House and Senate … more
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FILE - PFAS foam gathers at the the Van Etten Creek dam in Oscoda Township, Mich., near Wurtsmith Air Force Base, June 7, 2018. The Wisconsin Assembly passed a bill Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, that would unlock $125 million to help municipalities and landowners cope with pollution from so-called forever chemicals, but Gov. Tony Evers isn't on board. (Jake May/The Flint Journal via AP, File)
Wisconsin lawmakers OK bill to tackle forever chemicals pollution, but governor isn't on board
Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin have passed a bill that would unlock $125 million to fight so-called forever chemicals. But Gov. Tony Evers isn't on board with the plan. The Assembly passed the … more
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Photos of Burnsville police officers, from left, Paul Elmstrand, Matthew Ruge and firefighter/paramedic Adam Finseth are displayed during a community vigil, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024 in Burnsville, Minn. Members of the community gathered to honor the three first responders, who were killed in the line of duty while responding to a domestic situation Sunday, Feb. 18. A fourth police officer, also shot by the suspect, was wounded and is recovering. (Mara H. Gottfried/Pioneer Press via AP)
Transcript: 911 caller asking police 'Help me,' then screams, preceded deadly standoff in Minnesota
A deadly standoff in Minnesota started with a 911 call in which the caller said “Help me.” There was screaming, and the call cut off. The dispatcher tried to call back three times, but no one … more
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This image provided by researcher J. Larsson in February 2024, made from a combination of Hubble Space Telescope images, shows the aftermath of supernova 1987A. Scientists have confirmed that the exploding star morphed into a neutron star, one of the oddest objects in the universe. (J. Larsson via AP)
Space telescope spies neutron star in the debris of famous supernova
Scientists have confirmed what became of a star that exploded in a stunning supernova visible to Earth more than three decades ago. It morphed into a neutron star, one of the oddest objects in the … more
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FILE - Jackson Family vineyards are submerged in the Russian River near Trenton Road and River Road after flooding from the latest round of storms in Sonoma County, Calif., on Feb. 19, 2024. California's current rainy season got off to a slow start but has rebounded with recent storms that have covered mountains in snow and unleashed downpours, flooding and mudslides. The water content of the vital Sierra Nevada snowpack has topped 80% of normal to date while downtown Los Angeles has already received more than an entire year's average annual rainfall. (Chad Surmick/The Press Democrat via AP)
California's rainy season is here. What does it mean for water supply?
California's rainy season got off to a slow start but gained momentum with storms that have unleashed flooding and mudslides. Downtown Los Angeles has already received more than a year's worth of … more
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The exterior of the Alabama Supreme Court building in Montgomery, Ala., is shown Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. The Alabama Supreme Court ruled, Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law, a ruling critics said could have sweeping implications for fertility treatments. The decision was issued in a pair of wrongful death cases brought by three couples who had frozen embryos destroyed in an accident at a fertility clinic. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)
A second Alabama IVF provider pauses parts of its program after court ruling on frozen embryos
A second in vitro fertilization provider in Alabama is pausing parts of its care to patients after the state Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are legally considered children. Alabama Fertility … more
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In this photo taken from video released by Russian independent news outlet SOTA telegram channel, Russian opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza is seen on a TV screen during a video broadcast provided by the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service during a hearing, at Zamoskvoretsky court, in Ufa, Russia, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. Jailed opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza on Thursday urged Russians to keep fighting for democracy despite the death of Alexei Navalny in an Arctic prison. (Russian independent news outlet SOTA telegram channel via AP)
Russian opposition figure Kara-Murza urges Russians from court not to give up after Navalny's death
A prominent Russian opposition figure has appeared in court, urging Russians not to give up after the death of Alexei Navalny and alleging there's a state-backed hit squad taking out opponents of … more
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FILE - Darryl George, a 17-year-old junior, before walking across the street to go into Barbers Hill High School after serving a 5-day in-school suspension for not cutting his hair, Sept. 18, 2023, in Mont Belvieu, Texas. A trial is set to be held Thursday, Feb. 21, 2024, to determine if George can continue being punished by his district for refusing to change his hairstyle, which he and his family say is protected by a new state law that prohibits race-based hair discrimination. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke, File)
Trial to determine if Texas school's punishment of a Black student over his hair violates new law
A trial is set to be held to determine if a Black high school student in Texas can continue being punished by his district for refusing to change his hairstyle. The student, Darryl George, and his … more
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Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer, D-Los Angeles, speaks about a package of reparations legislation at a press conference at the state Capitol on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Sophie Austin)
California lawmakers say reparations bills, which exclude widespread payments, are a starting point
California's Legislative Black Caucus is pushing for lawmakers to pass a package of more than a dozen reparations proposals. The proposals include banning forced prison labor and paying Black … more
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FILE - Anti-death penalty signs placed by activists stand along the road heading to Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Ala., ahead of the scheduled execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. On Thursday, Alabama put Smith to death with nitrogen gas. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler, File)
Alabama seeks to carry out second execution using controversial nitrogen gas method
Alabama is seeking to put a second inmate to death using nitrogen gas, a move that comes a month after the state carried out the first execution using the controversial new method. Alabama Attorney … more
This photo provided by the European Space Agency shows the European Remote Sensing 2 satellite (ERS-2) satellite in a clean room before its launch in 1995. The Earth-observing satellite fell out of orbit Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, and harmlessly broke apart over the Pacific. (ESA via AP)
Old European satellite plunges harmlessly through the atmosphere over the Pacific
An old Earth-observing satellite has fallen out of orbit and harmlessly burned up. The European Space Agency says its satellite broke apart over the Pacific on Wednesday, halfway between Hawaii and … more
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FILE - Masih Alinejad, is interviewed outside Manhattan federal court, April 7, 2023, in New York. The Justice Department says a suspect in a plot to kill an Iranian American author and activist has been extradited from the Czech Republic to face charges. Polad Omarov was arrested by Czech officials in January 2023, when charges were announced against him and two other men in the alleged plot to kill Alinejad, an Iranian opposition activist who has spoken out against human rights abuses there. (AP Photo/Lawrence Neumeister, File)
Third suspect in plot to kill Iranian American author on US soil extradited to face charges
The Justice Department says a suspect in a plot to kill an Iranian American author and activist has been extradited from the Czech Republic to face charges. Polad Omarov was arrested by Czech … more
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FILE - People take photos near a John Harvard statue, left, on the Harvard University campus, Jan. 2, 2024, in Cambridge, Mass. In a letter Monday, Feb. 19, to the school community, Harvard University condemned what it called a “flagrantly antisemitic cartoon” posted on social media over the weekend by a group that includes students and faculty. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
Harvard condemns student and faculty groups for posting antisemitic cartoon
Harvard University has condemned what it called a “flagrantly antisemitic cartoon” posted on social media by student and faculty groups that advocate for Palestinian liberation. Harvard's … more
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FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018 photo, containers holding frozen embryos and sperm are stored in liquid nitrogen at a fertility clinic in Fort Myers, Fla. The Alabama Supreme Court ruled, Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law, a ruling critics said could have sweeping implications for fertility treatments. The decision was issued in a pair of wrongful death cases brought by three couples who had frozen embryos destroyed in an accident at a fertility clinic. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
What to know about how a court ruling that frozen embryos are children could affect IVF
The Alabama Supreme Court recently ruled that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law. This is raising concerns about how the decision could affect in vitro fertilization, commonly … more
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Robert E. Crimo, III appears for a case management meeting before Judge Victoria A. Rossetti at the at the Lake County Courthouse Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024 in Waukegan, Ill. Crimo is charged with killing seven people at a July 4 parade. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Sun-Times via AP, Pool)
Man charged in mass shooting at Fourth of July parade near Chicago to stand trial next February
A judge has ruled that the man accused of killing seven people and injuring dozens more at a Fourth of July parade in suburban Chicago in 2022 will stand trial next February. Robert Crimo III is … more
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