CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s ban on transgender sports violates a teenage athlete’s Title IX rights, the federal civil rights act that prohibits sex-based discrimination in schools, an appeals court ruled Tuesday. The U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that the law could not be applied to a 13-year-old child who had …
WASHINGTON — Coal miners will be better protected from toxic silica dust that has contributed to the premature deaths of thousands of miners from a respiratory disease known as “black lung disease,” the Labor Department said Tuesday as it issued a new federal miner safety rule. The final rule, announced by Acting Secretary of Labor …
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A federal appeals court struck down West Virginia’s ban on transgender sports, finding the law violated Title IX, the federal civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in schools from JOHN RABY Associated Press April 16, 2024, 11:22 a.m. ET • 3 minutes of reading CHARLESTON, WV – A federal appeals court has struck down …
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DENVER — A couple who owned a funeral home in Colorado, where authorities last year found 190 decomposing bodies, have been indicted on federal charges that they improperly spent nearly $900,000 in pandemic relief funds on vacations, cosmetic surgery, jewelry and other personal expenses, according to unsealed court documents Monday The indictment confirms allegations by …
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A fire raged through one of Copenhagen’s oldest buildings Tuesday, causing the iconic 17th-century Old Stock Exchange spire to collapse as bystanders rushed to help emergency services save precious paintings and other valuables. Danish Culture Minister Jakob Engel-Schmidt said it was “touching” to see how many people lent their hand “to …
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SANTA FE, New Mexico – A movie gunman has received the maximum sentence of 18 months in prison for manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cameraman by Alec Baldwin on the set of a western, as authorities now turn their attention to prosecuting Baldwin himself. A New Mexico judge on Monday found that Hannah …
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The flame that will burn at the Paris Olympics was lit at the site of the ancient games in southern Greece from NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press April 16, 2024, 2:01 am ET • 4 minutes of reading ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece — The flame to burn at the Paris Olympics was lit at the site of …
VATICAN — Pope Francis will visit Indonesia, East Timor, Papua New Guinea and Singapore in September, the Vatican said on Friday, confirming the longest trip of Francis’ papacy that will surely test his health, stamina and mobility. The Vatican confirmed the Sept. 2-13 visit, saying the 87-year-old pope will visit Jakarta, Indonesia; Port Moresby and …
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SYDNEY (AP) — Australian police say a knife attack in Sydney that left a bishop and a priest wounded during a church service as horrified worshipers watched online and in person was an act of terrorism. Police arrested a 16-year-old boy Tuesday after a stabbing at Christ the Good Shepherd Church that injured Bishop Mar …
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OKLAHOMA CITY — Two Kansas women who disappeared while trying to pick up children for a birthday party two weeks ago were killed in a custody dispute involving a group of anti-government Oklahomans calling themselves “God’s Scoundrels,” officials said authorities on Monday. Their vehicle was found on March 30 off a rural highway in Oklahoma …
