As legal gambling surges, should schools teach teens about risk?
Warnings about the potential dangers of gambling could soon join education about drugs and alcohol in the nation’s classrooms.
Some trans people turn to crowdfunding to leave Florida after anti-LGBTQ+ laws
Dozens of transgender people in Florida who can’t afford to move are turning to crowdfunding to help them leave after the passage of new legislation that targets the LGBTQ community.
Iowa officials expected to detail demolition plans for partially collapsed building
Plans to demolish a partially collapsed six-story apartment building in Iowa could become more clear.
Judge delays first criminal trial in Elijah McClain’s death over objections of prosecutors
A judge in Colorado has agreed to delay the first criminal trial in the death of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who was stopped by police, forcibly restrained and injected with a powerful sedative nearly four years ago.
Arizona to restrict some new construction in fast-growing areas of Phoenix reliant on groundwater
Arizona will not approve new housing construction on the fast-growing edges of metro Phoenix that rely on groundwater thanks to years of overuse and a multi-decade drought worsened by climate change.
AP obtains records shedding new light on Jeffrey Epstein’s jail suicide and frantic aftermath
The Associated Press has obtained more than 4,000 pages of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein’s jail suicide from the federal Bureau of Prisons under the Freedom of Information Act.
Opponents hold ‘day without immigrants’ in Florida to protest new restrictions
Across Florida, workers didn’t show up at construction sites and tomato fields, and scores of restaurants, shops and other small businesses never opened their doors.
Big-name Texas attorneys hired to present impeachment case against Ken Paxton
Two prominent Texas attorneys with a long list of famous clients will present the case for impeachment against Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton.
Dev Shah wins National Spelling Bee, going out on top after up-and-down spelling career
Dev Shah is the champion of the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
Biden says he got ‘sandbagged’ after he tripped and fell onstage at Air Force graduation
President Joe Biden fell onstage at the U.S. Air Force Academy graduation on Thursday.