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NC schools would have to teach social media risks under bill advancing in legislature
House Bill 959 would also restrict cellphones in schools and require school boards to pass policies that would prevent ...
Hydrate. Make lists. Leave yourself time. And other tips for reducing holiday travel stress
Travel can be stressful in the best of times. Now add in the high-level anxiety that seems to be baked into every holiday ...
Oregon lawmakers OK changes to landmark bottle redemption law amid concerns over homelessness, drugs
Oregon lawmakers approved changes to the state's landmark bottle redemption law on Wednesday, allowing redemption sites that some say have become magnets for drugs and homelessness to refuse returns ...
Universal’s epic new theme park kicks off latest front in media wars
Epic Universe, the first major new theme park in the US in 20-plus years, is opening in Orlando, Florida, on Thursday. Fans are expected to camp out overnight ahead of the official opening day.
Fictional fiction: A newspaper's summer book list recommends nonexistent books. Blame AI
The recommended reading list contained some works of fiction. It also contained some works that were, in fact, actually fictional.
How federal consent decrees have been used in police reform across the US
The Justice Department announced Wednesday it was canceling proposed consent decrees reached with Minneapolis and Louisville to implement policing reforms in the wake of the killings of George Floyd ...
Member of Irish hip hop trio Kneecap charged with terrorism offence
A member of Irish hip hop trio Kneecap has been charged with a terrorism offence following an investigation by London’s Metropolitan Police.
Woman killed in wrong way crash on Capital Blvd. in Wake Forest, driver will be charged
A crash Tuesday night has shut down Capital Boulevard in Wake Forest. According to authorities, the crash happened on Capital ...
Trump seizes on videos of a fringe South African politician as evidence of threats to white farmers
President Donald Trump confronted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday with claims that white farmers are being targeted and killed in the country. Trump's main evidence, compiled in a ...
Report says thick smoke filled the cabin of a Delta plane that took off from Atlanta in February
The smoke that filled the cabin of a Delta flight as it took off from the Atlanta airport in February was so thick that the lead flight attendant had trouble seeing past the first row of passengers ...
At least 4 people involved in killing of Mexico City mayor's senior aides, police say
At least four people were involved in the killing of the personal secretary and a close adviser of Mexico City ’s Mayor Clara Brugada, the capital’s police chief said Wednesday, as more details ...
Budget cuts at Trump EPA become flashpoint at a heated hearing — and, Democrats say, may kill people
The head of the Environmental Protection Agency clashed with Democratic senators Wednesday, accusing one of being an “aspiring fiction writer” and saying another does not "care about wasting money.'' ...