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To improve kids' mental health, some schools start later
DREXEL HILL, Pa. (AP) — In the hours before he's due at Upper Darby High School, senior Khalid Doulat has time to say prayers, help his mother or prepare for track practice. It's a welcome shift from last year for him and thousands of students at the school, which pushed its start...
Colorado politicians seek power to block social media users
DENVER (AP) — Colorado lawmakers pushed a bill to the governor’s desk that would allow politicians to block social media users from their private accounts, just weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court announced it would consider to what extent that's legal. The bipartisan measure...
2 abortion bans failed, 1 passed in US statehouses this week
Ten months after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade and a nationwide right to abortion, states are pushing in opposite directions on the issue. This week, one state adopted a ban, two states tried to but didn't get support from enough lawmakers and three states advanced...
Cosmetic to critical: Blue states help trans health coverage
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — For most of her life in New Mexico, Christina Wood felt like she had to hide her identity as a transgender woman. So six years ago she moved to Oregon, where she had readier access to the gender-affirming health care she needed to live as her authentic self. ...
Minnesota Legislature considering 2 gun control proposals
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota House was considering a “red flag law” to allow the temporary confiscation of guns from people judged to be an immediate threat to themselves or others, as well as a proposal for expanded background checks for firearms transfers. The two gun...
States move to lift barriers between college athletes, NIL
Lawmakers in Arkansas, Texas and elsewhere are working to remove barriers between college athletes trying to cash in on their fame and the schools for which they play as administrators discover the benefits of moving athlete compensation activities in-house. The moves could pave the...
Clinic says promise not to enforce abortion law not enough
DENVER (AP) — The owner of a Catholic clinic challenging Colorado's new ban on unproven treatments to reverse medication abortions testified Monday that a state pledge not to enforce the ban for now wasn't enough to protect her staff and patients. At a hearing in federal court,...
High court denies energy companies' appeals in climate suits
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected appeals from oil and gas companies that are fighting lawsuits from state and local governments over whether they can be held responsible for harms resulting from global warming. The justices handed the companies a setback in...
Colorado says it won't enforce 'abortion reversal' ban
DENVER (AP) — Colorado is promising not to enforce its new ban on unproven treatments to reverse medication abortions until state regulators go through a process to determine if they should be allowed. The move came in response to a lawsuit filed by a Catholic clinic challenging...
Colorado gun control bills progress; semi-auto ban unlikely
DENVER (AP) — A high school student told Colorado state lawmakers he'd work to oust them if they didn’t support a sweeping ban on semiautomatic weapons. The bill’s sponsor wiped back tears as she implored her Democratic colleagues to support the ban. A representative for a gun rights group...
