US Olympic and Paralympic officials bar transgender women from competing in Olympic women’s sports

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has effectively barred transgender women from competing in women’s sports, telling the federations overseeing swimming, athletics and other sports it has an “obligation to comply” with
NTSB: Heavy plane, drag from antlers contributed to crash that killed ex-Rep Mary Peltola’s husband

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A small plane that crashed in 2023 while carrying moose meat for hunters in remote western Alaska, killing the husband of former U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola, was overweight for takeoff and encountered drag
What’s happening with forgiveness for student loans on income-based repayment plans?

NEW YORK (AP) — Amid a federal overhaul of student loan plans, many borrowers have been left wondering what it means for their hopes of loan forgiveness. In particular, those who are enrolled in a repayment plan
9-year-old Montreal girl found in an upstate New York pond drowned in a homicide

GLENS FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — A 9-year-old girl from Canada found dead in an upstate New York pond after her father reported her missing was drowned, according to preliminary autopsy results released Tuesday. Luciano Frattolin, 45, of
US FAA grants one-year delay for secondary cockpit barrier rule

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday agreed to delay by one year a requirement for newly delivered U.S. passenger airplanes to have a secondary barrier to the flight deck to prevent intrusions
Columbia disciplines dozens of students for pro-Palestinian library protest

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Columbia University said on Tuesday it was disciplining dozens of pro-Palestinian student protesters who seized part of the school’s main library during a demonstration in early May that led to multiple arrests.
Police deny wrongdoing in death of Alabama man, dispute family’s account

Police officers in Alabama who were involved in the arrest of a man who died while handcuffed were not at fault, officials said, disputing an account from the man’s family who are calling for the officers to
Prominent Chicago defense lawyer Thomas Durkin, a zealous advocate for clients, has died at 78

WASHINGTON (AP) — Thomas Anthony Durkin, a nationally prominent criminal defense attorney who for five decades was a fixture in Chicago’s courthouses and who was known for his relentless advocacy for a roster of notorious clients, has
What to know about Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend

Once a British socialite who lived a life of luxury, Ghislaine Maxwell today is confined in a U.S. prison after being convicted of helping financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse underage girls. Now, three years after she was
Prosecutors expected to announce felony charges in LA car crash outside nightclub that injured 36

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles prosecutors are expected to announce felony charges Tuesday in connection with a car crash outside a nightclub over the weekend that injured at least 36 people and led to the driver