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Denver school district pushes back but hasn't decided whether to change all-gender bathrooms

Denver school officials pushed back Friday against a U.S. Education Department finding that its all-gender bathrooms violate Title IX protections against sex-based discrimination, accusing t...

DATE: Aug 29, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Zelenskyy seeks talks with Trump and European leaders on slow progress of peace efforts with Russia

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that Ukrainian officials want to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump and European leaders next week to discuss rece...

DATE: Aug 29, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

What states are doing in the battle for partisan advantage in US House redistricting maps

A battle between Texas Republicans and California Democrats to bolster their party's advantage in the U.S. House has led politicians in other states to consider ways they, too, could leverag...

DATE: Aug 29, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Israel declares Gaza’s largest city a combat zone as death toll surpasses 63,000

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel declared Gaza’s largest city a combat zone and recovered the remains of two hostages on Friday as the army launched the start of a planned offensive that ...

DATE: Aug 29, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Labor Day weekend has arrived. What to know about the holiday

DALLAS (AP) — From barbecues to getaways to shopping the sales, many people across the U.S. mark Labor Day — the federal holiday celebrating the American worker — by finding ways to relax. T...

DATE: Aug 29, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

New Orleans marks 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina with solemn memorials, uplifting music

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the U.S. Gulf Coast with catastrophic storm surge and flooding, New Orleans marked the storm's anniversary Friday with sole...

DATE: Aug 29, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

After Minneapolis shooting, there are new calls for gun restrictions, and familiar divisions

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A shooting at a Catholic church full of schoolchildren in Minnesota has prompted calls for gun safety legislation. But translating action into policy may be difficult in a...

DATE: Aug 29, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

US revokes visas of Palestinian president and other officials ahead of UN General Assembly

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio has revoked the visas of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and 80 other officials ahead of next month’s annual high-level meeting of the U....

DATE: Aug 29, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Western states seek to end long-running water dispute over dwindling Rio Grande

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A simmering feud over management of one of North America’s longest rivers reached a boiling point when the U.S. Supreme Court sent western states and the federal gov...

DATE: Aug 29, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Trump ends ex-Vice President Harris' Secret Service protection early after Biden had extended it

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has revoked former Vice President Kamala Harris' Secret Service protection that otherwise would have ended next summer, senior Trump administration o...

DATE: Aug 29, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Trump blocks $4.9B in foreign aid Congress OK'd, using maneuver last seen nearly 50 years ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has told House Speaker Mike Johnson that he won't be spending $4.9 billion in congressionally approved foreign aid, effectively cutting the budget wi...

DATE: Aug 29, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Packers' Super Bowl odds improve after Micah Parsons trade

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Thursday’s big NFL trade in which star pass rusher Micah Parsons was sent by Dallas to Green Bay has bettors believing in the Packers and even more soured on the Cowboys. Th...

DATE: Aug 29, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

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