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Arkansas State

Little Rock, AR

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A monster storm system tore through the South and Midwest on Friday, spawning deadly weather including tornadoes that shredded homes and shopping centers in Arkansas, collapsed a theater roof during a heavy metal concert in Illinois and made a fatal sweep into rural Indiana.

Storms strike Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana; 7 reported dead

Missouri State

Saint Louis, MO

Associated Press (AP) — Missouri’s state attorney general is investigating gender-affirming care provided by Planned Parenthood, according to a lawsuit filed Friday by the St. Louis health provider. Republican Attorney General Andrew Bailey demanded documents from Planned Parenthood after finding out that the clinic provides “life-altering gender transition...

Missouri Planned Parenthood sues over transgender inquiry

Jackson, MS

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The majority-white and Republican-led Mississippi Legislature is taking final steps to expand the the territory of a state-run police department inside the capital city of Jackson, which is majority-Black and governed by Democrats. Critics say the proposal would stomp on local self-governance and create unequal...

Mississippi pushes more state policing in mostly Black city

Maryland State

Joint Base Andrews, MD

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joint Base Andrews, one of the nation’s most sensitive military bases and home to Air Force One, emerged from a lockdown Thursday evening after officials were unable to confirm reports of a man carrying an “assault-style” rifle on the base, authorities said. No...

Joint Base Andrews lifts lockdown; no armed suspect found

South Carolina State

Laramie, WY

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The nationwide battle over the places where transgender people may belong has flared at the University of Wyoming, where a lawsuit filed by seven sorority members challenges the induction of a transgender woman into their local chapter. The woman, identified only by the pseudonym “Terry...

Suit contests University of Wyoming trans woman in sorority

Houston, TX

HOUSTON (AP) — For UConn players Adama Sanogo, Samson Johnson and Hassan Diarra, a traditional pregame meal before Saturday night’s Final Four matchup against Miami won’t be possible. The three are Muslims who observe Ramadan and began a strict fast from dawn until sunset daily starting March...

UConn players navigate Ramadan fast during Final Four

NewsBreak

DeSantis expected to control Disney district governing board

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Ron DeSantis would take control over the board of a special governing district Walt Disney World operates in Florida under a...

DeSantis expected to control Disney district governing board

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