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Bill would require state to defend schools bathroom policy

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A bill authorizing the Tennessee attorney general to defend a public school's transgender bathroom and locker room policy is advancing in the GOP-dominant Statehouse. The House Civil Justice subcommittee voted to advance the measure Tuesday after…

Golden Apple: Jason Hagman

A Walker County teacher comes from a long line of educators, and now he's making a difference at one elementary school. That's why he's earned this week's Golden Apple Award.

Florida utility plans world's biggest renewable battery

One problem that plagues solar and wind power projects is the intermittent nature of their output, which varies with weather conditions. Battery storage on a big-enough scale can solve that problem by storing power made during favorable weather and releasing…

Where does the IRS audit the most? Poor, rural counties

Americans in poor, rural counties are more likely to be audited by the IRS than taxpayers in richer areas. The most audited county in the U.S. is Humphreys County, Mississippi, where median household annual income is $24,000. Higher audit rates…

Amendment introduced to abolish Electoral College

A campaign to get rid of the Electoral College is picking up steam. Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawaii, along with fellow Democratic Senators Dick Durbin, Dianne Feinstein and Kirsten Gillibrand, introduced a constitutional amendment Tuesday to abolish the Electoral College.…

Trump rips Puerto Rican leadership amid disaster aid impasse

Washington — Incensed by the Senate's failure to pass a Republican-led disaster aid package, President Trump intensified his criticism of the political leadership in Puerto Rico, misstating some facts along the way. In a two-day Twitter tirade, the president, who…

Trump says NATO member defense spending "may have to go up"

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is meeting with President Trump at the White House Tuesday, before delivering a joint address to Congress Wednesday morning, as NATO marks its 70th anniversary. But the meeting comes amid some…

Teen robotics team makes wheelchair for toddler

A high school robotics team from Minnesota built its greatest creation yet, one that has changed a 2-year-old boy's life. Farmington Public Schools' "Rogue Robotics Team" made an electric wheelchair for a toddler named Cillian Jackson. Cillian has a rare…

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