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FILE - Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, of Calif., right, speaks about the proposed legislation dubbed the “Parents Bill of Rights,” Wednesday, March 1, 2023, next to Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

GOP sets vote on parents' rights in clash over schools

House Republicans will press forward Friday with a midterm campaign promise by voting on legislation to give parents greater say in what is taught in public schools, even as critics decry the "parents' rights" bill as a burdensome proposal that would fuel a far-right movement that has resulted in book bans, rewrites of history curricula and raucous school board meetings across the country.
In this photo provided by the U.S. Navy, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) conducts routine underway operations in South China Sea, Friday March 24, 2023. China threatened “serious consequences” Friday, after the U.S. Navy sailed a destroyer around the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea the second day in a row, which Beijing claimed was a violation of its sovereignty and security.(Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Greg Johnson/U.S. Navy via AP)

China threatens consequences over US warship's actions

China threatened "serious consequences" Friday after the United States Navy sailed a destroyer around the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea for the second day in a row, in a move Beijing claimed was a violation of its sovereignty and security.
President Joe Biden speaks during a joint news conference with Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa, Friday, March 24, 2023. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)

Biden: U.S. will 'forcefully' protect personnel in Syria

President Joe Biden said Friday that the U.S. would respond "forcefully" to protect its personnel after U.S. forces retaliated with airstrikes on sites in Syria used by groups affiliated with Iran's Revolutionary Guard following a suspected Iranian-linked attack Thursday that killed a U.S. contractor and wounded seven other Americans in northeast Syria.
Gwyneth Paltrow sits in court during an objection by her attorney during her trial, Thursday, March 23, 2023, in Park City, Utah, where she is accused in a lawsuit of crashing into a skier during a 2016 family ski vacation, leaving him with brain damage and four broken ribs. Terry Sanderson claims that the actor-turned-lifestyle influencer was cruising down the slopes so recklessly that they violently collided, leaving him on the ground as she and her entourage continued their descent down Deer Valley Resort, a skiers-only mountain known for its groomed runs, après-ski champagne yurts and posh clientele. (AP Photo/Jeff Swinger, Pool)

Gwyneth Paltrow expected to testify in ski collision trial

Gwyneth Paltrow and the man who broke four ribs after the two collided at a Utah ski resort seven years ago are both expected to testify Friday in a trial over his claims that the movie star's recklessness caused his concussion and lasting physical injuries.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom talks during a news conference from a farm in Dunnigan, Calif., Friday, March 24, 2023. Newsom announced an end to some drought restrictions and calls for water conservation, following a series of winter storms have dramatically improved the state’s water supply outlook. (AP Photo/Adam Beam)
California eases water restrictions
Three years of little rain or snow in California had depleted reservoirs to the point the state couldn't generate electricity from hydroelectric power plants.
New York Police Department officers of the emergency service unit arrive at the courthouse after powder in an envelope meant for the district attorney’s office was found, Friday, March 24, 2023, in New York. A non-threatening powdery substance was found Friday in an envelope marked “Alvin” in a mailroom at the offices of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, the latest security scare as the prosecutor weighs a potential historic indictment of former President Donald Trump, authorities said. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)
Powder, threat sent to Manhattan DA investigating Trump
A powdery substance was found Friday with a threatening letter in a mailroom at the offices of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, the latest security scare as the prosecutor weighs a potential historic indictment of former President Donald Trump, authorities said.
Firemen controlling the remains of a garbage fire from last night protests against the retirement bill in Paris, Friday, March 24, 2023. French President Macron’s office says state visit by Britain’s King Charles III is postponed amid mass strikes and protests. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)
Macron says 'common sense' required delaying king's visit
French citizens angry at President Emmanuel Macron's pension reforms engaged in scattered protest actions Friday, as the ongoing unrest across the country persuaded officials to postpone a planned state visit by Britain's King Charles III.
FILE - Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear delivers his State of the Commonwealth speech in front of a joint session of the legislature from the floor of the Kentucky House of Representatives, Jan. 4, 2023, in Frankfort, Ky. Beshear has vetoed a sweeping Republican measure aimed at regulating the lives of transgender youths, Friday, March 24. The bill would ban their access to gender-affirming health care and would determine which bathrooms they use at school. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)
Kentucky governor vetoes sweeping GOP transgender measure
The legislation in Kentucky is part of a national movement, with state lawmakers approving extensive measures that restrict the rights of LGBTQ+ people this year, from bills targeting trans athletes and drag performers to measures limiting gender-affirming care.
FILE - A chair sits in the execution chamber at the Utah State Prison on June 18, 2010, after Ronnie Lee Gardner was executed by firing squad in Draper, Utah. Idaho lawmakers passed a bill on March 20, 2023, that would authorize the use of firing squads if the state is unable to obtain drugs required for its lethal injection program. The bill will head to the desk of Idaho Gov. Brad Little next. (Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP, Pool, File)
Why are firing squads for US executions being debated?
The image of gunmen in a row firing in unison into the chest of a condemned prisoner may conjure up a bygone, less enlightened era. But the idea of using firing squads is making a comeback.
People walk on a trail at the Montissippi County Park near the Xcel Energy Monticello Generating Plant, a nuclear power plant, in Monticello, Minn., on Friday, March 24, 2023. (Renee Jones Schneider/Star Tribune via AP)
Minnesota nuclear plant shuts down for leak; residents worry
Nuclear Regulatory Commission inspectors are monitoring the shutdown and repairs, said Victoria Mitlyng, a spokesperson for the agency. She said in a statement the leak "does not present a safety challenge to the public, to drinking water supplies, the plant or the environment." The leak also did not exceed any agency limits.
US launches airstrikes in Syria after drone kills US worker
A strike Thursday by a suspected Iranian-made drone killed a U.S. contractor and wounded six other Americans in northeast Syria, and U.S. forces retaliated with airstrikes on sites in Syria used by groups affiliated with Iran's Revolutionary Guard, the Pentagon said. Activists said the U.S. bombing killed at least four people.
FILE - Paul Rusesabagina, who inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda” and is credited with saving more than 1,000 people by sheltering them at the hotel he managed during the genocide, attends a court hearing in Kigali, Rwanda, Friday Feb. 26, 2021. Rwanda’s government has commuted the sentence of Paul Rusesabagina was convicted of terrorism offenses years later in a widely criticized trial. Government spokeswoman Yolande Makolo told The Associated Press on Friday, March 24, 2023, that the 25-year sentence was commuted by presidential order after a request for clemency. (AP Photo/Muhizi Olivier, File)
Rwanda says Rusesabagina of 'Hotel Rwanda' fame to be freed
Rusesabagina was credited with sheltering more than 1,000 ethnic Tutsis at the hotel he managed during Rwanda's 1994 genocide in which over 800,000 Tutsis and Hutus who tried to protect them were killed. He received the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom for his efforts.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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