Parents of Covenant students spoke emotionally with reporters after the end of the special session, vowing to return at the next legislative session.
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Some US airports strive to assist fliers with dementia
Over the last few years nearly a dozen US airports have modified their facilities and operations to aid travelers with dementia or hidden disabilities. (Aug. 31) (AP video: Mike Pesoli)
LOOK: World record 92,003 fans watch Nebraska volleyball match at Memorial Stadium
Nebraska volleyball set a women’s sports attendance record Wednesday night as 92,003 fans descended on Memorial Stadium to watch the match vs. Omaha.
After Idalia, Florida community reeling from significant flooding event: ‘A lot of people that are hurting’
Crystal River, a low-lying coastal community in western Florida, is reeling from the worst flooding event in decades because of Hurricane Idalia.
The US is against a plan set for 2024 to retrieve items from the Titanic wreckage
The U.S. government has filed a court motion to intervene in the salvage case of famous liner The RMS Titanic. The motion aims to prevent any objectionable expedition.
5 million bees fall off truck in crates over Toronto highway. Drivers asked to proceed with caution.
Drivers were warned to keep windows up while driving through Guelph Line in Burlington, Ontario after 5 million bees escaped early Wednesday morning.
0831 Today in History
0831 Today in History
Hurricane Idalia makes landfall along Florida Gulf Coast as category 3 storm: See impact
Hurricane Idalia made landfall along Florida’s Big Bend along the Gulf Coast on Aug. 30, 2023 as a Category 3 storm with sustained winds at 125 mph.
Easing restrictions on marijuana? HHS calls for classifying weed as less dangerous: report
The Department of Health and Human Services has moved to reclassify marijuana as less harmful than cocaine or heroin, according to reports.
AP Top Stories Aug 30 P
Here’s the latest for Wednesday, August 30th: Hurricane Idalia unleashes fury on Florida and Georgia; White House says Putin and Kim Jong Un traded letters for munitions; Soldiers in Gabon seized power, detain president; Catch Wednesday’s blue supermoo…