Mask guidance divides parents heading into new school year
With U.S. health officials recommending that children mask up in school this fall, parents and policy makers across the nation have been plunged anew into a debate over whether face...
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ESPN announces 300 layoffs, citing “disruption” amid virus
ESPN announced Thursday it is laying off about 300 employees and cutting about 500 jobs from its global workforce.
Colleges using COVID dorms, quarantines to keep coronavirus at bay
With the coronavirus spreading through colleges at alarming rates, universities are scrambling to find quarantine locations in dormitory buildings and off-campus properties to isolate the thousands of students who have...
US: Transgender sports inclusion violates othersā rights
Connecticut's policy allowing transgender girls to compete as girls in high school sports violates the civil rights of athletes who have always identified as female, the U.S. Education Department has...
Lawyers ordered not to refer to transgender athletes as male
HARTFORD, Conn. ā A federal judge overseeing a lawsuit that seeks to block the participation of transgender athletes in girlsā sports in Connecticut was asked to recuse himself after ordering...
Drug proves effective against coronavirus as economic damage rises
Scientists on Wednesday announced the first effective treatment against the coronavirus -- an experimental drug that can speed the recovery of COVID-19 patients ā in a major medical advance that...
Transgender athletes seek to become defendants in lawsuit
Two transgender high school runners want to become defendants in a federal lawsuit that seeks to block them from participating in girls sports in Connecticut.
Girls sue to block participation of transgender athletes
The families of three female high school runners filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday seeking to block transgender athletes in Connecticut from participating in girls sports.
Discipline or treatment? Schools rethinking vaping response
His school traditionally has emphasized discipline for those caught with e-cigarettes. Punishments become increasingly severe with each offense, from in-school suspensions to out-of-school suspensions and, eventually, notification of law enforcement.
Carsen Edwards leads Purdue to rout of reigning champ Villanova
Carsen Edwards had a career night, scoring 42 points as Purdue knocked reigning national champion Villanova out of the NCAA Tournament Saturday night in an 87-61 rout.