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A new law in Missouri targeting child sex trafficking and sexual assault also includes what critics are calling a book ban that restricts the types of reading materials educators can provide to minors. It goes into effect on August 28. In recent years, a wide variety of books have been …

Some people with student loans received a notice Thursday from their servicer that their next payment would automatically debit at the beginning of next month — but the Education Department said any communications from servicers about payments restarting was sent in error. The clock is ticking down on the expiration …

Soap opera actor Robyn Griggs, who was known for her roles on “One Life to Live” and “Another World” has died at the age of 49. Her death was confirmed in a statement on her official Facebook page over the weekend.  “With a heavy heart, I am saddened to announce …

Rudy Giuliani has filed an emergency motion seeking to delay a court-ordered appearance Tuesday before a Georgia grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump’s conduct after losing the 2020 election. Giuliani, a former New York City mayor who was a personal attorney for Trump, was among the then-president’s closest advisers as …

Approximately 79% of American travelers experienced at least one “travel-related problem” in 2022, according to a summer travel survey. The findings, published Monday by Bankrate, a personal finance company, comes as Americans continue to struggle with increased inflation and high energy and travel prices.  According to Bankrate, 33% of U.S …

Students graduating from a historically Black college in East Texas were told at their commencement ceremony that an anonymous donor had paid their balances, officials said. Wiley College said in a news release that over 100 students were gathered for graduation Saturday when the school’s president made the announcement. The …

The 2022 Masters Tournament tees off Thursday at the Augusta National Golf Club. International golfers including Jon Rahm, Justin Thomas, Cameron Smith and Tiger Woods are among those invited to participate in this year’s tournament. Barring any physical setbacks, Woods is expected to make his return to competitive golf after …

Chris Licht will take over as chief of CNN in the spring, Discovery CEO David Zaslav confirmed on Monday. Licht, the executive vice president of special programming for Paramount and executive producer and showrunner of “The Late Show,” was given a sendoff by Stephen Colbert on Monday night. “I didn’t …

DNA and a 20-year-old genealogy expert helped state police identify the man who abducted, raped and murdered a young girl in a case that rattled a Pennsylvania coal town nearly six decades ago, officials announced Thursday. State police exhumed the long-dead assailant’s body last month and said his DNA precisely …

Nevada gambling regulators say their investigation tracked down an Arizona man who left Las Vegas after a visit last month not knowing he’d won a $229,368 slot machine jackpot. The machine being played by Robert Taylor malfunctioned due to a “communication error” and neither he nor the Treasure Island Hotel …