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Why one North Carolina school removed bathroom mirrors

"Since removing the mirrors, we have seen a drastic decrease in bathroom visits from students asking to be excused"

Pentagon chief out of hospital but still in GOP crosshairs

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is back at home after a weeks-long hospitalization, but he is still in hot water with lawmakers.

Texas prosecutor convenes grand jury to investigate Uvalde shooting, multiple media report

UVALDE, Texas (AP) — A Texas prosecutor has convened a grand jury to investigate the Uvalde school shooting, multiple newspapers reported Friday, as families of the 19 children and two teachers killed continued their calls for criminal charges against officers involved in the hesitant and haphazard

'It hasn't stopped us yet': Nashville bachelorettes keep the party going despite freezing temperatures

If anyone thought snow and below-freezing temperatures would stop the party, they never met Nashville bachelorettes.

How celebrities discreetly arrive in Utah for the Sundance Film Festival

This year, stars such as Christopher Nolan, Pedro Pascal, and Kristen Stewart are in Utah for the festival, but how did they arrive here unnoticed?

Mysterious object found in Milky Way: Black hole or neutron star?

The object's mass is heavier than the heaviest known neutron star while simultaneously lighter than the lightest known black hole.

2 weeks of winter storms kill dozens and cause cold chaos in parts of the US, but a thaw is coming

Two weeks of storms in the U.S. have turned roads into icy death traps, frozen people to death from Oregon to Tennessee and caused power outages that could take weeks to fix.

Around the world

An explosive case of police violence in the Paris suburbs ends with the conviction of 3 officers

A French court has convicted three police officers of “voluntary violence” towards a youth worker in a Paris suburb who suffered serious injuries to his rectum after being assaulted with a police baton during an identity check seven years ago.

US pledges new sanctions over Houthi attacks will minimize harm to Yemen's hungry millions

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States on Wednesday put Yemen's Houthis rebels back on its list of specially designated global terrorists, piling financial sanctions on top of American military strikes in the Biden administration's latest attempt to stop the militants' attacks on global shipping.

Zelenskyy calls Trump's rhetoric about Ukraine's war with Russia 'very dangerous'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he was worried at the prospect of Donald Trump returning to the White House, branding Trump's claim that he could stop Ukraine's war with Russia in 24 hours as “very dangerous.” In an interview with the U.K.

World's 1st trillionaire could emerge in next 10 years. Here are some of the richest 1%

The world might see its first trillionaire sooner than you think. And that puts a spotlight on today's richest 1%.

Piedad Cordoba, an outspoken leftist who straddled Colombia's ideological divide, dies at age 68

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Piedad Córdoba, an outspoken Colombian lawmaker who for decades championed the rights of her fellow Afro-Colombians while undertaking huge risks as a go-between to leftist rebel groups, has died. She was 68.

US personnel injured in latest militant base attack in Iraq

More than 15 U.S. Patriot missiles were launched to intercept an attack on an Iraqi base Saturday where several U.S.

Arnold Schwarzenegger detained at Munich Airport

Movie star and former Governer of California Arnold Schwarzenegger was detained at Munich Airport for several hours over an unregistered luxury watch, according to the German newspaper BILD.

Technology

JDK 22: The new features in Java 22

Java Development Kit 22, due in March 2024 as the next version of Java Standard Edition, will include 12 features, with a second preview of scoped values and a preview of stream gatherers being the last additions.

Flexible underpinnings of new big Stellantis vehicles will help company navigate political changes

DETROIT (AP) — On the surface, you wouldn't think the platform beneath a new generation of automobiles has anything to do with politics and elections. But at Stellantis, new large vehicle underpinnings announced Friday are key to the company's ability to adjust to European and U.S.

Apple Vision Pro deliveries delayed to March in sign of early demand

Apple Inc.’s long-awaited Vision Pro mixed-reality headset finally became available for preorders on Friday, giving the company its first real taste of consumer demand for the $3,499 device.

Tech layoffs in 2024: A timeline

After two years of massive layoffs at IT companies, 2024 was expected to be seen as a year of recovery for the IT industry.

Cyber-attacks against Americans at all time high over past two years

Cyber-attacks against the Americas are at an all-time high over the past two years. The 2022 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides $1 billion in funding for states to ramp up cyber security.

Google finally admits data collection in Chrome's 'incognito' mode

Google has admitted it collects personal data when people use Google Chrome, even if they are using incognito mode during their searches.

Bay Area job market surges with big December gains to cap off 2023

The Bay Area job market rocketed to robust gains in December, an upswing that capped off an uneasy 2023.

Sports News

San Jose State reportedly pursuing former Navy head coach Niumatalolo as Brennan’s replacement

Ken Niumatalolo left the Naval Academy in 2022 after 15 seasons as the winningest coach in program history; he was recently named UCLA's tight ends coach

Could the Broncos go after a QB in free agency?

We sift through the top options if Denver looks around the league for active quarterbacks to fill the likely Russell Wilson void.

Buccaneers announce official watch party for game against Detroit

While the Bucs will not have home-field advantage this week, the team has announced they will be hosting an official watch party for local Buccaneers fans.

Keita's big night leads Utes past Oregon State

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4 Sports) - Keba Keita and Branden Carlson each had a double-double in Utah's 74-47 rout of Oregon State on Thursday night to improve to 10-0 at home this season. Keita scored 18 points and grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds. Carlson finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds.

Utah officials are ready and willing to host A's in Daybreak

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4 Sports) - The Oakland A's are looking for a place to play from 2025 to 2027, and Utah officials is ready to take them on, but not in Salt Lake City. Steve Starks, CEO of the Larry H.

Islanders fire coach Lane Lambert and replace him with Patrick Roy

The New York Islanders have fired coach Lane Lambert and replaced him with Hall of Fame goaltender Patrick Roy.

Kalkbrenner has 28 points, seven blocks to lead No. 18 Creighton over Seton Hall 97-94 in triple OT

Ryan Kalkbrenner had 28 points, nine rebounds and seven blocks to lead No. 18 Creighton past Seton Hall 97-94 in triple overtime.

Politics News

DeSantis shifts his campaign away from New Hampshire days before the state's primary, AP source says

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is shifting his presidential campaign away from New Hampshire just six days before the state’s first-in-the-nation Republican primary.

Trump mixes up Nikki Haley with Nancy Pelosi at New Hampshire rally

Former President Donald Trump blamed his 2024 presidential primary challenger Nikki Haley for the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot, appearing to confuse her with Nancy Pelosi.

Poll: Low percentage of Americans consider themselves 'thriving'

Just over half of Americans in 2023 evaluated their lives well enough to be categorized as "thriving," Gallup found.

Trump mocks Nikki Haley's first name. It's his latest example of attacking rivals based on race

ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump used his social media platform Friday to mock Nikki Haley 's birth name, the latest example of the former president keying on race and ethnicity to attack people of color, especially his political rivals.

What we just learned about a key Trump prosecutor and Brian Kemp

Nathan Wade, a special prosecutor who has come under scrutiny, was at the center of a testy dispute between District Attorney Fani Willis and the Georgia governor.

Nikki Haley says US has 'never been a racist country'

In an interview on "Fox & Friends," co-host Brian Kilmeade asked Haley whether she thinks the GOP is a “racist party.

Mayor Eric Adams backs off sweeping service cuts in $109B budget

MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams backed off many of the sweeping service cuts he said were partly pending to pay for the migrant crisis. Last week, Adams had already begun rolling back some of the previous cuts to the NYPD, FDNY, Sanitation Department, and Schools.