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February 21, 2024

West Virginia official not cited by police for erratic driving; incident under investigation

Police in West Virginia are reportedly investigating a traffic stop during which state Transportation Secretary Jimmy Wriston was not cited after being pulled over for erratic driving.

February 21, 2024

Dem House candidate was once convicted after prostitution sting, but his story doesn't match police records

Alabama House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels Jr., a Democrat seeking to represent the state's new 2nd Congressional District, was arrested for soliciting prostitution in 1999

February 21, 2024

College baseball player makes historic debut with prosthetic leg: 'My dream was to get back on the field'

East Carolina University baseball player Parker Byrd joined "America's Newsroom" to discuss his Division I debut after a tragic accident resulted in him losing part of his leg.

February 21, 2024

Fox News' Bret Baier, Martha MacCallum to anchor live coverage of South Carolina primary

Fox News Channel will be providing extension coverage of Saturday's highly-contested South Carolina primary spearheaded by Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum.

February 21, 2024

Alabama lawmakers seek to define man and woman based on sperm and ova production

Alabama legislation is advancing in the House Wednesday to strictly define male and female based on reproductive systems. LGBT activists are against the bill.

February 21, 2024

University of Alabama at Birmingham pauses in vitro fertilization following state Supreme Court embryo ruling

The University of Alabama at Birmingham stopped in vitro fertilization procedures after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled frozen embryos have the same legal status as children.

February 21, 2024

Wheeling University president suspended with pay

Ginny Favede, president of West Virginia's Wheeling University, has been suspended with pay and without immediate reason provided.

February 21, 2024

Kentucky Republican says early childhood education is the answer to workforce, childcare crises

KY state Sen. Danny Carroll wants to bolster early childhood education in the state to free up parents to work as federal pandemic aid pandemic dries up.

February 21, 2024

Charlotte police ID 8 arrested, released after African cultural event devolved into riot, tractor-trailer fire

Police in Charlotte, North Carolina, named eight people arrested at an Eritrean cultural event where protesters attacked officers and set a tractor-trailer ablaze.

February 21, 2024

Georgia proposal for parental oversight of library books advances, critics cry censorship

Georgia senators have advanced a bill that would require school libraries to notify parents of each book their child checks out. Critics say this will limit kids' exposure to ideas.