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Beliefs clash among students, parents and teachers as the Ten Commandments go up in Texas classrooms

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DALLAS (AP) — When it became clear to Texas high school theater teacher Gigi Cervantes that she couldn't ignore a new state law requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in her Fort Worth classroom, she felt she had no choice. She resigned from the job she loved.
In the small city of Whitesboro, eighth grade U.S. history ... (full story)

FirstEnergy to pay $250M for misconduct in bribery scheme

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio utility regulators ordered Akron-based FirstEnergy to pay more than $250 million in fines and refunds as a result of its misconduct in a sweeping Statehouse bribery scandal whose fallout continues five years on.
The punishment meted out by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio includes nearly $ ... (full story)

Poland's struggle to fix its justice system holds lessons for other countries

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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — When Donald Tusk's government came to power in Poland two years ago, it had high ambitions to roll back a political takeover of the judiciary by its nationalist, conservative predecessor.
The reality proved more complicated.
Law and Justice (PiS), which ruled Poland between 2015 and 2023, establis ... (full story)

A Chicago street vendor couple has a defiant response to immigration arrests: Stick to the routine

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CHICAGO (AP) — The massive Border Patrol presence on a recent Saturday morning in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood didn't faze Ofelia Herrera even though she and her husband are in the United States illegally.
She waited for agents to move a few blocks away, then opened their stand serving Mexican-style corn on the co ... (full story)

Murder conviction and life sentence reinstated for son who murdered mother

The Supreme Court of Ohio reinstated the conviction of a man who murdered his mother in her Cincinnati apartment, finding that any errors made by the trial court in admitting statements and evidence were harmless.
In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Elijah Blaine Roberts for the 2019 slaying of Tr ... (full story)