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Court backs teacher firing over transgender students’ names

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:40:44 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — An Indiana school district did not violate a former music teacher’s rights by pushing him to resign after the man refused to use transgender students’ names and gender pronouns, a federal appeals court said in an order released Friday. The decision from the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a prior ruling in the case by a federal judge. According to court records, John Kluge was hired in 2014 as the music and orchestra teacher for Brownsburg High School about 20 miles (32 kilometers) northwest of Indianapolis. In 2017, district officials began requiring the high school’s teachers to use the names and pronouns listed in the school’s official student database, where changes were permitted with letters from a student’s parent and a doctor. Kluge told the school’s principal, Bret Daghe, on the first day of classes for the 2017 school year that he had a religious objection to using transgender students’ names and pronouns. D...

Newcastle beats Brentford after Toney’s rare penalty failure

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:40:44 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Alexander Isak kept Newcastle’s Champions League charge on track with the winner in a 2-1 victory at Brentford in the English Premier League on Saturday.The Sweden striker hit his eighth goal in 13 league appearances as the Magpies came from a goal down to make it five wins in a row and stay in third place.A high-tempo match in west London also featured a collector’s item in the shape of a failure from the penalty spot by Ivan Toney. The England striker also slotted a spot kick and had a goal disallowed in an eventful first half.Newcastle stayed in third place, ahead of Manchester United on goal difference and three points clear of fifth-placed Tottenham, which has played a game more than its two rivals.Toney thought he fired Brentford ahead in the seventh minute after Newcastle goalkeeper Nick Pope clawed out a header from Pontus Jansson. Toney snaffled the rebound but a VAR check showed he was just offside when Jansson headed the ball.The penalty saga began when Kevi...

Atalanta beaten by Bologna, denting Serie A top 4 hopes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:40:44 GMT

MILAN (AP) — Atalanta’s hopes of qualifying for next season’s Champions League took a blow when it lost at home to Bologna 2-0 in Serie A on Saturday.Nicola Sansone and Riccardo Orsolini scored in the second half to lift Bologna up to eighth, five points below sixth-placed Atalanta.Atalanta remained three points outside the top four. Fifth-placed Roma has two more points than Atalanta and played at Torino late.Second-placed Lazio also played late and could take control of a tight battle for the Champions League qualifying places with a win over Juventus, after the Milan sides dropped points on Friday.All of the league matches were taking place on Friday and Saturday because of the Easter holiday.Atalanta dominated possession but struggled to carve out goal-scoring opportunities.Sansone broke the deadlock four minutes after the break when he curled into the far side of the net after being set up by Musa Barrow.Orsolini thought he doubled Bologna’s lead 10 minutes from time and celebr...

Princes William and George see Villa beat Nottingham Forest

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:40:44 GMT

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Aston Villa put on a show for its royal visitors in a 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest that lifted the team into sixth place in the English Premier League on Saturday.Prince William, who is known to be a Villa fan, attended with his oldest child, Prince George, and saw Ollie Watkins continue his hot streak with a stoppage-time goal to seal victory.It was Watkins’ ninth goal in his last 11 games, adding to Bertrand Traore’s strike early in the second half.Villa has won six of its last seven matches and is in real contention for European qualification, with the Europa League firmly in the sights of manager Unai Emery — a serial winner of the competition with Sevilla and Villarreal.Emery mustn’t have thought this was possible when he took over from Steven Gerrard in November. Villa is on course for their best finish since 2010.For Forest, an eighth game without a win returned the team to the bottom three for the first time since January. Unles...

Devils sign Jack Hughes’ brother Luke to 3-year contract

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:40:44 GMT

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey Devils signed defenseman Luke Hughes — the younger brother of star center Jack Hughes — to a three-year, entry-level contract starting this season.Devils general manager Tom Fitzgerald announced the deal on Saturday, a day after Luke Hughes’ Michigan team’s season ended in a Frozen Four loss to Quinnipiac.Having the deal start this season will allow Luke Hughes to reach free agency a year sooner. Financial terms of the contract were not disclosed. Luke Hughes was the fourth overall selection in the 2021 NHL draft. He has been assigned jersey No. 43, but Devils coach Lindy Ruff said he won’t be in the lineup Saturday night when New Jersey faces the Bruins in Boston.The 19-year-old Hughes was an assistant captain for the Wolverines as a sophomore and ranked ranked second in scoring with nine goals and 33 assists. His point total ranked second for all NCAA defensemen this season.Jack Hughes, 21, was the first overall selection in the...

Increíble: la policía usará cámaras para detectar a mujeres que no lleven velo en Irán

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:40:44 GMT

La Policía iraní anunció este sábado que está instalando cámaras en lugares públicos para identificar a mujeres que no usan el velo hijab, una nueva medida destinada a imponer el uso de esta prenda obligatoria en el país islámico.El velo es obligatorio en Irán desde 1983 y la falta de su uso se puede castigar con la cárcel.“En una innovadora medida para evitar tensiones y conflictos en la aplicación de la ley del velo, la Policía usará herramientas y cámaras inteligentes en lugares públicos y carreteras para identificar a las personas (que no usan el hijab)”, indicó el cuerpo de seguridad en un comunicado citado por la agencia Tasnim.El cuerpo de seguridad explicó que se enviarán mensajes a las mujeres que no cumplan con la ley del velo y la castidad, “informándoles de las consecuencias”. Envenenan con gas a más de 1,000 alumnas en varios colegios en Irán Irán detiene a una de las actrices más famosas del país; esta fue la razón “...

Boston expected to be No. 1 pick in WNBA draft

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:40:44 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Aliyah Boston has been the consensus No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft all season.The Indiana Fever, who own the top choice, just had to wait for the South Carolina star to make it official she was going to enter this year’s draft. Boston had the chance to return to South Carolina for her COVID season, but opted to enter Monday night’s draft instead.“I think Aliyah Boston is a legitimate first pick option,” Fever general manager Lin Dunn said on a conference call. “I’ve watched her play very closely this year. Her size, her basketball IQ, her character, her leadership skills. She just brings an enormous amount to the table, and I really think she’s going to have — whether she’s picked first, second or third, she’s going to have an immediate impact on this league.”Boston was a three-time All-America selection and earned AP Player of the Year honors in 2022 as a junior. She, like many other players, have had to choose whether to come back to college for a ...

Fulham own goal gives West Ham first away win since August

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:40:44 GMT

LONDON (AP) — West Ham celebrated a first away win since August in the English Premier League thanks to a Fulham own goal on Saturday.The Hammers were thrashed by Newcastle 5-1 midweek but recovered to win 1-0 at Craven Cottage in a low-quality affair settled by Harrison Reed’s unfortunate first-half moment.Not since a victory at Aston Villa in their second away game had the travelling West Ham fans been able to celebrate three points — although history was on their side here, having won more away fixtures against Fulham than any other league team.Those supporters, though, still lambasted manager David Moyes with chants of “You don’t know what you’re doing,” during the second half.Victory lifted West Ham three points above the drop zone.Fulham has lost four league games in a row as hopes of European qualification continue to drift.Coach Marco Silva, watching from high up in Craven Cottage’s new Riverside Stand after being hit with a two-game ban following his red card at...

Survival at Masters as Rahm stays close and Woods makes cut

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:40:44 GMT

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — No one had an easier time Saturday morning at the Masters than Brooks Koepka. He didn’t have to play, and he still had the lead going into a cold, soggy and brutally difficult weekend at Augusta National.Jon Rahm did remarkably well to stay close. Tiger Woods managed to survive, tying the Masters record by making the cut for the 23rd consecutive time.Cameron Young summed it for some three dozen players who were forced to handle the rain, the cold and a course that played longer than it ever has.“It’s basically impossible,” Young said. “I really don’t know what you’re supposed to do.”Rahm played the entire back nine in severe conditions and finished off a 3-under 69 to get within two shots of Koepka, who was among the fortunate to get his second round out of the way on Friday before the bad weather moved in and changed everything.Temperatures dipped below 50 degrees Fahrenheit (10 degrees Celsius). Shots were skidding into the rain-soaked g...

Police searching for man who robbed Falmouth bank at gunpoint

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:40:44 GMT

Authorities are searching for a man who robbed a Falmouth bank at gunpoint on Saturday, officials said. The suspect, described as being a white male, entered the Rockland Trust Bank on Davis Straits around 9 a.m. and fled the area in a stolen Ford SUV, which was later found in the 200 block of Teaticket Highway, police said.State police say they’ve set up a perimeter and are actively searching the area with a K-9 unit.The state police Air Wing is also expected to assist in the search.No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.