Court orders Ohio restrictions on kids' use of social media restored

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio’s law requiring children under 16 to get parental consent to use social media apps must be restored, a divided panel of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.

Senator urges FAA to reject any pressure from Trump over triumphal arch

Sen. Tammy Duckworth sent a letter Thursday urging the head of the Federal Aviation Administration to resist any pressure from President Donald Trump to prioritize construction of his planned triumphal arch over aviation safety.

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Uncertain progress as US Vice President Vance meets top Iranian officials in Switzerland

Uncertain progress as US Vice President Vance meets top Iranian officials in Switzerland

Editorials from The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian and others

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:

Government seeks to halt the first U.S. reparations program for Black people

The federal government on Tuesday asked a judge to halt the United States’ first reparations program that offered Black people in a small Illinois city $25,000 for 20th century race-based housing discrimination, joining an existing lawsuit that called the program unconstitutional.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine wants to abolish death penalty

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Republican Gov. Mike DeWine said Tuesday that Ohio should abolish the death penalty, saying it is no longer a deterrent to violent crime, confirming his change of heart on the policy he helped write as a state legislator 45 years ago.

France restricts public alcohol consumption as heat wave bakes Europe

PARIS (AP) – France endured sizzling temperatures on Sunday, with trains, concerts and sports events canceled and authorities cracking down on drinking alcohol in public, as an exceptional heat wave unfurled across parts of Europe.

Indiana receives flexibility from Trump on federal education spending

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Trump administration is giving Indiana more flexibility over how it decides to spend its federal grant money, the third state to receive such exemptions from the Education Department as it seeks to “return education to the states.”