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Hayes stood outside of the prom holding a sign that read, "they wouldn't let me in because i'm in a suit."

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A Nashville senior was banned from prom for a suit, so a local business stepped in

5:00am April 25, 2023

by Jaclyn Diaz

B Hayes, an 18-year-old student at Nashville Christian School, was banned from going to their prom because they wore a suit and not a dress. The school said it "has established dress requirements."

Christopher Olivarez, 15, helps students build model bottle rockets in Patrice Bravo's STEM lab at Nora Forester Elementary School in San Antonio, Texas.

As teacher shortages loom, one district grows future educators in high school

5:00am April 25, 2023

by Cory Turner

A school district in San Antonio, Texas, has built an entire high school dedicated to raising the next generation of teachers. It's a bold experiment that could pay off big if shortages continue.

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The 2-year-old boy who was found in an alligator's mouth was drowned, police say

2:26am April 25, 2023

by Ayana Archie

Two-year-old Taylen Mosley went missing and was found dead shortly after his mother was found dead from stab wounds in March. Mosley's father has been arrested in connection to both deaths.

Chelsea Freels, a 17-year-old outside her home in Richmond Heights, Mo., on April 20, 2023. Freels, who is transgender, says she feels targeted by policies restricting gender-affirming care coming from Jefferson City, the state capital.

Missouri to restrict gender-affirming care for trans adults this week

8:20pm April 24, 2023

by Jason Rosenbaum

Missouri AG Andrew Bailey has issued a rule that severely limits adults and youth from receiving gender-affirming care. The rule, the first of its kind, is scheduled to take effect Thursday.

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov chairs a United Nations Security Council meeting on defending the principles of the U.N. Charter in New York Monday.

Latest on Ukraine: Russia runs U.N. Security Council as China runs damage control

4:50pm April 24, 2023

by NPR Staff

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Berna Anat, author, podcaster, and financial hype woman.

Meet the 'financial hype woman' who wants you to talk about money

4:47pm April 24, 2023

by Manuela López Restrepo

Her description of the world of money is "hella male, hella pale and hella stale."

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Officials are trying to track down nurses with fake degrees from Fla. scheme

4:14pm April 24, 2023

by Peter Haden

More than 2,100 people may be fraudulently working as nurses across the U.S. after allegedly buying fake degrees in a Florida-based scheme. Authorities are working to track them down.

Recent abortion policies could help sway women voters in the South

4:14pm April 24, 2023

by Ashley Lopez

As the Supreme Court weighs in on a lower court decision related to mifepristone, how do suburban voters in Texas - ground zero for restrictions - view the national conversation around abortion?

Covers from ALA's challenged books list 2022.

ALA: Number of unique book titles challenged jumped nearly 40% in 2022

4:14pm April 24, 2023

by Meghan Collins Sullivan

The number of reported challenges and attempted bans to books doubled in 2022 according to data released by the American Library Association's Office of Intellectual Freedom Monday.

Don Lemon attends the 16th annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute at the American Museum of Natural History on Dec. 11, 2022, in New York City.

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CNN announces it's parted ways with news anchor Don Lemon

3:37pm April 24, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

Lemon, a 17-year veteran of the cable network, said he was "stunned" when his agent told him Monday morning that he had been terminated.