Attorneys for a transgender athlete have urged the Minnesota Supreme Court to allow her to compete in the women's division at powerlifting events, saying she’s protected against discrimination by the Minnesota Human Rights Act.

At Central Park in Fernandina Beach, the community gathered to honor transgender people who lost their lives to violence.

Struggling New York Community Bancorp said it's cutting 700 jobs at its Flagstar subsidiary as it tries to return to profitability after being rescued by investors earlier this year.

Suburban Chicago mom Keely Roberts counts the days, not years, since a deadly shooting at an Independence Day parade in 2022 injured her and left one of her twin boys paralyzed from the waist down.

A measure of prices that's closely tracked by the Federal Reserve suggests that inflation pressures in the U.S. economy are continuing to ease.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is encouraging women to get breast cancer screenings starting at the age of 40.

Millions of Americans who have used new obesity drugs like Wegovy to lose weight and improve health are wondering what happens if they stop taking them.

Some Vermont residents whose homes were damaged or destroyed during severe flooding in July still face housing shortages.

Gunfire is what led the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Officers to a Northside apartment complex where a woman said she was handcuffed and questioned in a case of mistaken identity.

A video obtained by News4JAX shows Jacksonville police entering a woman’s home and she said it was a case of mistaken identity.

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has replaced her director of early childhood education over the use of a teacher training book that the Republican governor denounced as teaching “woke concepts” because of language about inclusion for all families and battling racism.

The title alone of Sarah Cooper’s upcoming memoir is a hint that she doesn’t plan to flatter herself.

Jacksonville nabbed the number two spot on Forbes’ annual list of the “Best Places to Live in Florida” released Thursday.

An 8-year-old suburban Chicago boy is back home after more than two months of treatment for severe injuries he sustained during the Fourth of July parade shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, his family said Thursday.

An 8-year-old boy whose spine was severed in the shooting at a parade on July 4 has moved to a rehabilitation-focused hospital after spending nearly a month in a Chicago pediatric intensive care unit.

The Milwaukee Brewers placed a ceremonial jersey in their dugout Friday to honor an 8-year-old fan of the team who was wounded during the July Fourth mass shooting in a Chicago suburb.

Georgia’s highest court on Wednesday overturned the murder and child cruelty convictions against a man whose toddler son died after he left him in a hot car for hours, saying the jury saw evidence that was “extremely and unfairly prejudicial.”

Court records show that on March 10, Joe Arthur Turner, 31, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, sexual battery and burglary.

The Edith Marie Foundation helps cancer patients in multiple ways -- from offering a friend to pitching in financially.

They are an odd couple, all right — Baker Mayfield and Alice Cooper.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Each week leading up to the Gate River Run on Saturday, H2 Health will provide tips for runners. But this week, physical therapist Lizzy Cooper takes runners right up to race day, and then a little beyond. There may be a desire to load up on carbs before the race to provide energy. Cooper of H2 Health said that many things like that can arise during the days before a big run. “Eat things that your body knows how to digest.”AdWhat about one final hard core training run before the big race?

SATILLA SHORES, Ga. – Tuesday marks one year since Ahmaud Arbery was shot and killed while running in the Satilla Shores neighborhood just outside Brunswick’s city limits. Tonight, the public is invited to attend memorial events being held in Arbery’s memory. Cooper said she wants Arbery to be remembered for his family devotion -- not just the tragic circumstances of his death. Participants will walk the Satilla Shores neighborhood along the same route Arbery was said to be jogging before he was killed at the corner of Satilla Drive and Holmes Road. The other vigil is taking place at New Springfield Baptist Church in Waynesboro, Georgia, where Arbery is buried.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A San Marco woman has started a mission to help people who are living on the streets and keep them warm. She said she regularly sees people living on the streets in Jacksonville. There’s thousands, thousands of homeless people throughout our community, you know?” Cooper said. That’s why she was handing out 200 blankets to as many homeless people as she could find. “It certainly has felt like Chicago the past few days, so I’m happy to help spread the blankets.”

Cooper Wuthrich rests as he lays on a bed at the families truck stop Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, in Montpelier, Idaho. Cooper Wuthrich’s fever spiked as his joints and organs became inflamed, including his heart, putting his life at risk, his father said. Brad Little warned that car crash victims could need to be treated in hospital conference rooms if beds run out. “Luckily, it is a rare complication, but it’s a complication that can get kids pretty sick pretty quickly,” Truong said. In nearly two-thirds of cases, children went to intensive care units, and the average ICU stay was five days.

With some Americans now paying the price for what they did over Thanksgiving, health officials are warning people begging them, even not to make the same mistake during the Christmas and New Year's season. Zana Cooper, a 60-year-old cancer survivor in Murrieta, California, tested positive for COVID-19 after attending a Thanksgiving dinner with her son’s girlfriend’s family. Cooper learned the following Sunday that he tested positive. Her family started developing symptoms, and seven members tested positive, said Dr. Thomas Farley, Philadelphia's health commissioner. Harry and Ashley Neidig, of Shepherdstown, West Virginia, tested positive for COVID-19 last week.

STARKE, Fla. – The superintendent of the Bradford County School District is facing a defamation lawsuit brought by an organizer for the local chapter of Special Olympics Florida. “The email did not give dates, times, or list a phone number for a return call,” the Facebook post said. Cooper approached the Superintendent and proceeded to rant about the district’s failure to respond to her request; repeatedly using profanity," the Facebook post said. Cooper’s behavior was unprofessional, unwarranted and highly inappropriate given the presence of parents, teachers and even students in close enough proximity to have overheard her profane diatribe,” the district’s Facebook post said. After doing that she created a false and libelous post on the school district’s official Facebook page.

LOS ANGELES Sarah Cooper, whose lip-sync parodies of President Donald Trump are an online sensation, is coming to Netflix with a variety special. Everything's Fine," starring the writer and comedian, will debut this fall, the streaming service said Wednesday. Cooper is working with heavyweight talent on the special: Maya Rudolph is the executive producer and Nastasha Lyonne ("Russian Doll") is directing. The show will include vignettes dealing with issues of politics, race, gender, class, and other light subjects, Netflix said, with guest performers taking part in short interviews, sketches and more shenanigans.In her early Trump satiric video, How to Medical, an expressive Cooper silently mouthed along to the president's musings about the possibilities of sunlight and disinfectant as coronavirus antidotes. Cooper's comedic how-to books include 100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings and How to be Successful Without Hurting Mens Feelings.

COLUMBIA COUNTY, Fla. A total of 1,299 inmates at Columbia Correctional Institute have tested positive for COVID-19 as of Thursday, according to data from the Florida Department of Corrections, and dozens of staff members have tested positive as well. Its the highest number of reported cases among inmates at a Florida prison. There are a total of 2,200 inmates at the facility, meaning roughly 58% of them have tested positive. Hes just trying his best because the only PPE gear they are offering is a mask.Compared to last Thursday, 973 inmates tested positive along with 43 staff members. Apart from the 1,299 inmates that have tested positive as of Thursday, 69 staff members have as well.

Here are some of the highlights of the 1900 Olympics in Paris. And many of the athletes at the 1900 Paris Games had no idea they even competed at the Olympics. Coopers victory wasnt exactly a surprise, even though the Olympic tournament was played on clay. The Paris Games began on May 14 and finally ended on Oct. 28. GOLDEN CHILDThe youngest Olympic champion may have competed in the rowing event at the Paris Games, but no one is really sure.

And on top of those same health concerns, some Jacksonville political leaders said drawing the attention of more protesters would be unwise. I think it makes it a powder keg for Jacksonville, said Daniel Henry, chair of Duval County Democratic Party. A traditional GOP convention brings together roughly 2,500 delegates, the same number of alternate delegates and many times more guests, journalists and security personnel. They agreed to continue talking about ways to have a safe convention in Charlotte.But Cooper made clear to Trump that those conditions would likely be impossible to accommodate. We have been committed to a safe RNC convention in North Carolina and its unfortunate they never agreed to scale down and make changes to keep people safe, Cooper tweeted in response to Trump's announcement.

Lauren Bushnell and Chris Lane are setting down roots! Bushnell wrote. Lane proposed to Bushnell in June, after less than a year of dating. Always making me laugh," Bushnell added. RELATED CONTENT:Chris Lane Reveals When He and Fiancee Lauren Bushnell Want to Get Married (Exclusive)Why Ben Higgins Is Comparing His Lauren Bushnell Relationship to 'Bachelorette' Hannah Brown and Luke P.'Bachelor' Alum Ben Higgins Reacts to Ex-Fiancee Lauren Bushnell's Engagement to Chris Lane

A 5-year-old had his birthday celebration at his favorite place Target. Cooper has always loved going to Target with his mom, Hannah Rickman, and so when she asked him what he wanted for his birthday, he said he wanted to work at Target.My mind started racing. She reached out to to her local Target in Rossford, Ohio, and they said theyd work it out. On the day of his Aug. 5 birthday, Cooper got to scan products with a scan gun and push around a stock cart. They decorated a corner of the store with balloons, a 'Happy Birthday Cooper' banner, Rickman said.

A basketball player was recently suspended by FIBA, the worlds governing body for basketball, until June 2020 for attempting to cheat a drug test, according to RTV, a media company in Slovenia. Cooper, a former Ohio University guard who was a part of the schools Sweet 16 team in 2012, cheated the test? As it turns out, Cooper submitted a urine sample for the drug test that belonged to his pregnant girlfriend. To rewind, after finishing out his time at Ohio University in 2013, Cooper started a career in Europe, eventually being granted citizenship in Bosnia-Herzegovina in 2014. It was an interesting twist since Cooper left the Bosnia-Herzegovina national team in 2015, but he obviously was looking to get back on that team.

At 2 years old, her son's beaten the odds again, this time as the recipient of the world's first successful total voice box reconstruction. Doctors at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, performed the procedure in February, the hospital said in a statement. Because of the condition, he was born without a larynx or an airway, said Kilburn, of Adamsville, Tennessee. "We planned for this surgery from day one of Cooper's life," Dr. Jerome Thompson, an otolaryngologist who treated Cooper, said in a statement. They built Cooper's voice box using two of his ribs, according to the hospital.

1997: Cynthia Cooper scores 25 points to lead the Houston Comets over the New York Liberty by a score of 65-51 in the first WNBA championship game. Cooper, who was named the finals MVP, would lead the Comets to the next three titles as well, earning finals MVP honors each year, before retiring following the 2000 championship (pictured). Hide Caption

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The mother of 8-year-old Cherish Perrywinkle was concerned Wednesday morning when Judge Mallory Cooper first sentenced Donald Smith to life in prison for kidnapping and rape. When Cooper announced Smith would be put to death for murder, Rayne Perrywinkle burst into tears. I just wish Cherish was here to see it," Perrywinkle said. UNCUT: Rayne Perrywinkle reacts to sentenceCherish was kidanpped from her mother at a Northside Walmart store in June 2013, raped and strangled. Earlier this year Smith was convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing Cherish, and a jury unanimously recommended he be sentenced to death.

DOCUMENTS: Donald Smith's death sentence | Judge's scoresheet | Cost of prosecutionCircuit Judge Mallory Cooper, who delayed her retirement to see the case through, sentenced Donald Smith to death for the 8-year-old girl’s murder in a widely anticipated ruling that upheld the unanimous recommendation from a jury. … Donald James Smith, may God have mercy on your soul." Rayne Perrywinkle hugs State Attorney Melissa NelsonWhile Nelson and Assistant State Attorney Mark Caliel expressed relief afterward, neither celebrated. The outcome also came as a relief to juror Paul Hinson, who was glad Cooper sided with the jury's recommendation. Despite Wednesday's ruling, the case is far from over because Smith is eligible for appeals down the road.

If we found one we liked, we watched it obsessively," Jonathan Nolan, who goes by Jonah, said in a phone interview Monday. One of the biggest changes Christopher Nolan made to the script, Jonah Nolan said, came with a recalibration of the ending of the screenplay, giving it a much more powerful emotional punch. And in the case of "Interstellar," that perspective of being a parent drove Christopher Nolan and eventually, Jonah. But when he started working on the script, he had lots of kids and brought that perspective to it," Jonah Nolan said. While Christopher Nolan has yet to announce his next project, Jonah Nolan is well into his.