MARION, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa school board has reached an agreement resolving a lawsuit over a now-rescinded district policy that allowed students to request a gender support plan to begin socially transitioning at school, without the permission of their parents. Linn-Mar Community Schools’ insurance company will pay the plaintiffs, Parents Defending Education, $20,000, the Gazette newspaper in Cedar Rapids …

STOWE, Vt. (AP) — A skier who was reported missing at Stowe Mountain Resort was found dead in a steep, wooded out-of-bounds area late Tuesday night, police said Wednesday. Brooks Ralph, 27, of Cold Springs, New York, was reported missing around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, police said. He was last seen at the resort. Search crews found his body at about …

BEIJING (AP) — Una intensa nevada ha cubierto de blanco el norte y el centro de China, interrumpiendo el tráfico y obligando a las escuelas a cancelar las clases. Una persona murió el miércoles por la caída de un tejado en un supermercado en la provincia de Hebei, reportó la televisora estatal CCTV. Los vuelos y el tránsito de trenes …