An eleven-year-old transgender girl has dropped her lawsuit against Hanover County Public Schools. The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia had previously filed a suit against the school system for barring the child from playing on a girl's tennis team. The student was denied the ability to play following a unanimous vote by the school board. Court documents say the child identifies as female since between the ages of seven and eight years old and is on puberty blockers. The family pulled the child from the school because of ongoing harrassment.
Participants in Alexandria's guaranteed basic income pilot program, which provides $500 a month with no strings attached, are still facing financial challenges despite the assistance.Preview: A Richmond teenager is missing. Virginia State Police issued a Missing Person with Autism Alert this morning for Joshua Randolph. The 17-year-old was last seen Wednesday night in Richmond on Decatur Street. Randolph is described as Black, 5-foot-8, 140 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. He may be wearing a black jacket, white t-shirt, dark sweat pants and blue Crocs. Randolph is believed to be on foot. A photo is available at VSP-dot-Virginia-dot-gov.
The cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris will finally reopen to the public this weekend, more than five years after a devastating fire. Fire crews were able to save the core structure, and restoration is complete - except for parts of the medieval cathedral's exterior.