Marc Daalder Detroit Free Press Published 10:20 AM EDT Sep 28, 2018 Fall is really here: this weekend could be the chilliest in months as nighttime lows in metro Detroit slide to 42 degrees, according to the National Weather Service in White Lake. While it will be brisk, the weather service still says there is no risk of frost for at least another week since temperatures are expected to remain above 32 degrees. The Upper Peninsula received its first frost last week, but southeast Michigan will be spared for a while longer. During the day, temperatures will sink from a high of 70 on Friday to a high of 60 on Saturday, before rising slightly on Sunday to 66. Nights will be colder, with a low of 42 on Friday night, 50 on Saturday night, and 56 on Sunday night. Winds of around 7 to 9 miles per hour are to be expected but the skies will remain clear, with just a 30 percent chance of precipitation overnight Saturday until 8 a.m. Sunday. Beginning Monday, temperatures will jump … [Read more...] about First full weekend of fall to be cooler, with chilly nights
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N.J. has a new plan to deal with transgender kids in schools
New Jersey schools are about to be out of excuses for violating the rights of transgender students. The state Department of Education on Thursday sent new guidelines to schools, explaining how to follow a 2017 law that reinforced protections for transgender students, including expressly forbidding districts from keeping students out of the bathrooms and locker rooms that match their gender identity. The new rules also settle once and for all how schools should handle other controversial issues, such as what name to call transgender students, whether birth names should be printed on school documents and how much schools should tell parents about student's gender identity. The guidance is especially important because too many schools continue to mishandle situations involving transgender students, said Christian Fuscarino, executive director of Garden State Equality, an advocacy group for the LGBT community. "Transgender students now have some of the best … [Read more...] about N.J. has a new plan to deal with transgender kids in schools
Kids OK after school bus flips in crash with another vehicle in Richardson
No one was injured when a school bus overturned in a collision with another vehicle Friday morning, Richardson police said. The crash occurred about 7:40 a.m. at West Campbell and Custer roads.Two pre-kindergarten students were on board, according to KTVT-TV (Channel 11). They were not hurt but were taken to a hospital as a precaution. … [Read more...] about Kids OK after school bus flips in crash with another vehicle in Richardson
Rod Rosenstein agrees to private meeting with House lawmakers
WASHINGTON — Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has agreed to speak privately with lawmakers following reports he’d discussed secretly recording President Donald Trump. A person familiar with the situation says Rosenstein agreed to the meeting during a call Thursday evening with the House Judiciary Committee chairman, Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va. GOP Rep. Mark Meadows of North Carolina, who leads the conservative House Freedom Caucus, tweeted Friday that Republican leaders agreed to ask Rosenstein for a private meeting and said lawmakers would subpoena Rosenstein if he refused to answer questions. But the person familiar with the situation, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss private conversations, says Rosenstein had agreed to the meeting before that tweet. Trump is to meet next week with Rosenstein, who’s overseeing the special counsel investigation into Russian election-meddling. … [Read more...] about Rod Rosenstein agrees to private meeting with House lawmakers
‘Real Housewives of Potomac’ star Michael Darby charged with groping cameraman
Michael Darby, left, and wife Ashley Boalch Darby on an episode of "The Real Housewives of Potomac." (Bravo) Michael Darby of "The Real Housewives of Potomac" has been charged with groping a cameraman. WRC-TV in Washington reports that the cameraman said in charging documents that the show was filming in Potomac, Maryland, on Sept. 1 when Darby "grabbed and groped" his backside. "As I turned around he smiled and gave me a flirtatious look," the cameraman alleges in the documents. The cameraman says he told Darby to stop and then told his supervisor. He pressed charges three days later. According to WRC-TV, Darby was charged with one count of second-degree assault and one count of fourth-degree sexual contact. He is facing a maximum of 11 years in prison if convicted. Court documents also showed that the cameraman filed for a restraining order against Darby citing both the Sept. 1 incident and another alleged assault from August but the restraining order was … [Read more...] about ‘Real Housewives of Potomac’ star Michael Darby charged with groping cameraman