By LISA RATHKE Associated Press Vermont’s Republican governor has signed abortion and gender affirming shield bills into law that are the first in the country to include protecting access to a medication widely used in abortions even if the U.S. Food and Drug Administration withdraws its approval of the pill, mifepristone. The legislation protects providers
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Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story BOSTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Joycelyn Johnson, the woman who was hit by a falling utility box at the Harvard T station earlier this month, is now suing the MBTA. Johnson, a 28-year-old PhD student at Harvard University, was hurt when the metal box fell from
Continue ReadingTHESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greek police say 17 migrants have been rescued from a tiny islet in the river that runs along Greece’s northeastern land border with Turkey. Among the group were eight children. A police statement said the migrants were left on the islet in the Evros River by a smuggler who had ferried
Continue ReadingBy JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio Constitution change aimed at thwarting an abortion rights push this fall has been cleared for an August statewide ballot. The measure cleared the politically fractured Ohio House on Wednesday in a Statehouse resounding with shouts of protest. It means voters will decide this
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story CONNECTICUT (WFSB) — A report on the death of State Representive Quentin “Q” Williams will indicate he was drunk when he died in a head-on crash, according to the House speaker. Williams was hit by another car that was driving the wrong way on Route
Continue ReadingBy SUMMER BALLENTINE and JOHN HANNA Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Transgender minors in Missouri won’t have access to puberty blockers, hormones or surgery under newly passed legislation. Lawmakers also approved a ban on transgender girls and women playing on female sports teams at all levels of school. Lawmakers approved the two bills
Continue ReadingMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins have reinstated infielder Kyle Farmer from the injured list four weeks after he was hit by a pitch in the face and needed oral surgery. Third baseman Jose Miranda was sent to Triple-A St. Paul to make room for Farmer. Farmer missed 24 games while recovering from the errant
Continue ReadingBy TRACEE M. HERBAUGH Associated Press When my mother died suddenly 30 years ago, I was 13. I’d spend the next 20 years attempting to understand what it means not to have a mother. And I did this basically alone. Mostly, this was because my mother’s parents, who raised me, were old-fashioned folks who lived
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Watson, CNN The mother of the 6-year-old who shot his teacher at an elementary school in Newport News, Virginia, spoke exclusively Wednesday on ABC’s “Good Morning America.” Deja Taylor told ABC’s Linsey Davis in the interview that as a parent, she accepts responsibility for the shooting and apologized to his teacher. “That is
Continue ReadingBy Olivia Schueller and Jay Kenney Click here for updates on this story ROCKY HILL, Connecticut (WFSB) — Racist messages were found again in Rocky Hill, according to police. Officers and the town itself asked for the public’s help as their investigation continued. In part, they said the flyers promoted the growth of white supremacy
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN About half of North Korea’s missile program has been funded by cyberattacks and cryptocurrency theft, a White House official said Tuesday. A sweeping US federal government effort is ongoing to understand how “a country like [North Korea] is so darn creative in this space,” Anne Neuberger, deputy national security adviser for
Continue ReadingBy Radina Gigova, CNN Authorities are trying to identify 22 women murdered in Belgium, Germany and The Netherlands over the last few decades. Most of the murders are considered cold cases involving women who died 10, 20, 30 or even 40 years ago, according to Interpol, which launched a public campaign on Wednesday to name
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer When a generational talent like Victor Wembanyama comes along, it’s clear that he would make any team that he’s with better in a multitude of ways. And the team that wins Tuesday’s NBA draft lottery in Chicago — and the right to draft Wembanyama next month — will be
Continue ReadingBy Lianne Kolirin, CNN A tiny island that inspired legendary crime novelist Agatha Christie has gone up for sale, complete with its own Art Deco hotel and helipad. Burgh Island, located just off the coast of Britain’s south-westerly county of Devon, is on the market for “offers in excess of £15m” ($18.9 million), according to
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will testify before Congress next Tuesday as lawmakers increasingly scrutinize the risks and benefits of artificial intelligence, according to a Senate Judiciary subcommittee. During Tuesday’s hearing, lawmakers will question Altman for the first time since OpenAI’s chatbot, ChatGPT, took the world by storm late last year. The
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business In America, “Ford truck” usually means the F-series, the best-selling truck here for decades. But in many parts of the world, it probably means the Ford Ranger. The Ranger is sold in 180 markets around the globe and, in 17 of them, it’s actually the best-seller in its class. In
Continue ReadingBy Anna Kathman Click here for updates on this story SAGINAW, Michigan (WNEM) — While most were sleeping, the Grand Blanc Township Police Department responded to a call of four loose ponies. About 4 a.m. on Wednesday, May 10, officers wrangled the horses who were hitchhiking along Baldwin Road, the department said. The wayward equines
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN Scientists have pieced together a new draft of the human genome that better captures humanity’s genetic diversity. The new “pangenome” incorporates the DNA of 47 individuals from every continent except Antarctica and Oceania. The scientists involved say it will improve our ability to diagnose disease, discover new drugs and understand the
Continue ReadingBy Mark Morales, Evan Perez, Fredreka Schouten, Gregory Krieg, Tierney Sneed, Hannah Rabinowitz and Devan Cole, CNN Rep. George Santos has pleaded not guilty to 13 federal charges, including allegations of fraud related to Covid-19 unemployment benefits, misusing campaign funds and lying about his personal finances on House disclosure reports. Santos was released on a
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