By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Two transgender boys are suing the University of Missouri over its decision to stop providing gender-affirming care to minors over concerns that a new state law could create legal issues for its doctors. The lawsuit was filed Thursday in federal court. It alleges that the university is discriminating against the
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says whole and pre-cut cantaloupes have caused dozens of cases of salmonella infection, including 17 hospitalizations, in 15 states and in Canada. Salmonella causes diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps, and illness can start six hours to six days after swallowing the
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez (CNN Español) — Tres hombres presuntamente involucrados en el asesinato del periodista Ismael Villagómez Tapia fueron detenidos en Chihuahua, informó este viernes la Fiscalía General de ese estado del norte de México. Según la institución, a los detenidos se les decomisaron dos celulares propiedad de Villagómez Tapia, un arma corta y drogas. Por
Continue ReadingBy ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Court records say an Indiana man accused of intimidating and harassing GOP U.S. Rep Jim Banks and his family has been sentenced to probation. Aaron L. Thompson has pleaded guilty to a felony charge of intimidation with the threat to commit a forcible felony and one misdemeanor
Continue ReadingBALLSTON SPA, N.Y. (AP) — The man accused of kidnapping a 9-year-old girl from a state park in upstate New York park has been charged with sexually assaulting her. Craig N. Ross Jr. was initially charged with first-degree kidnapping in the abduction of the girl on Sept. 30. An indictment made public Friday adds four
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — El presidente de Ética de la Cámara de Representantes, Michael Guest, republicano de Mississippi, presentó este viernes una resolución para expulsar del Congreso al representante republicano George Santos de Nueva York, un día después de que el Comité de Ética publicara un informe condenatorio tras su investigación. Se espera que los
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Dewberry and Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — A 52-year-old man was shot outside a mosque while selling goods in Providence on Friday, according to Rhode Island officials. Patricia Socarras, the city’s director of communications, told CNN the shooting happened at the Islamic Center of Rhode Island. She added the victim appeared to have
Continue ReadingTOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A Roman Catholic priest has received a life sentence for his convictions on five counts related to sex-trafficking charges in the molestation of three boys who prosecutors say he met at an Ohio preschool and coerced to continue sexual activity as adults. Rev. Michael Zacharias was sentenced Friday. Prosecutors have said
Continue ReadingBy KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Officials say a shooter killed a state security guard in the lobby of New Hampshire’s psychiatric hospital and then was fatally shot by a state trooper. Authorities say 63-year-old Bradley Haas was killed Friday as he guarded the lobby entrance. The hospital is the state’s only
Continue ReadingBy Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor Karim Khan says his office has received a referral from five countries to investigate whether crimes have been committed in the Palestinian territories as part of Israel’s response to the October 7 Hamas terror attacks. South Africa, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Comoros and Djibouti submitted the
Continue ReadingBy DIANE JEANTET and LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Welcome to Brazil, Taylor Swift, it’s been waiting for you. As her sweep of Rio de Janeiro shows got underway this week, the pop superstar and her legions of devoted fans were greeted by the wide-open arms of the world’s most-famous
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– Un guardia de seguridad que trabajaba en un hospital psiquiátrico de Nueva Hampshire recibió un disparo mortal el viernes durante un tiroteo y el sospechoso fue abatido por un policía estatal asignado al centro, según las autoridades. El incidente ocurrió en el Hospital Nueva Hampshire de Concord el viernes por la tarde,
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The families of two Americans detained in Afghanistan hope to ratchet up pressure on the Biden administration to do more to get their loved ones home after more than a year. Ryan Corbett and Mahmood Shah Habibi were both detained in Afghanistan in August 2022, a year after the
Continue ReadingBy Rob Frehse and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — A security guard working at a New Hampshire psychiatric hospital was fatally shot Friday and a suspect was shot dead by a state police trooper assigned to the facility, authorities say. The incident happened at the New Hampshire Hospital in Concord Friday afternoon, the New Hampshire
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is cutting hundreds of jobs in the unit that handles its popular voice assistant Alexa as it plows more resources into artificial intelligence. In a note to employees on Friday, an Amazon executive wrote that the company is is ditching some initiatives within Alexa. He says Amazon is shifting some
Continue ReadingSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Associates and children of a top leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints remembered him at a funeral Friday as a principled and compassionate man and exemplar of the faith. M. Russell Ballard was second-in-line to the church presidency as the second-longest-tenured member of a top governing
Continue ReadingCNN By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Former first lady Rosalynn Carter has entered hospice care at home in Plains, Georgia, the Carter Center announced Friday. “She and President Carter are spending time with each other and their family. The Carter family continues to ask for privacy and remains grateful for the outpouring of love
Continue ReadingBy LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Body camera recordings released Friday show four Baltimore police officers unleashed a barrage of deadly gunfire at a man after he pointed a gun at them while fleeing last week. Officials say the officers fired three dozen shots, killing 27-year-old Hunter Jessup. Officials said they haven’t determined
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN LONG Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — K-pop superstar Rosé has joined U.S. first lady Jill Biden at a mental health event to talk about how even famous people grapple with emotional struggles. The discussion Friday was one of several events hosted the first lady for the spouses of Asia-Pacific leaders in California
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Fulton County prosecutors want the Georgia election subversion trial of Donald Trump and his co-defendants to begin on August 5, 2024, directly in the middle of the presidential election campaign. “This proposed trial date balances potential delays from Defendant Trump’s other criminal trials in sister sovereigns and the other
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