Arizona’s Democratic governor signs a bill to repeal 1864 ban on most abortions
By ANITA SNOW and MORGAN LEE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has relegated a Civil War-era ban on most…
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Faceless people, invisible hands: New Army video aims to lure recruits for psychological operations
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press FORT LIBERTY, N.C. (AP) — The video is unsettling, with haunting images of faceless people, fire and soldiers.…
Continue ReadingTime is on their side: Rolling Stones rock New Orleans Jazz Fest after 2 previous tries
By CHEVEL JOHNSON RODRIGUE and KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is usually akin to a…
Continue ReadingMore than 2,100 people have been arrested during pro-Palestinian protests on US college campuses
By JULIE WATSON, CHRISTOPHER L. KELLER, CAROLYN THOMPSON and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police have arrested more than…
Continue ReadingBiden says ‘order must prevail’ during campus protests over the war in Gaza
By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is rejecting calls from student protesters to change his approach to the…
Continue ReadingFor ex-Derby winner Silver Charm, it’s a life of leisure and Old Friends at Kentucky retirement farm
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Ky. (AP) — Michael Blowen can step outside his house any day of the week and visit retired…
Continue ReadingSerbia prepares to mark school shooting anniversary. A mother says ‘everyone rushed to forget’
By MARKO DROBNJAKOVIC and JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia is preparing to mark the anniversary of a school shooting last…
Continue ReadingArizona repealed its 1864 abortion ban. Democrats are still planning to use it against Trump
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s 1864 abortion ban will soon be gone from the law books, but not from the campaign…
Continue ReadingMaternal deaths have fallen to pre-pandemic levels, new US data says
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — New government data suggests U.S. maternal deaths have fallen back to pre-pandemic levels. About…
Continue ReadingAt time of rising antisemitism, Holocaust survivors take on denial and hate in new digital campaign
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Holocaust survivors are participating in a digital campaign called #CancelHate…
Continue ReadingUS says Russia used choking agents against Ukrainian troops, breaching chemical weapons ban
By Jessie Yeung and Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — The United States has formally accused Russia of using chemical weapons “as a method of…
Continue ReadingHakeem Jeffries isn’t speaker yet, but the Democrat may be the most powerful person in Congress
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Without wielding the gavel or holding a formal job laid out in the Constitution,…
Continue ReadingUS maternal mortality rate declines, but disparities remain, new CDC data shows
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — After a sharp rise in women dying in pregnancy, childbirth or postpartum earlier in the Covid-19 pandemic,…
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Pet Pics Sweepstakes: Here’s your weekly dose of fun and cute pets to enjoy
Looking at fun pet photos never gets old for a whole lot of us. Feel free to share your best with us and everybody and check out our photo album too,…
Continue ReadingBrittney Griner says she thought about killing herself during first few weeks in Russian jail
PHOENIX (AP) — WNBA star Brittney Griner said she thought about killing herself during her first few weeks in a Russian jail after her 2022 arrest…
Continue ReadingMore money is going to African climate startups, but a huge funding gap remains
By CARLOS MUREITHI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — African climate-tech startups are increasingly raising money from private sources, but…
Continue ReadingGeorgia Gov. Brian Kemp signs immigration enforcement bill pushed following Laken Riley’s killing
By Rafael Romo, Shawn Nottingham and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp on Wednesday signed immigration enforcement…
Continue ReadingEx-Nickelodeon producer Schneider sues ‘Quiet on Set’ makers for defamation, sex abuse implications
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Nickelodeon producer and writer Dan Schneider sued the makers of “Quiet on…
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Love don't cost a thing? Behind the rise of nontraditional wedding venues
Giggster analyzed reports and data on weddings to find out why nontraditional wedding venues are on the rise and whether these venues save couples…
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New studies show how Black LGBTQ+ youth navigate discrimination. Advocates are mapping out ways to help
The 19th reports on studies that examined mental health issues among Black LGBTQ+…
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