Cosmetic to critical: Blue states help trans health coverage
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — For most of her life in New Mexico, Christina Wood felt like she had to…
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US, Filipino forces show firepower at sea amid China tension
By JIM GOMEZ AND AARON FAVILA Associated Press SAN ANTONIO, Philippines (AP) — American and Filipino forces sank a ship with a barrage of…
Continue ReadingDeSantis talks trade with South Korean officials
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has held trade talks with South Korean officials in Seoul, on the second leg of his four-nation…
Continue ReadingKidnapped NZ pilot: Indonesian army attacks put him at risk
By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Separatist rebels in Indonesia’s restive Papua region have released a video…
Continue ReadingFate of Oklahoma death row inmate rests with parole board
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma death row inmate whose scheduled execution in May is opposed by the state’s…
Continue ReadingChina to scrap PCR test requirement for inbound travelers
BEIIJING (AP) — Travelers entering China will no longer need to provide a negative PCR test result starting Saturday. A Foreign Ministry official…
Continue ReadingAsa Hutchinson to formally launch 2024 campaign in Arkansas
By ANDREW DeMILLO and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Asa Hutchinson, the former two-term Republican governor of…
Continue ReadingShe got $0 from condo sale. Supreme Court weighs fairness
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Geraldine Tyler, now 94, lost her one-bedroom condo in Minneapolis over $2,300 in unpaid taxes,…
Continue Reading2024 race won’t be like 2020. That’s good and bad for Biden
By WILL WEISSERT and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — No honking geese are likely to interrupt his speeches this time. As President…
Continue ReadingHawks playoff win pushes Janet Jackson concert back 1 day
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks are still alive in the playoffs and that will force fans planning to attend Janet Jackson’s concert in the…
Continue ReadingAs India grows, so do demands for some to prove citizenship
By SHEIKH SAALIQ and SHONAL GANGULY Associated Press MURKATA, India (AP) — Questions over who is an Indian have long lingered over northeastern…
Continue ReadingBud Light fumbles, but experts say inclusive ads will stay
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Bud Light may have fumbled its attempt to broaden its customer base by partnering with a transgender influencer.…
Continue ReadingJapan’s Honda outlines global strategy for electric cars
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Honda is gearing up for an electrification shift in North America with two models developed with…
Continue ReadingSingapore executes man for coordinating cannabis delivery
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Singapore on Wednesday executed a man accused of coordinating a cannabis delivery, despite pleas for…
Continue ReadingFirst reactions to ‘The Flash,’ starring Ezra Miller
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The words “impressive” and “awesome” were common refrains from a group of entertainment…
Continue ReadingHarry Belafonte mourned by entertainment world, Biden, Obama
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Reaction poured in Tuesday from heads of state, civil-rights leaders and the entertainment world following…
Continue Reading$1.6B trial starts against utility over fatal 2020 wildfires
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A trial connected to a $1.6 billion class action lawsuit against utility PacifiCorp over the catastrophic Labor Day 2020…
Continue ReadingTobacco company settles with US over business in North Korea
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department says a British tobacco company has agreed to a $629 million settlement to…
Continue ReadingTrouble looms for Indian grain that combats climate change
By JEMIMA RAMAN, Press Trust of India KOCHI, India (AP) — On a tiny sliver land in southern India, the future of an ancient grain that helps combat…
Continue ReadingVenezuela’s Juan Guaidó not seeking political asylum in US
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó says he is not seeking political asylum in the…
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