Transgender kids can play girls sports in Utah after ruling
By BRADY McCOMBS and SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Transgender girls in Utah will be given the opportunity to participate in…
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Judge: Prosecutors cannot enforce Michigan’s abortion ban
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press/Report for America LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan judge on Friday blocked county prosecutors from enforcing…
Continue ReadingCDC confirms Nebraska child died of brain-eating amoeba
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Federal health officials confirmed Friday that a Nebraska child died from a rare infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba after…
Continue ReadingFinnish PM defends dancing, takes drug test to clear herself
COPENHAGEN. Denmark (AP) — Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin has taken a drug test “for her own legal protection” after a video was leaked…
Continue ReadingLawyers argue to delay North Dakota law banning abortion
By JAMES MacPHERSON and DAVE KOLPACK Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Lawyers for North Dakota’s lone abortion clinic that two weeks ago…
Continue ReadingUS announces new military aid, drones for Ukraine
By LOLITA C. BALDOR and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. says it will give Ukraine 15 Scan Eagle surveillance drones, 40…
Continue ReadingAlex Ferguson called as character witness for Giggs in trial
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United coaching great Alex Ferguson has been called as a character witness for Ryan Giggs in a court case…
Continue ReadingEU regulator OKs plan to increase monkeypox vaccine supplies
LONDON (AP) — A smaller dose of the monkeypox vaccine appears to still be effective and can be used to stretch the current supply by five times,…
Continue ReadingGates Foundation adds Gayle, Dhawan as independent trustees
By MARIA DI MENTO and STACY PALMER of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy As the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to…
Continue ReadingUK could face public health ‘crisis’ from energy bill hike
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Public health leaders are appealing to Britain’s government to urgently tackle soaring energy…
Continue Reading2 shark bites reported at S. Carolina’s most popular beach
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Two swimmers have survived shark attacks this week at South Carolina’s most popular beach. Police say both were bitten…
Continue ReadingGreece: 71 migrants aboard boat reaching southern island
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities have raised to 71 the number of migrants who had been aboard a sailboat that reached the southern island of…
Continue ReadingPolice: Suspect in I-85 shootings had 2,000 rounds of ammo
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Police are trying to determine a motive in three seemingly random shootings along an interstate highway in Alabama and Georgia…
Continue ReadingNicaraguan police detain bishop, other priests in raid
By GABRIELA SELSER and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaraguan police on Friday raided the residence of a Roman Catholic…
Continue ReadingCambodia says it’s helping foreigners scammed by traffickers
By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia says it is attempting to aid foreigners who have been victimized by human…
Continue ReadingSee it? Squish it! Fighting the invasive spotted lanternfly
By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press The word is out in New York City and beyond. If you see a spotted lanternfly, stomp it. Kill-on-sight requests in…
Continue ReadingGermany’s Scholz questioned over handling of tax scam
BERLIN (AP) — German leader Olaf Scholz has denied intervening on behalf of a private bank embroiled in a tax evasion scam when he was mayor of the…
Continue ReadingPalestinian killed during Israeli raid in occupied West Bank
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Israeli forces have shot and killed a Palestinian man during an arrest raid in the occupied West Bank. His brother says…
Continue ReadingSouth Africa’s Zulu nation to host celebration for new king
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press KWANONGOMA, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s ethnic Zulu nation will on Saturday host a coronation event…
Continue ReadingMarket blast in north Syria kills 15 people, wounds dozens
BEIRUT (AP) — A Syrian opposition war monitor and a paramedic group say a rocket attack on a crowded market in a town held by Turkey-backed…
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