Instagram hides some posts that mention abortion
By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Instagram is blocking posts that mention abortion from public view, in some cases requiring its…
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A timeline of the Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell scandal
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — From the moment he first faced criminal charges, in 2006, Jeffrey Epstein has been the object of public…
Continue ReadingDeBose, Kotsur, Eilish among 397 invited to film Academy
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Recent Oscar winners Ariana DeBose, Troy Kotsur and Billie Eilish are among the 397 individuals who have been invited…
Continue ReadingFDA advisers recommend updating COVID booster shots for fall
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press At least some U.S. adults may get updated COVID-19 shots this fall, as government advisers…
Continue ReadingConservationists call for action on Northwest wolf poaching
By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Wildlife advocates say there has been a distressing uptick in wolf poaching cases in…
Continue ReadingAnti-Black, gay, Asian bias fuel California hate crime surge
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The California attorney general’s office says hate crimes in 2021 shot up 33% to nearly 1,800 reported incidents. That…
Continue ReadingJury is chosen to decide Florida school shooter’s sentence
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A jury of seven men and five women has been tentatively chosen to decide whether…
Continue ReadingRed Bull fires reserve driver Vips for using racial slur
MILTON KEYNES, England (AP) — Red Bull has terminated the contract of Formula One test and reserve driver Jüri Vips on Tuesday for using a racial…
Continue ReadingBiden team strains to flex muscles in abortion fight
By TOM MURPHY and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s top health official says that “every option is on the…
Continue ReadingCuban troops report clashes with speedboats from US
By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Cuban authorities say they have intercepted more than a dozen speedboats arriving from the…
Continue ReadingTrooper crawls into drainage pipe to rescue missing dog
CONKLIN, N.Y. (AP) — A state trooper is being lauded for crawling about 15 feet into a culvert pipe in upstate New York to rescue a missing golden…
Continue ReadingCrump to represent Randy Cox, Black man hurt in police van
By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press Prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump says he will lead the legal fight on behalf of a Black man in…
Continue ReadingOfficial: Upgrades urged at Amtrak crash site, but no action
By CHARLIE RIEDEL and SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press MENDON, Mo. (AP) — The chief elected official in the Missouri county where an Amtrak train…
Continue ReadingCOVID: Paris court rules govt failed to stockpile face masks
PARIS (AP) — A Paris court has ruled that the French government failed to sufficiently stock up on surgical masks at the outset of the coronavirus…
Continue ReadingCourt lets Tennessee 6-week abortion ban take effect
By JONATHAN MATTISE and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal court has allowed Tennessee’s ban on abortion as…
Continue ReadingMillennial Money: Getting therapy when cost is a barrier
By SARA RATHNER of NerdWallet There are several things that can prevent you from getting therapy or other mental health treatment. A social stigma…
Continue ReadingMexican networks ramp up help for US women seeking abortions
By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Abortion pills smuggled into the United States from Mexico inside teddy bears. A New York home…
Continue ReadingRussia working on Taliban ties, Putin says in Tajikistan
MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin says Russia is trying to build relations with the Taliban and that Russia wants to see all the ethnic groups…
Continue ReadingKosovars fume at new delay in accessing EU visa-free travel
By FLORENT BAJRAMI and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — The European Union’s delay in allowing visa-free travel for the…
Continue ReadingCassidy Hutchinson, Trump White House aide, now in spotlight
By NOMAAN MERCHANT and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Just two years out of college, Cassidy Hutchinson said she watched as a valet…
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