Texas doctor charged with taking private patient information on transgender care
HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas doctor who calls himself a whistleblower on transgender care for minors is accused of illegally obtaining information on…
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This law is a lifeline for pregnant workers even as an abortion dispute complicates its enforcement
By ALEXANDRA OLSON and CLAIRE SAVAGE AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Victoria Cornejo Barrera thought the legal helpline for workers sounded…
Continue ReadingLawyer for man accused of attacking Salman Rushdie says client doesn’t want offered plea deal
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press MAYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — The lawyer for the New Jersey man accused of repeatedly stabbing author Salman Rushdie…
Continue ReadingLuxury sales are flattening amid a self-inflicted creativity crisis and price hikes, study finds
By COLLEEN BARRY AP Business Writer MILAN (AP) — The post-pandemic surge in global sales of luxury handbags, shoes and apparel is on pace  to…
Continue ReadingTrump adviser Boris Epshteyn pleads not guilty in Arizona’s fake elector case
By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Three people facing charges connected to trying to overturn former President Donald Trump’s…
Continue ReadingIranian activist and Nobel Peace prize winner Narges Mohammadi sentenced to further year in prison
By Niamh Kennedy and Jomana Karadsheh, CNN (CNN) — Narges Mohammadi, Iran’s most prominent human rights activist and 2023 Nobel Peace Prize…
Continue ReadingAbsentee voters in France scramble to make their voices heard in high-stakes legislative election
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Voters who don’t expect to be able to cast ballots themselves are scrambling to make their voices…
Continue ReadingSprint great Michael Johnson launching ‘Grand Slam Track’ league with $100K first prizes
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Sprinting great Michael Johnson is launching a track league that looks to assemble nearly 100 of the sport’s top…
Continue ReadingDutch leader Mark Rutte clears a big hurdle to becoming NATO chief after Hungary lifts objections
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Hungary has lifted its veto on Mark Rutte becoming the next head of NATO. The move came after the…
Continue ReadingEcuador stops waiving visas for Chinese nationals because of an increase in irregular migration
By GONZALO SOLANO and DIDI TANG Associated Press QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador has announced the suspension of an agreement with China that had…
Continue ReadingBob Schul, the only American runner to win the 5,000 meters at the Olympics, dies at 86
By The Associated Press Bob Schul, the only American distance runner to win gold in the 5,000 meters at the Olympics, has died. He was 86. His death…
Continue ReadingNew York’s top court declines to hear Trump’s appeal of the gag order in his hush money case
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump plans to keep fighting a gag order in his New York hush money…
Continue ReadingTwo more players from South Dakota baseball plead guilty to lesser charge in rape case
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Three of six South Dakota players from a baseball team made up of high school-aged players who were charged as adults last…
Continue ReadingJuneteenth explained: What is the holiday, why was it created and how should it be celebrated?
By TERRY TANG Associated Press For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the…
Continue ReadingVermont man sentenced to 25 years in prison for kidnapping woman and son outside of a mall
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after he was convicted of kidnapping a woman and her 4-year-old son…
Continue ReadingBlaze at Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk is the third in a little over a month
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A fire has broken out at an office building belonging to Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk, the third in a…
Continue ReadingJesse Plemons is ready for the ride
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — Jesse Plemons is less a chameleon than a singular presence that can be dialed to disturbing or…
Continue ReadingKosovo and Israel agree to allow each other’s citizens visa-free entry
By SYLEJMAN KLLOKOQI and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Citizens of Kosovo and Israel will be able to visit the other…
Continue ReadingApple kills off its buy now, pay later service barely a year after launch
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Apple is discontinuing its buy now, pay later service known as Apple Pay Later barely a year after…
Continue ReadingLos Angeles school board will ban students from using cell phones during the school day. But questions loom on how to do it
By Holly Yan and Debra Goldschmidt, CNN (CNN) — Students in the nation’s second-largest school district will no longer be able to use cell…
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