Democratic Wisconsin governor vetoes bill to ban gender-affirming care for kids
By HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has vetoed a bill that sought to…
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The US is poised to require foreign aircraft-repair shops to test workers for drugs and alcohol
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The federal government will propose to require drug and alcohol testing for employees of foreign aircraft-repair…
Continue ReadingNTSB chair warns ‘culture of silence’ around mental health is affecting safety
By Ross Levitt, Pete Muntean and Gregory Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The head of the National Transportation Safety Board warned that aviation workers…
Continue ReadingEuropean Union calls for “the beginning of the end” of fossil fuels at COP28 climate talks
By DAVID KEYTON Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — This year’s climate talks should “mark the beginning of the end” of…
Continue ReadingLeaked audio of heated meeting reveals hostages’ fury at Netanyahu
CNN By Irene Nasser, Tim Lister and Richard Greene, CNN (CNN) — Leaked audio recordings of a meeting between freed Israeli hostages and Prime…
Continue ReadingOklahoma man at the center of a tribal sovereignty ruling reaches plea agreement with prosecutors
By KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Court documents show that the Oklahoma man at the center of a landmark U.S. Supreme Court…
Continue ReadingA grantmaker is betting a TV show for teen girls can help narrow the STEM gender gap
By EDEN STIFFMAN, The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Dallas philanthropist Lyda Hill has devoted much of her giving to tackling…
Continue ReadingDutch military police have discovered 47 migrants hiding in a truck heading for United Kingdom
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch military police have found 47 illegal migrants hidden in a truck that was about to board a ferry to the United…
Continue ReadingGoogle launches Gemini, upping the stakes in the global AI race
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writers Google took its next leap in artificial intelligence Wednesday with the launch of…
Continue ReadingA boulder-strewn village, screeching seabirds and sheep: Taking Portugal’s roads less traveled
By KRISTEN DE GROOT Associated Press There’s a village built among massive boulders. Screeching seabirds. Lots of Roman ruins, sheep, old…
Continue ReadingUS files war crime charges against Russians accused of torturing an American in the Ukraine invasion
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Four Russian men accused of torturing an American during the invasion of…
Continue ReadingVirginia state art museum returns 44 pieces authorities determined were stolen or looted
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s state-run fine arts museum is returning 44 ancient pieces of art to their…
Continue ReadingDecades after Europe, turning blades send first commercial offshore wind power onto US grid
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) — Off the coast of eastern Long Island, an 800-foot tall turbine has begun sending…
Continue ReadingAlbania’s opposition speaks up at the Constitutional Court against ratifying migrant deal with Italy
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The opposition in Albania has spoken up at the Constitutional Court against the…
Continue ReadingItaly reportedly drops out of China Belt and Road initiative that failed to deliver
MILAN (AP) — Media reports say Italy has formally withdrawn from China’s global Belt and Road initiative that seeks to deepen relations with…
Continue ReadingCEOs of the nation’s biggest banks warn that new regulations could harm the economy
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The heads of Wall Street’s biggest banks used an appearance on Capitol Hill to plead with…
Continue ReadingAs COP28 talks try to curb warming, study says Earth at risk of hitting irreversible tipping points
By GAURAV SAINI, Press Trust of India DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The world is in danger of hitting the point of no return for five of…
Continue ReadingDeSantis appointees accuse Disney district predecessors of cronyism; Disney calls them revisionist
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointees to Walt Disney World’s governing district have released a…
Continue ReadingFrance will carry out 10,000 checks at restaurants, hotels before Paris Games to avoid price hikes
PARIS (AP) — French authorities will carry out checks at 10,000 hotels and restaurants across France ahead of the Paris Olympics next year in order…
Continue ReadingMcDonald’s testing new CosMc’s chain amid unprecedented global expansion
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer McDonald’s is testing a new restaurant format with customizable drinks and treats designed to appeal to…
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