FDA panel backs over-the-counter sales of birth control pill
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health advisers said Wednesday that a decades-old birth control pill should be sold…
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German government approves Chinese company COSCO taking minority stake in Hamburg container terminal
BERLIN (AP) — Germany has given final approval for a Chinese company to take a significant minority stake in the operator of a container terminal…
Continue Reading India’s Modi to visit White House in June as Biden seeks stronger ties amid competition with China
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will host Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the…
Continue Reading Vermont governor signs 1st-in-nation shield bills that include medicated abortion
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press Vermont’s Republican governor has signed abortion and gender affirming shield bills into law that are the first in…
Continue Reading Ex-Raider Henry Ruggs pleads guilty to driving drunk at 156 mph, causing fatal crash
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Ex-Las Vegas Raiders player Henry Ruggs pleaded guilty Wednesday to driving his sports car drunk at…
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Arizona court orders encampment cleanup
The effort comes after a preliminary injunction in late March ordered Phoenix to clean up the area. The court order mandates the area remain free of…
Continue Reading UK ditches post-Brexit plan to scrap thousands of EU laws by year’s end
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. government has scrapped plan to remove all remaining EU laws from British statute books by…
Continue Reading The US has approved $42 billion in loan forgiveness for public service workers. Here’s what to know
By ADRIANA MORGA and CORA LEWIS Associated Press The U.S. has approved more than $42 billion in federal student loan debt forgiveness for more than…
Continue Reading Martin Scorsese set to stir Cannes again, 47 years after ‘Taxi Driver’
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer When Martin Scorsese premieres his latest film, “Killers of the Flower Moon,” at the Cannes Film Festival on May…
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Arizona and California release COVID updates
Arizona and California, as well as Yuma and Imperial Counties, have released their weekly COVID…
Continue Reading DNA project gives scientists diverse genome for comparison
By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer For two decades, scientists have been comparing every person’s full set of DNA they study to a template that…
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UPDATE: New York Representative George Santos pleads not guilty
Representative George Santos has been charged by federal prosecutors for an array of crimes, including fraud, theft, money laundering and making…
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U.S. officials urge Texas migrants to turn themselves in to CBP authorities
Hundreds of migrants have already turned themselves in to immigration authorities on Tuesday as the expiration of Title 42…
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California university unveils Narcan vending machines
The fentanyl crisis is also personal at Santa Clara University, after the death of student Charlie Ternan almost three years…
Continue Reading Can you afford to age in place?
By KATE ASHFORD of NerdWallet Most older adults ages 50 to 80 say it’s important to stay in their homes for as long as they can, according to the…
Continue Reading Groff, Lethem excerpts featured in free e-book compilation
NEW YORK (AP) — Fiction from such prize-winning authors as Jonathan Lethem, Lauren Groff, and Sigrid Nunez as well as a biography of the late Rep.…
Continue Reading George Santos pleads not guilty to federal indictment and says he won’t resign
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — U.S. Rep. George Santos, infamous for fabricating his life…
Continue Reading Archbishop of Canterbury: UK migration bill is morally wrong
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The head of the Church of England has made a rare intervention in Parliament to condemn the British…
Continue Reading ‘BlackBerry’ film taps into device that ruled pre-iPhone era
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Almost everyone knows Steve Jobs’ uncanny vision, relentless drive and technological wizardry hatched…
Continue Reading Spain plans to ban outdoor work in extreme heat
MADRID (AP) — Spain plans to ban outdoor work during periods of extreme heat. Second Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Díaz told reporters Wednesday…
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