Judge halts Wyoming abortion ban days after it took effect
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A judge has temporarily blocked Wyoming’s new abortion ban. Wednesday’s decision…
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Kansas lawmakers near approval of ‘born alive’ abortion bill
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas proposal based on the claim that providers leave infants to die when they’re…
Continue Reading Gwyneth Paltrow ski collision trial brings doctors to stand
By SAM METZ Associated Press PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — A radiologist showed X-rays and brain scans on Wednesday morning as attorneys for a man suing…
Continue Reading Oregon lawmakers approve $200M for housing, homelessness
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon lawmakers have approved $200 million to tackle the state’s…
Continue Reading Syria says Israel attacked Aleppo airport, no casualties
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s state news agency says an Israeli airstrike targeted the international airport in the northern city of Aleppo,…
Continue Reading Fed raises key rate by quarter-point despite bank turmoil
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve extended its year-long fight against high inflation Wednesday by…
Continue Reading Ohtani fans Trout, Japan tops US 3-2 for WBC championship
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout had dreamed of this moment, along with millions of fans throughout…
Continue Reading Doctors question aspects of Missouri transgender care limits
By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer Missouri’s attorney general says he will issue an emergency regulation that at least temporarily puts strict…
Continue Reading Effort to recall New Orleans’ first female mayor fails
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The effort to recall New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has failed. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Tuesday the…
Continue Reading Mexican man pleads guilty in smuggling crash where 13 died
EL CENTRO, Calif. (AP) — A Mexican man pleaded guilty Tuesday to coordinating a smuggling effort that left 13 people dead when their overloaded SUV…
Continue Reading Milwaukee shooting kills teenage boy, injures 5 women
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee police say a 15-year-old boy has died and five young women have been injured in a shooting in the latest violence to…
Continue Reading A quarter of world population lacks safe drinking water: UN
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A report issued on the eve of the first major U.N. conference on water in over 45 years…
Continue Reading Arkansas restricts school bathroom use by transgender people
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday signed a law prohibiting transgender…
Continue Reading Officials: 8 dolphins dead after stranding in New Jersey
SEA ISLE CITY, N.J. (AP) — Marine animal welfare officials say eight dolphins have died after they became stranded on a beach in New Jersey. The…
Continue Reading Ukrainian soldiers near finish of Patriot missile training
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press FORT SILL, Okla. (AP) — A group of 65 Ukrainian soldiers are wrapping up their training on the Patriot…
Continue Reading Muslim authorities say Ramadan fasting to begin Thursday
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Muslim authorities in Saudi Arabia and several other Middle Eastern countries say this year’s fasting month of…
Continue Reading Deputies: Alabama player drove 141 mph to evade traffic stop
BONIFAY, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say suspended Alabama freshman defensive back Tony Mitchell drove over 141 mph while trying to evade deputies…
Continue Reading Macron welcomes back to France journalist freed in Mali
PARIS (AP) — French journalist Olivier Dubois has been welcomed home by President Emmanuel Macron, one day after he was released in Mali. Dubois…
Continue Reading Lawsuit seeks to block abortion pill ban in Wyoming
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press Abortion-rights supporters filed an amended lawsuit Tuesday seeking to block Wyoming’s new abortion pill ban…
Continue Reading Only 1 Black rep gets role in talks on Mississippi policing
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — One Black lawmaker and nine white ones have been chosen to work on final versions of…
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