Kansas legislators impose sweeping anti-trans bathroom law
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators in Kansas enacted what may be the most sweeping transgender bathroom…
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Jerry Springer, politician turned TV ringmaster, dies at 79
By DAN SEWELL Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Jerry Springer, the onetime mayor and news anchor whose namesake TV show featured a three-ring…
Continue Reading Correction: Immigration-Asylum story
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story published April 27, 2023, about U.S.-Mexico border crossings, The Associated Press incorrectly identified an…
Continue Reading Berlin’s first conservative mayor in 22 years takes office
BERLIN (AP) — Berlin’s first conservative mayor in 22 years has taken office following a state election in which he capitalized on discontent in…
Continue Reading Foundation prints 3D prosthetics, gives them free in Uruguay
By NAUSÍCAA PALOMEQUE Associated Press MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — The first thing 11-year-old Mia Rodríguez says she did with her new prosthetic…
Continue Reading Putting radiation to the test to heal irregular heartbeat
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer ST. LOUIS (AP) — Doctors are zapping the heart with radiation normally reserved for cancer in a bid to better…
Continue Reading Trump revives threat of skipping GOP presidential debates
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Donald Trump is again threatening to skip a presidential debate. The Republican…
Continue Reading NATO: Ukraine allies sent 1,550 combat vehicles, 230 tanks
By DAVID RISING and LORNE COOK Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — NATO’s head says the military alliance’s members and its partner…
Continue Reading Firearms official, gun club probed over Hamburg shooting
BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors say they are investigating an official at Hamburg’s firearms department and three members of a gun club in…
Continue Reading Finnish center-right to start coalition talks with far-right
HELSINKI (AP) — The head of Finland’s conservative National Coalition Party, which came first in April 2 elections, says he will start talks to…
Continue Reading Iran’s navy seizes oil tanker near Oman, heading for Houston
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s navy seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of…
Continue Reading How will we know if the US economy is in a recession?
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The government’s report Thursday that the economy grew at a 1.1% annual rate last…
Continue Reading Analysis: China’s Ukraine plan mixes peace, self-interest
By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s plan to send an envoy to Ukraine allows his government to deflect…
Continue Reading The Netherlands celebrates birthday of King Willem-Alexander
By PETER DEJONG Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Netherlands is celebrating the 56th birthday of King Willem-Alexander with street markets,…
Continue Reading Ukraine ask pope’s help in getting children back from Russia
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Ukraine’s prime minister said he asked Pope Francis during a private Vatican audience…
Continue Reading Iran urges Lebanese sides to reach agreement over president
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister says Tehran wants Lebanon’s rivals to reach an agreement to elect a…
Continue Reading City-United FA Cup final to be affected by train strike
LONDON (AP) — Traveling to the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium in London just got much harder for fans of the two Manchester clubs. The British…
Continue Reading China welcomes Ya Ya the panda home after 20 years abroad
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Ya Ya the giant panda landed Thursday afternoon in Shanghai after departing from the Memphis…
Continue Reading Florida Gov. DeSantis says Disney lawsuit is political
By MOSHE EDRI and TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday shrugged off Disney’s lawsuit…
Continue Reading Rights groups say second Uyghur dies in Thai detention
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Human rights organizations are urging Thailand to improve conditions in its immigration…
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