Judges maintain bans on gender-affirming care for youth in Tennessee and Kentucky
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A group of federal appeals judges has ruled that Tennessee and Kentucky can keep…
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ABC-7 Xtra: One-on-one with El Paso Interim Police Chief Peter Pacillas
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — When police chief Greg Allen died in January, one of his assistant chiefs, Peter Pacillas, was named…
Continue Reading Judge says she is ending conservatorship between former NFL player Michael Oher and Memphis couple
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee judge said Friday she is ending a conservatorship agreement between former NFL…
Continue Reading FDA wants to regulate thousands of lab tests that have long skirted oversight
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration says it plans to begin regulating laboratory-based medical…
Continue Reading Palestinian security force deploys in school compound in Lebanon refugee camp following clashes
By AHMAD MANTASH Associated Press SIDON, Lebanon (AP) — A Palestinian security force has deployed in a school complex in Lebanon’s largest…
Continue Reading New York man who served 18 years for murder acquitted at 2nd trial
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — A New York man who spent 18 years in prison for a murder he said he did not commit was found not guilty at a second trial.…
Continue Reading Former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice refuses to disclose names of others looking at impeachment
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — One of three former Wisconsin Supreme Court justices asked to review possible impeachment of a…
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McCarthy’s last-ditch plan to keep the government open collapses, making a shutdown almost certain
By LISA MASCARO, KEVIN FREKING and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s last-ditch plan to keep…
Continue Reading Afghan embassy says it is stopping operations in Indian capital
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s External Affairs Ministry says it’s examining a letter from the Afghan Embassy…
Continue Reading A Spanish court rejects appeal to reopen the investigation into tycoon John McAfee’s jail cell death
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A Spanish court has turned down an appeal to reopen the investigation into the 2021 death of British-American tycoon John…
Continue Reading Mexico’s president slams US aid for Ukraine and sanctions on Venezuela and Cuba
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president has slammed U.S. aid for Ukraine and sanctions on Venezuela, Cuba and other nations. President Andrés…
Continue Reading Polish democracy champion Lech Walesa turns 80 and comments on his country’s upcoming election
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Former Polish President Lech Walesa says he is supporting opposition leader Donald Tusk’s effort to oust Poland’s…
Continue Reading New York City area gets one of its wettest days in decades, as rain swamps subways and streets
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ, BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Rain walloped the New York metropolitan area with a…
Continue Reading Powerball jackpot nears $1 billion after long drought of winners
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Another Powerball drawing Saturday night, another chance at a jackpot that is inching toward $1 billion. The estimated $960…
Continue Reading Olivia Rodrigo, SZA, Usher, Jelly Roll and more will hit the 2023 iHeartRadio Jingle Ball stage
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — iHeartRadio has unveiled its star-studded 2023 Jingle Ball lineup, including performances by…
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Olivia Rodrigo, SZA, Usher, Jelly Roll and more will hit the 2023 iHeartRadio Jingle Ball stage
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — iHeartRadio has unveiled its star-studded 2023 Jingle Ball lineup, including performances by…
Continue Reading Olivia Rodrigo, SZA, Usher, Jelly Roll and more will hit the 2023 iHeartRadio Jingle Ball stage
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — iHeartRadio has unveiled its star-studded 2023 Jingle Ball lineup, including performances by…
Continue Reading Country star Dustin Lynch was at an impasse. The only way forward was to have ‘Killed the Cowboy’
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ahead of Dustin Lynch’s sixth studio album, “Killed the Cowboy,” the 38-year-old country…
Continue Reading 804,000 long-term borrowers are having their student loans forgiven before payments resume this fall
By CORA LEWIS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Student loan payments start up again for most borrowers in October, but more than 800,000 people who…
Continue Reading Loewe showcases high-waisted silhouettes in surrealistic Paris fashion display
By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Flashes of intrigue greeted guests at Loewe’s meticulously designed space for Paris Fashion…
Continue Reading Norway joins EU nations in banning Russian-registered cars from entering its territory
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway says it will start barring Russian-registered passenger cars from entering the Scandinavian country starting next…
Continue Reading The Supreme Court will decide if state laws limiting social media platforms violate the Constitution
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether state laws that seek to regulate Facebook,…
Continue Reading The Supreme Court will decide if state laws limiting social media platforms violate the Constitution
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether state laws that seek to regulate Facebook,…
Continue Reading The Supreme Court agrees to decide whether state laws regulating social media platforms violate the Constitution
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agrees to decide whether state laws regulating social media platforms violate the…
Continue Reading Trump animates California Republicans with calls to shoot people who rob stores
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — In an occasionally dark and profane speech, Donald Trump on…
Continue Reading 16-year-old male arrested on suspicion of felling a landmark tree in England released on bail
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The 16-year-old male arrested for felling a 300-year-old sycamore tree near the Roman landmark of…
Continue Reading Russia hosts the Taliban for talks on regional threats and says it will keep funding Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghanistan’s Taliban representatives are in the Russian city of Kazan for talks on regional threats as Russia attempts to…
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Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, trailblazer and champion of liberal priorities, dies at age 90
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Tributes are pouring in for Dianne Feinstein, the trailblazing…
Continue Reading Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California dies at 90
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, a centrist Democrat who was elected to the Senate in 1992 in the “Year of the…
Continue Reading Biden backs new offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. Scaled-back plan disappoints all sides
By MATTHEW DALY and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday proposed up to three oil…
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