Month: January 2024

By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled that Alabama can begin enforcing a ban outlawing the use of puberty blockers and hormones to treat transgender people under 19. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted the state’s request to stay a preliminary injunction that had blocked

By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press FORT EDWARD, N.Y. (AP) — An attorney for an upstate New York man accused of fatally shooting a 20-year-old woman who was with a group of friends who accidentally turned into his backcountry driveway called it a “terrible accident” involving a defective gun as arguments in his murder trial began.

By PETER SMITH Associated Press The basement synagogue that was the scene of a brawl this week between worshippers and New York City police has a long and storied connection with a Brooklyn rabbi who led a global movement and remains revered three decades since his death. The fight broke out Monday when authorities moved

BALTIMORE (AP) — Reggie Wells, who spent 30 years as Oprah Winfrey’s personal makeup artist, has died in his native Baltimore. He was 76. His niece, Kristina Conner, told The Associated Press that Wells died Monday of natural causes. In addition to Winfrey, Wells worked with former first lady Michelle Obama, Beyoncé, Halle Berry and

By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Several Jewish students have filed a lawsuit against Harvard University, accusing it of becoming “a bastion of rampant anti-Jewish hatred and harassment.” The lawsuit filed Wednesday mirrors others filed since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, including against The Art Institute of Chicago, New York University

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Documents released to The Associated Press show that the Wisconsin Judicial Commission this week dismissed complaints filed by Wisconsin’s former state courts director after he was fired by four liberal justices of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Randy Koschnick filed the complaints against the justices who fired

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alma Pöysti and Jussi Vatanen, the Finnish stars of Aki Kaurismäki’s tragicomic romance “Fallen Leaves,” have found themselves in the flurry of Hollywood’s awards season, attending the Golden Globe Awards, the Governors Awards as well as many, many screenings as they wait to find out

By VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The mayor of a Texas border city at the center of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott ‘s aggressive measures to curb migrant crossings accused the state Thursday of a new escalation as state troopers closed a large public park along the Rio Grande without asking permission. The

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee House Republican leaders went on the defensive after surprising people who showed up to watch their lawmakers kick off this year’s work by asking some of them if they had a ticket to get in. It’s a new, previously unpublicized requirement, and it’s fueling criticism

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The center-right Greek government’s plans to legalize same-sex civil marriage has received a major boost after the left-wing opposition leader pledged his party’s support. Syriza leader Stefanos Kasselakis says he will instruct his lawmakers to vote for the proposal when it comes to parliament, even though he cautioned Thursday that it

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Shortfalls in monitoring by American officials mean the U.S. cannot account for more than $1 billion in weapons and military equipment provided to Ukraine to fight invading Russian forces. That’s according to a Pentagon audit released Thursday. The findings mean that 59% of $1.7 billion in defense

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. Virgin Islands will build its first artificial reef to protect its coasts and help the U.S. territory become more resilient ahead of future storms. The 18-by-12-foot reef will be installed near the coast around St. Thomas and is expected to be completed by July. The islands’ department

By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to Serbia says the United States has received Kosovo’s request for the purchase of Javelin anti-tank missiles. Serbia’s president has expressed “deep disappointment.” Serbia’s presidency says the U.S. ambassador told the president that the U.S. State Department will send Kosovo’s request to Congress

By JAVIER CÓRDOBA Associated Press SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Rican officials say that a member of the Nicaraguan opposition has been shot seven times and is in serious condition in Costa Rica. Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation department says that that 34-year-old Joao Maldonado was shot Wednesday by two attackers aboard a motorcycle

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinians across the occupied West Bank and east Jerusalem spent Thursday captivated by the proceedings in a faraway courtroom, closely following the first hearing in an unprecedented case brought by South Africa that accuses Israel of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip. Friends and family

DETROIT (AP) — Factory workers at Tesla have been told to expect pay raises this year, a move that comes as the United Auto Workers union tries to organize the electric vehicle maker’s U.S. plants. The UAW said Thursday that Tesla workers have told the union about company statements on the raises, which did not

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer The 19-year-old daughter of NFL Hall of Famer and “Good Morning America” co-anchor Michael Strahan is undergoing treatment for brain cancer. Isabella Strahan appeared on a prerecorded videotape segment sitting next to her father while discussing her diagnosis of medulloblastoma, a cancerous brain tumor, with fellow GMA co-anchor Robin