Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court upheld the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youths Friday, rejecting pleas from parents that it violates their right to seek medical care for their children. The 8-1 ruling from the all-Republican court leaves in place a law that has been in effect since
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Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court upheld the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youths Friday, rejecting pleas from parents that it violates their right to decide on and seek medical care for their children. The 8-1 ruling from the all-Republican court leaves in place a law that has been
Continue Reading Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Dutch authorities say emails sent to a Chinese dissident living in the Netherlands over his petition for asylum for his family members stranded in a detention center in Thailand were apparently fake. The announcement on Friday was the first public statement from officials in the Netherlands in the unusual case
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Executive branch agencies will likely have more difficulty regulating the environment, public health, workplace safety and other issues under a far-reaching decision Friday by the Supreme Court. The court’s ruling overturned a 1984 decision colloquially known as Chevron that has instructed lower courts to defer to federal agencies when laws
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Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The police chief for schools in Uvalde, Texas, failed to identify an active shooting, did not follow his training and made critical decisions that slowed the law enforcement response to stop a gunman who was “hunting” victims and ultimately killed 21 people at Robb Elementary, according to an indictment
Continue Reading Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The police chief for schools in Uvalde, Texas, failed to identify an active shooting, did not follow his training and made critical decisions that slowed the law enforcement response to stop a gunman who was “hunting” victims and ultimately killed 21 people at Robb Elementary, according to an indictment
Continue Reading AP Entertainment Writer BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — Dionne Harmon might be an unfamiliar name amongst the masses, but some of the most popular entertainers, including Snoop Dogg, LL Cool J, Erykah Badu and Questlove, know about her work. Harmon, an Emmy winner, is a major player in Hollywood with her eyes on producing the BET
Continue Reading UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Indictment accuses Uvalde, Texas, schools police chief of slow response as Robb Elementary gunman was ‘hunting’ children.
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Supreme Court upholds state ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors.
Continue Reading Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Edith Wanjiku holds onto one of the few photos she’s left with of her teenage son Ibrahim Kamau. His life was cut short by two gunshot wounds on his neck that were sustained during Kenya’s deadly protests on Tuesday in which more than 20 people were killed. The 19-year-old
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Originally Published: 28 JUN 24 10:49 ET Updated: 28 JUN 24 10:51 ET By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the Justice Department overstepped by charging hundreds of people who rioted at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, with obstruction in a decision that could force prosecutors to
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will issue the final opinions of its terms on Monday. Chief Justice John Roberts made the courtroom announcement on Friday. Four cases remain to be decided, including whether former President Trump has immunity from prosecution.
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday upended a 40-year-old decision that made it easier for the federal government to regulate the environment, public health, workplace safety and consumer protections, delivering a far-reaching and potentially lucrative victory to business interests. The court’s six conservative justices overturned the 1984 decision colloquially known as
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland says he’s disappointed the Supreme Court has made it harder to charge Capitol riot defendants with obstruction. The charge also has been brought against former President Donald Trump. The justices ruled Friday that the charge of obstructing an official proceeding must include proof defendants tried to
Continue Reading El PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A local man who awoke from surgery with zero mobility for much of his body is re-learning how to perform daily tasks. Jose Cuevas says from one day to the next, he went from being an able-bodied adult to the skills of an infant. Things like getting out of bed, walking, and brushing
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court cleared the way for cities to enforce bans on homeless people sleeping outside in public places on Friday, overturning a ruling from a California-based appeals court that found such laws amount to cruel and unusual punishment when shelter space is lacking. The case is the high court’s
Continue Reading PRAGUE (AP) — An international film festival in the western Czech resort city of Karlovy Vary is kicking off with an honor for U.S. actor and director Viggo Mortensen. Mortensen, a three-time nominee for the Academy Award for best actor, is slated to receive the Festival President’s Award at Friday’s opening ceremony and present the
Continue Reading ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says there is no obstacle preventing Turkey and Syria from restoring diplomatic ties. The two cut off relations at the start of the Syrian civil war more than a decade ago. Erdogan’s comments follows similar remarks by Syrian President Bashar Assad earlier this week. During the
Continue Reading The European Championship, also known as Euro 2024, has arrived at the final after a month of group stage and knockout matches. Spain and England will play the title match on Sunday in Berlin’s Olympic Stadium. The game kicks off at 9 p.m. local time, which is 3 p.m. E.T. England also reached the final
Continue Reading Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. general election on July 4 is just days away now no doubt to the relief of the party leaders who have crisscrossed the country in a grueling month of campaigning. Another week has ended and it doesn’t seem that the campaign has shifted the political dial much if
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp has entered the eastern Mediterranean Sea as the U.S. positions warships to try to keep fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon from escalating into a wider war in the Middle East. A U.S. official says that while the ship has the capability to
Continue Reading Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Human rights groups in the Netherlands have returned to court to again call for stricter enforcement of a court order to halt Dutch exports to Israel of parts for F-35 fighter jets used in the war in Gaza. They say parts made in the Netherlands are likely still
Continue Reading AP Business Writer Trump Media fell more than 10% Friday after the first U.S. presidential debate, demonstrating another of the wild swings that have made its stock one of the more volatile on Wall Street. Shares in the owner of social networking site Truth Social jumped 5% at the opening bell and then sank through
Continue Reading Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — As Mia Goth and Ti West walked the red carpet for the premiere of “MaXXXine,” the final installment of the pair’s A24 horror trilogy that hits theaters July 5, a group of hired “protesters” stood outside the TCL Chinese Theatre chanting and holding signs that broadcasted messages like “Horror
Continue Reading AP Sports Writer NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Frank Bensel turned up a pair of aces on back-to-back holes in the second round of the U.S. Senior Open. The 56-year-old Floridian holed out on the fourth and fifth holes on Friday morning. While consecutive holes-in-one are exceedingly rare, it’s also unusual for a course to have
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — Unsafe levels of E. coli have been found in the Seine River for the third consecutive week, according to test results published Friday, less than a month before the Paris Olympics. The test results by monitoring group Eau de Paris reveal contamination levels consistently above the safe limit of 900 colony-forming units
Continue Reading A jury has concluded that a landlord’s attempt to evict a former mayor of Maine’s largest city who formed a tenants union amounted to retaliation. Thursday’s decision allows Ethan Strimling to remain in his Portland apartment against the landlord’s wishes. The landlord’s lawyer contended efforts to evict Strimling began in 2021 because he was a
Continue Reading Originally Published: 27 JUN 24 17:33 ET By Kylie Atwood and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration is holding discussions with Israel and Ukraine about the possibility of transferring aging Patriot air defense systems currently in Israel to Ukraine as it continues to defend itself in the war with Russia, according to a senior administration official and a source familiar with
Continue Reading Originally Published: 27 JUN 24 14:26 ET Updated: 27 JUN 24 19:06 ET By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Judge Aileen Cannon wants to hold additional hearings on Donald Trump’s attempts to challenge key evidence in his classified documents case and will allow the former president’s lawyers to question witnesses about the investigation and search of
Continue Reading Associated Press LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — The death threats came rolling in shortly after Gimena Silva’s husband was detained on accusations that he took part in a failed coup in Bolivia. “They call us, they say that if we do anything, say anything, they’re going to disappear us. They threaten not just us, but
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