Judge won’t block North Dakota’s ban on gender-affirming care for children
By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota judge has denied a preliminary injunction as three families challenge the…
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Fire at a displacement camp in Congo leaves dozens of families without shelter, UN says
By RUTH ALONGA Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — The U.N. says a fire at a displacement camp in eastern Congo has destroyed around 50 makeshift…
Continue Reading Prince Harry wins right to appeal rejection of publicly funded security detail in UK
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry has been given permission to appeal the British government’s rejection to provide…
Continue Reading Giraffe’s nibble turns into airborne safari adventure for Texas toddler
GLEN ROSE, Texas (AP) — A Texas family got a brief scare when a nibble from a giraffe turned a 2-year-old’s safari visit into an airborne…
Continue Reading Kentucky Democratic governor pushes back against Trump-led attacks on electric vehicles
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s governor says electric vehicles have ignited enough momentum from job…
Continue Reading US imposes travel bans on Georgian officials over new law that critics say will curb media freedom
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is imposing sanctions on dozens of Georgian officials and law…
Continue Reading 2-headed snake captivating visitors at Nature Center
KMBC By Alan Shope Click here for updates on this story BLUE SPRINGS, Missouri (KMBC) — A two-headed snake named…
Continue Reading 2 more charged in betting scandal that spurred NBA to bar Raptors’ Jontay Porter for life
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Two more people have been charged in the sports betting scandal that prompted the NBA to ban…
Continue Reading US antitrust enforcers will investigate leading AI companies Microsoft, Nvidia and OpenAI
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer U.S. antitrust enforcers have decided to investigate the roles Microsoft, Nvidia and OpenAI have played in…
Continue Reading Records expunged for St. Louis couple who waved guns at protesters. They want their guns back
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A judge has expunged the misdemeanor convictions of a St. Louis couple who waved guns at racial injustice protesters outside their…
Continue Reading Scientists have traced the origin of the modern horse to a lineage that emerged 4,200 years ago
By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The horse transformed human history – and now scientists have a clearer idea of when…
Continue Reading A figure who worked in the shadows on D-Day awarded France’s highest honor
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Pres VER-SUR-MER, France (AP) — It’s been 80 years since Christian Lamb helped rescue France from Nazi tyranny. On…
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Fire burns abandoned Las Cruces house
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A house on Tellbrook Road burned Wednesday morning at 7 AM. Firefighters arrived on the 4000 block of Tellbrook Road to find…
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Steve Bannon ordered to report to prison by July 1 to serve contempt of Congress sentence
CNN By Tierney Sneed and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Thursday ordered Steve Bannon to report to prison by July 1, giving the…
Continue Reading Steve Bannon ordered to report to prison by July 1 to serve contempt of Congress sentence
CNN By Tierney Sneed and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Thursday ordered Steve Bannon to report to prison by July 1, giving the…
Continue Reading A 102-year-old World War II veteran dies en route to D-Day commemorations in Europe and is mourned
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press A Navy veteran of World War II is being mourned after his death en route to France to commemorate the 80th…
Continue Reading Two British judges resign from Hong Kong court. One cites the city’s ‘political situation’
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Two British judges have resigned from Hong Kong’s top court, deepening worries over the city’s…
Continue Reading Court ruling will allow student housing at UC Berkeley’s People’s Park, a counterculture landmark
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California Supreme Court ruling will allow the University of California to build new…
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Panama community pushed from Caribbean island by rising sea levels moves into new houses
By JUAN ZAMORANO Associated Press ISBERYALA, Panama (AP) — Hammocks have begun appearing this week in the doorways of 300 new houses built in what…
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Mexican peso’s value dropped slightly after presidential election
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The Mexican peso’s value tumbled after last Sunday’s Presidential Election in which Claudia Sheinbaum was elected to be…
Continue Reading Quicksand doesn’t just happen in Hollywood. It happened on a Maine beach
PHIPPSBURG, Maine (AP) — A Maine woman learned the hard way that quicksand doesn’t just happen in jungles or rainforests in Hollywood movies.…
Continue Reading Black Music Month has evolved since the 1970s. Here’s what you need to know
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Every June since the 1970s, across the United States, musicians, fans and industry…
Continue Reading Trump ally Steve Bannon must surrender to prison by July 1 to start contempt sentence, judge says
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump, must report to prison by…
Continue Reading What to know about Russia’s growing footprint in Africa
By MARK BANCHEREAU and JESSICA DONATI Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Russia’s foreign minister is visiting Africa’s sub-Saharan…
Continue Reading Secret Service head says RNC security plans not final as protesters allege free speech restrictions
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — The head of the U.S. Secret Service says security plans for the Republican National Convention…
Continue Reading An Iowa man is accused of killing 3 people with a metal pipe
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man is accused of killing three people an injuring a fourth by attacking them with a metal pipe at a rural home.…
Continue Reading Families of US hostages in Gaza plead with Americans: Don’t forget your fellow citizens
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jonathan Dekel-Chen dreams of the moment when his abducted 35-year-old son, Sagui, is reunited…
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World War II veteran Robert Persichitti dies at 102 while traveling to France for D-Day’s 80th anniversary
CNN By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Robert Persichitti, a 102-year-old World War II US Navy veteran, died last week while on his way to France to…
Continue Reading Charges against warden and guards at Wisconsin’s Shawshank-like prison renew calls to close it
By SCOTT BAUER and TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The charges brought this week against a warden and eight staffers related to…
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