Trans girl misses Mississippi graduation after being told to dress like boy
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A transgender girl in Mississippi is not participating in her high school graduation…
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Zelenskyy says ‘Bakhmut is only in our hearts’ after Russia claims control of Ukrainian city
By SUSIE BLANN and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that Bakhmut was “only…
Continue Reading Burner phones, aliases, code words: How secret networks help women circumvent Honduras’ abortion ban
By MARÍA VERZA and GINNETTE RIQUELME Associated Press TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Inside a little wooden house among the pine and oak forests of…
Continue Reading Pakistani transgender activists to appeal Shariah court ruling against law aimed at protecting them
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Transgender activists in Pakistan say they plan to appeal an Islamic court’s ruling that guts a law aimed at protecting their…
Continue Reading Takeaways from AP’s report on secretive networks helping women circumvent Honduras’ abortion ban
By MARÍA VERZA and GINNETTE RIQUELME Associated Pres TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Honduras has one of the world’s strictest abortion bans, with…
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5 charts that show it's one of the worst times to buy a used car
Using its PricePulse data set, CoPilot measures the difference between what any used car price would have been today versus how much it is actually…
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Can you use a car loan to build credit?
Automoblog compiled information about credit scores and recommendations for how to use an auto loan to help build or rebuild your…
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Private workers in these industries had the biggest pay raises over the past year
Private industries have had to work hard to attract staff. Stacker used Bureau of Labor Statistics data to find where pay raises have been highest.…
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Richest MLB players
Stacker breaks down the richest players in MLB history, using rankings by Celebrity Net Worth, taking into account contracts and non-baseball…
Continue Reading F-18 fighter jet accident at Zaragoza airbase as pilot ejects successfully
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — An F-18 fighter jet crashed at an airbase in the Spanish city of Zaragoza but the pilot…
Continue Reading Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md.; Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas. __ NBC’s “Meet the Press” —…
Continue Reading Will Biden’s hard-hat environmentalism bridge the divide on clean energy future?
By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When John Podesta left his job as an adviser to President Barack Obama nearly a decade ago, he…
Continue Reading Oklahoma prisons locked down following inmate stabbing in northeastern Oklahoma
HOMINY, Okla. (AP) — The Oklahoma Department of Corrections has locked down all prisons statewide and canceled all visitations following a stabbing…
Continue Reading More states are requiring patients to give consent for medical students performing pelvic exams
By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON and JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A new batch of states are looking to legislate…
Continue Reading DeSantis super PAC tackles tricky task of organizing support for him in Iowa without the candidate
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press SIOUX CENTER, Iowa (AP) — LaTomah Hauff stopped at the red-draped table on her way into Dean’s Classic…
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NFL great Jim Brown sought solutions in a lifetime devoted to activism
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Jim Brown’s legs, ever-churning and sturdy as tree trunks, helped propel him to fame on the football field.…
Continue Reading NFL great Jim Brown sought solutions in a lifetime devoted to activism
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Jim Brown’s legs, ever-churning and sturdy as tree trunks, helped propel him to fame on the football field.…
Continue Reading Activist moms spy on each other in culture wars over schooling
By Elle Reeve and Samantha Guff, CNN Colorado Springs, Colorado (CNN) — Members of the conservative parental rights group Moms for Liberty are…
Continue ReadingG7 ‘outreach’ an effort to build consensus on global issues like Ukraine, China, climate change
By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy democracies are sitting down…
Continue Reading G7 urges China to press Russia to end war in Ukraine, respect Taiwan’s status, fair trade rules
By ELAINE KURTENBACH Associated Press HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — The Group of Seven wealthy democracies have urged China to push Russia to end its war…
Continue Reading A year after Mariupol’s fall, Azovstal survivor recalls surrender with pain and a sense of purpose
By MSTYSLAV CHERNOV ASSOCIATED PRESS KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Mikhailo Vershinin was a shadow of the burly Mariupol policeman he was when he emerged…
Continue Reading Focus on coalition horse-trading as Greek election looks unlikely to deliver a strong winner
By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Sunday’s Greek parliamentary election looks likely to be a dress rehearsal for a new…
Continue Reading ‘I thought I was done’: Africans evacuated from Sudan conflict share their stories
By FARAI MUTSAKA and CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Pauline Hungwe huddled in the bathroom of her apartment in Sudan,…
Continue Reading 9 critically endangered red wolf pups were born at the North Carolina Zoo
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — The North Carolina Zoo has welcomed two litters of red wolf pups, bringing in nine new members of the world’s…
Continue Reading Jim Brown Appreciation: Remembering Hall of Fame running back’s lasting impact on and off field
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Jim Brown was both extraordinary and extraordinarily complicated. One man. Many versions. His…
Continue Reading Jim Brown Appreciation: Remembering Hall of Fame running back’s lasting impact on and off field
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Jim Brown was both extraordinary and extraordinarily complicated. One man. Many versions. His…
Continue Reading Venice Architectural Biennale gives overdue voice to long-silenced Africa
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press VENICE, Italy (AP) — Scottish-Ghanaian architect Lesley Lokko is giving voices that have long been silenced a…
Continue Reading Amid a conservative takeover of a Florida liberal arts college, graduation attendees boo a former Trump adviser giving a keynote speech
By Elizabeth Wolfe and Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — Dr. Scott Atlas, a former adviser to President Donald Trump, was met with a flurry of boos,…
Continue Reading LA Sparks defeat Griner, Mercury 94-71 in WNBA season opener
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nneka Ogwumike scored 17 points, rookie Zia Cooke added 14 and the Los Angeles Sparks defeated Brittney Griner and the Phoenix…
Continue Reading End of an era? GOP walkout shows political chasm where ‘The Oregon Way’ once meant bipartisan trust
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon has long been seen as a quirky state whose main city was satirized in a TV comedy,…
Continue Reading Giants rally against Alcantara in 6th, beat Marlins 4-3
MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Giants scored three runs in the sixth following a throwing error by Miami…
Continue Reading Former US Rep. Mark Walker joins North Carolina GOP gubernatorial field
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press KERNERSVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Mark Walker has formally joined next year’s race for North…
Continue Reading Meet the influential new player on transgender health bills
By JEFF McMILLAN and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press A nonprofit that describes itself as a collection of doctors and others uniting to “protect…
Continue Reading Many transgender health bills came from a handful of far-right interest groups, AP finds
By JEFF McMILLAN, KAVISH HARJAI and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press Aaron and Lacey Jennen’s roots in Arkansas run deep. They’ve spent…
Continue Reading Uvalde families dig in for new test of gun industry protections
By PAUL J. WEBER and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — After Mayah Zamora was shot and wounded at Robb Elementary School, her…
Continue Reading Nevada Democrats scrap fentanyl bill, amend companion bill to adjust drug penalty proposal
By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A bill that would enhance fentanyl penalties in Nevada did not pass…
Continue Reading Transgender health: Comparing model bills to real proposals
By KAVISH HARJAI, JEFF McMILLAN and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press An Associated Press analysis has found that many of this year’s statehouse…
Continue Reading Moniak’s 3 hits, defense help Angels rally for a 5-4 victory over Twins
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Mickey Moniak ended up coming through in center field for the Los Angeles Angels as Mike Trout…
Continue Reading 2024 Republican hopefuls rush to defend Marine who put NYC subway rider in fatal chokehold
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis urged the nation to show Daniel Penny that “America’s got his…
Continue Reading Low-income tenants lack options as old mobile home parks are razed
By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Alondra Ruiz Vazquez and her husband were comfortable in Periwinkle Mobile Home Park for a decade,…
Continue Reading Mother of 8-year-old girl who died in Border Patrol custody says pleas for hospital care were denied
By VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The mother of an 8-year-old girl who died in Border Patrol custody said Friday that…
Continue Reading San Francisco announces inaugural Drag Laureate, the first position of its kind in the country
By Eddie Sun and Jeffrey Kopp, CNN San Francisco (CNN) — D’Arcy Drollinger, a veteran of San Francisco’s vibrant drag scene, has been named…
Continue Reading Devers homers twice, drives in 4 as Red Sox beat staggering Padres 6-1
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Rafael Devers homered twice and drove in four runs to help the Boston Red Sox beat San Diego 6-1…
Continue Reading Biden aims to reassure world on US debt standoff as he consults with Indo-Pacific leaders
By JOSH BOAK and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — President Joe Biden tried to reassure world leaders meeting in Japan on…
Continue Reading Mexico moving migrants away from borders to relieve pressure
By MARÍA VERZA and EDGAR H. CLEMENTE Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico is flying migrants south away from the U.S. border and busing new…
Continue Reading Sanctions against Russia and what the G7 may do to fortify them
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — The Group of Seven advanced economies are expected to announce more sanctions…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s Zelenskyy at center of last day of high-level diplomacy as G7 looks to punish Russia
By FOSTER KLUG, ADAM SCHRECK and JOSH BOAK Associated Press HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — World leaders ratcheted up pressure Sunday on Russia for its…
Continue Reading Betts, Gonsolin spark Dodgers to 5-0 victory over the Cardinals
By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Mookie Betts hit a three-run homer, Tony Gonsolin combined with four relievers on a two-hitter as…
Continue Reading Dudamel gets 7-minute ovation after 1st NY Philharmonic concert since music director decision
NEW YORK (AP) — Gustavo Dudamel and the New York Philharmonic received a seven-minute standing ovation Friday night following his first performance…
Continue Reading Tucker homers, Altuve makes his season debut in Astros’ 5-1 win over Athletics
HOUSTON (AP) — Kyle Tucker homered, José Altuve made his season debut and the Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 5-1 on Friday night for…
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