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Medicaid says it will stop paying for some gender-affirming care for transgender minors
President Donald Trump’s administration said that Medicaid will stop paying for gender-affirming surgeries and hormone…
Tiffany Haddish avoids more jail time by pleading guilty to a drunken driving charge in Georgia
FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Actor and comedian Tiffany Haddish avoided additional jail time Tuesday when…
Video captures rescue of river tubing group stranded for 3 days, living off bark and flowers
Pushing through dense, shoulder-high brush near a river in west Michigan, a trooper yells out:…
Super Cup: PSG vs Aston Villa, UEFA vs FIFA and the Somali ref barred from the World Cup
Barely three weeks after the World Cup final, the first trophy of the new European…
Extreme heat and drought take a toll around the world, in photos
Heat and drought are affecting communities around the world, lowering water levels and sending people…
The Latest: Trump seeks an exit from his Iran war as Mideast violence spreads
Iran is rejecting comments by President Donald Trump that since Iran is seeking compensation as…
Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez tie the knot after 10 years
Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez are husband and wife. They married Tuesday in a civil…
The top photos of the day by AP’s photojournalists
From front page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s…
Groups sue the Trump administration over its targeting of the International Criminal Court
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Human Rights Watch and three other advocacy groups sued the Trump…
Tiffany Haddish avoids additional jail time after pleading guilty in Georgia traffic case
FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Actor and comedian Tiffany Haddish avoided additional jail time Tuesday when…
Netanyahu says no Israeli withdrawal from Gaza until Hamas has been completely disarmed
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that Israel will…
Russian attacks kill 10 in Ukraine as Zelenskyy says Moscow is getting more North Korean missiles
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia attacked Ukrainian cities with missiles, drones and glide bombs Tuesday,…
Congo says 2,000 people have died in history’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — At least 2,000 people have died in Congo’s Ebola outbreak, the…
FACT FOCUS: Trump makes false claims as he signs order urging revisions around childhood vaccines
While issuing an executive order on Monday aimed at getting states to revise childhood vaccine…
The top photos of the day by AP’s photojournalists
From front page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s…
Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs chooses former Republican Mayor John Giles as her running mate
PHOENIX (AP) — Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has picked a Republican-turned-independent to be her…
Almost nowhere in California is building enough, according to the state. Here’s why
Every eight years, state housing regulators give cities and counties across California an especially dreaded…
2.4 million Afghan girls shut out of secondary school 5 years after Taliban takeover, UN says
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — An estimated 2.4 million Afghan girls remain excluded from secondary education…
YouTube sensation Ms. Rachel announces debut album with Mr. Aron, ‘I’m So Happy’
NEW YORK (AP) — Parents of toddlers everywhere, prepare yourselves. YouTube sensation and music teacher…
Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia for war crimes
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A Syrian court on Tuesday sentenced ousted President Bashar Assad and…
Over 16,000 civilians detained by Russia during the war in Ukraine are still held, UN estimates
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations estimates that more than 16,000 civilians detained by…
Turkey’s Kurdish region greets a conditional PKK pardon with relief, joy and doubt
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (AP) — Residents in Turkey’s mainly Kurdish-populated southeastern region reacted with a mix…
‘The Galloping Cure,’ Missy Mazzoli’s opera on opioids epidemic, premieres at Edinburgh Festival
EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — Missy Mazzoli’s desire to compose an opera about the opioids epidemic…
Trump used elaborate ruse to fly out of Turkey following summit because of Iran threat, report says
President Donald Trump secretly flew out of last month’s NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, on…