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Judge blocks worker protections for abortion and fertility care for Catholic employers
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — More than 9,000 Catholic employers do not need to abide by…
Sleep training is no longer just for babies. Some schools are teaching teens how to sleep
MANSFIELD, Ohio (AP) — The topic of a new course at Mansfield Senior High School…
Poilievre pledges to use the notwithstanding clause, Carney talks defence procurement
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising that a government led by him would…
Wyoming Supreme Court hears arguments on abortion rights
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Whether the Wyoming Constitution enshrines abortion rights was a key subject…
Trump kept his promise to order a ban on transgender female athletes. Court fights have arrived
Donald Trump, the candidate, pledged to get “transgender insanity the hell out of our schools”…
How did the UK Supreme Court define a woman and what happens now?
LONDON (AP) — In a judgment with far-reaching implications, the U.K. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday…
Court: Ohio must allow gender changes on birth certificates
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio can’t keep refusing to allow people to change the gender listings…
RFK Jr.’s mixed message about the measles outbreaks draws criticism from health officials
WASHINGTON (AP) — As measles outbreaks popped up across the U.S. this winter, pediatricians waited…
Do you eat a meal in 20 minutes or less? It might be time to slow down
LONDON (AP) — You can have your cake and eat it too — just do…
Afghan children will die because of US funding cuts, aid official says
Afghan children will die because of US funding cuts, an aid agency official said Tuesday.…
Missouri lawmakers advance proposed repeal of abortion-rights measure approved by voters
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican-led House advanced a proposed constitutional amendment Tuesday asking…
A look at the universities with federal funding targeted by the Trump administration
Harvard University is the latest in a growing list of higher education institutions that had…
Translating what Kennedy’s anti-vaccine allies hear in his response to the measles outbreak
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — When the nation’s top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., endorsed…
Study finds more people are obtaining abortions but fewer are traveling to other states for it
Fewer people crossed state lines to obtain abortions in 2024 than a year earlier, a…
Months after CEO’s killing, an intruder is arrested near UnitedHealthcare headquarters in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man was arrested near UnitedHealthcare’s headquarters in Minnesota after threatening violence,…
New York plane crash claims lives of high-achieving family celebrating a birthday
NEW YORK (AP) — When they boarded a small plane bound for upstate New York…
California OKs $2.8B to close Medicaid funding gap after expanding immigrant coverage
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Monday to close a $2.8…
The dead in upstate New York plane crash included 2022 NCAA woman of the year and family members
A private plane that crashed in upstate New York over the weekend was carrying six…
These abortion abolitionists want women who get abortion to face criminal charges
WASHINGTON (AP) — As Kristan Hawkins, president of the national anti-abortion group Students for Life,…
Artificial intelligence, wearable tech can improve safety in stroke rehab: study
Artificial intelligence combined with wearable technology has the potential to improve safety among people recovering…
Djokovic ‘heartbroken’ for jailed friend Becker
MADRID (AP) — Novak Djokovic said he is “heartbroken” for his former coach Boris Becker…
War in Ethiopia’s Tigray region has left many disabled veterans without care
MEKELE, Ethiopia (AP) — Chandera Weldesenbet is worried about dying before he receives the help…
Trump is ‘fully fit’ to serve as commander in chief, his doctor says after recent physical
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump’s doctor says the oldest man elected president…
Takeaways from AP’s report on how flat funding set stage for Texas measles outbreak, might fuel more
The measles outbreak in West Texas didn’t happen just by chance. The easily preventable disease,…