By Andy Rose, CNN South Dakota is set to prohibit nearly all forms of gender-affirming treatment for transgender minors after a proposed law gained sweeping approval through its state legislature. The state Senate passed a House bill banning surgical and non-surgical gender-affirming treatment for minors on Thursday in a 30-4 vote, advancing the legislation to
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By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — If Paul George has his way, Russell Westbrook would end up as the point guard the Los Angeles Clippers didn’t get at the trade deadline. The Los Angeles Lakers sent Westbrook to Utah as part of a three-way deal earlier this week. There’s been talk
Continue ReadingBy Jonny Hallam and Niamh Kennedy, CNN Police in the northern England town of Knowsley, Merseyside, arrested three people on Friday after violence broke out during a protest outside a hotel used to house asylum seekers. Merseyside Police said those arrested were being held “on suspicion of violent disorder and taken to police stations to
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart, CNN Toronto Mayor John Tory has announced he is stepping down from his post after having a relationship with one of his former employees. The relationship started during the pandemic and ended earlier this year after mutual consent, Tory said in a news conference Friday. The employee landed a job elsewhere outside
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By WANJOHI KABUKURU, BRIAN INGANGA and DESMOND TIRO Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — On the packed streets of Nairobi, Cyrus Kariuki is one of a growing number of bikers zooming through traffic on an electric motorbike, reaping the benefits of cheaper transport, cleaner air and limiting planet-warming emissions in the process. “Each month one
Continue Reading By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 30 points and Cleveland maintained a double-digit lead most of the way for a 118-107 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans that extended the Cavaliers’ winning streak to five games. Evan Mobley had 28 points and 13 rebounds, while Jarrett Allen added
Continue Reading By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 44 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 138-129 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers. Josh Giddey added 19 points for the Thunder, who had lost three of their previous five games. Damian Lillard led the Trail Blazers with
Continue Reading RENO, Nev. (AP) — Will Baker and Kenan Blackshear each scored 19 points and Nevada earned its 20th win of the season by beating Fresno State, 77-66. The Wolf Pack are a half-game back of San Diego State in the Mountain West Conference.
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Pierre-Olivier Joseph had two goals and an assist, and Evgeni Malkin had two assists to become the third player in franchise history to reach 1,200 career points as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Anaheim Ducks 6-3. Kasperi Kapanen and Bryan Rust each had a goal
Continue Reading By CAMERON SALERNO Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Kyrie Irving had 25 points and 10 assists as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Sacramento Kings 122-114 for their third straight win. Irving played his second game since being traded by the Brooklyn Nets to the Mavericks. In his Dallas debut, he scored 24 points Wednesday
Continue Reading By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prabal Gurung installed a mirrored square runway reflecting an opulent blue light display at the main branch of the New York Public Library for a fashion week show Friday. It was an exploration of the Buddhist concept of “anichya,” or impermanence. In butterfly motifs, wool jackets
Continue Reading By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 35 points and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Los Angeles Clippers 119-106 for their first 10-game winning streak since 2019-20. Brook Lopez had 22 points and 15 rebounds, and Jrue Holiday added 19 points for the Bucks. Milwaukee has won 12 of
Continue Reading By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has called for parents to elect and fire school principals. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has banned instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade. And Nikki Haley, the former U.N. ambassador who is expected to announce her
Continue Reading By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Ukraine’s supporters have circulated a proposed resolution for adoption by the 193-member U.N. General Assembly on the eve of the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of its smaller neighbor. It would underscore the need for peace ensuring Ukraine’s “sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity.” The
Continue Reading By The Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Led by Jake Heidbreder’s 26 points, the Air Force Falcons defeated the New Mexico Lobos 89-77. The Falcons improved to 13-13 with the win and the Lobos fell to 19-6.
Continue Reading By The Associated Press FAIRBORN, Ohio (AP) — Trey Calvin scored 23 points as Wright State beat Northern Kentucky 83-65 on Friday. Calvin was 8 of 13 shooting, including 2 for 5 from distance, and went 5 for 6 from the line for the Raiders (16-11, 9-7 Horizon League). Brandon Noel added 18 points while
Continue Reading By ERIC TUCKER and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The subpoena to former Vice President Mike Pence is a milestone moment in an ongoing Justice Department special counsel investigation. But it doesn’t guarantee he’s going to be testifying before a grand jury anytime soon. Pence is the latest official in former President Donald
Continue ReadingBy Tara John and Rodrigo Pedroso, CNN Shaman Davi Kopenawa Yanomami furrowed his brow as he stared out at the skyscrapers and buildings looming through the window of his oak-panelled hotel room in New York City. “I’m here, in the city of stone, and mirrors and glass… but in my heart, I’m in mourning,” he
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By Christian Edwards and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Five days after a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Turkey and Syria the number of dead is staggering. Drone footage and satellite imagery have conveyed the stark reality of widespread destruction in an area that straddles two very different nations. The scale of the disaster is enormous. “We’ve
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By Haley Britzky, Natasha Bertrand and Aaron Pellish, CNN An unidentified object was shot down 10 miles off the frozen coast of Alaska on Friday afternoon, US officials announced, but details about the object are scarce. US military pilots sent up to examine the object gave conflicting accounts of what they saw, which is part
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