By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican Attorney General Andrew Bailey wants a transgender medical center to pause medications for minors amid multiple investigations. Bailey on Friday called for physicians to stop prescribing puberty blockers and hormones to new patients at Washington University Transgender Center at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. A
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville police have accused former Louisville men’s basketball great Robbie Valentine of strangulation following an argument with his girlfriend. The incident occurred Thursday night at a residence Valentine shared with the woman, the arrest citation stated. The couple went to dinner and the woman sought to discuss moving out and getting
Continue Reading By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A prohibition against puberty blocking hormones and gender-affirming surgeries for minors in Florida was tightened further after a board overseeing doctors eliminated an exception for research at the request of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration. Some members of the public at the meeting in Tallahassee on
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Continue Reading ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — All-Star midfielder Emanuel Reynoso has been suspended without pay by Major League Soccer for failure to report to preseason training with Minnesota United FC. Minnesota United’s statement provided no further details on the situation. The 27-year-old Reynoso has remained in his native Argentina since the Loons opened camp more than
Continue Reading NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference is fining Vanderbilt $250,000 for fans rushing the court after the Commodores upset No. 6 Tennessee on a buzzer-beating 3-pointer. The league announced the fine Friday for violating the policy limiting access to the competition area. This is Vanderbilt’s fourth offense and second since November. Vanderbilt also was
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Diamond Sports Group, the largest owner of regional sports networks, will miss a $140 million interest payment next week, which would put the company closer to filing for bankruptcy. Diamond owns 19 networks under the Bally Sports banner. Those networks have the rights to 42 professional teams — 14
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Diamond Sports Group, the largest owner of regional sports networks, will miss a $140 million interest payment next week, which would put the company closer to filing for bankruptcy. Diamond owns 19 networks under the Bally Sports banner. Those networks have the rights to 42 professional teams — 14
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS MEGERIAN and DAVID BAUDER Associated Press Writers NEW YORK (AP) — After a day of mixed signals, President Joe Biden will grant the traditional Super Bowl pregame interview to the little-known Fox Soul entertainment streaming service. The decision, confirmed by the Fox Corp. on Friday, represents a presidential rejection of Fox News, whose
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By Brian Rokus and Jessica Dean, CNN Sen. John Fetterman has been released from a Washington, DC, hospital, after being admitted due to “feeling lightheaded” and undergoing tests earlier this week, according to a statement from his office. The Pennsylvania Democrat intends to return to the Senate on Monday. “In addition to the CT, CTA,
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN In the foothills of a Martian mountain, NASA’s Curiosity rover found stunning new evidence of an ancient lake in the form of rocks etched with the ripples of waves — and the telltale signs appeared in an unlikely place. The rover is traversing an area of Mars called the “sulfate-bearing unit”
Continue Reading NICE, France (AP) — Billal Brahimi has scored twice with spectacular long-range strikes for Nice to beat Ajaccio 3-0 and a fourth straight win in the French league. Nice climbed to seventh place to pull within three points of a Europa Conference League spot while Ajaccio remained in the relegation zone. Brazilian veteran Dante scored
Continue ReadingBy Jamiel Lynch, CNN In a federal lawsuit filed earlier this week, a family member of Emmett Till is demanding that Leflore County Sheriff Ricky Banks serve an arrest warrant from 1955 on Carolyn Bryant Donham for her role in the death of Till. Last year, a five-member search group, including members of Till’s family
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — En Panamá, dos personas murieron durante un enfrentamiento entre bandas rivales en el interior del complejo penitenciario La Joya y la Nueva Joya, informó en un comunicado la Dirección General del Sistema Penitenciario. Las vÃctimas fatales son un policÃa y un preso, y otras tres personas resultaron heridas. El boletÃn
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By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — The winter and spring months are tourist season in Arizona, with northerners descending upon the Valley of the Sun to escape the cold and enjoy the outdoors. The Super Bowl adds another layer of buoyancy, the extra 100,000-plus people filling bars, restaurants and parties across the
Continue Reading By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — The winter and spring months are tourist season in Arizona, with northerners descending upon the Valley of the Sun to escape the cold and enjoy the outdoors. The Super Bowl adds another layer of buoyancy, the extra 100,000-plus people filling bars, restaurants and parties across the
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By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Sports betting is now legal in two-thirds of the country, and more Americans than ever before have an opportunity to place a legal bet on Sunday’s Super Bowl. With sports betting ads blitzing the airwaves with come-ons and promotions, things might be a bit confusing,
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By Sharif Paget and Caroll Alvarado, CNN At least two Philadelphia high school students are facing disciplinary action after a racist video recorded outside of school surfaced on social media showing one girl spraying black paint on another girl’s face as they made racist comments a week into Black History Month. Two of the girls
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Se realizó un arresto de un sospechoso de la muerte de una maestra de jardÃn de infantes de Nueva Jersey que fue encontrada enterrada en una tumba poco profunda, y se emitió una orden de arresto para una segunda persona en relación con su muerte, dijeron los fiscales el viernes. Cesar
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By Alicia Wallace, CNN December consumer prices rose from the month before and did not fall as previously thought, according to revised data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Friday. The newly calibrated Consumer Price Index shows that prices rose 0.1% on a seasonally adjusted basis in December from November versus a previously estimated
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