By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Three court rulings across the U.S. this week delved into laws restricting the rights of transgender kids, including the first time the U.S. Supreme Court has gotten involved in a ban on gender-affirming care. Most Republican-controlled states have now banned gender-affirming health care such as puberty blockers and hormones for
Continue ReadingBy Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — An investigation of the catastrophic Maui wildfires that killed 101 people, destroyed hundreds of homes and left $6 billion in damages reveals a spate of problems with emergency preparation and coordination before and during the disaster. Among them: Chief officers and some Maui Fire Department staff used “WhatsApp” for
Continue ReadingBy ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s environment and energy minister says his country will be able to create two new major marine parks in the Ionian Sea and the Aegean Sea by the end of this year. The minister spoke during an international ocean conference in Athens. The parks will cover
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The lower house of Swiss parliament is following in the footsteps of the Senate, or upper house, and has approved a measure that would ban the use of, public wearing or display of Nazi and racist symbols that could foment extremist hate or violence. The proposal —
Continue ReadingOpinion by Jules Boykoff (CNN) — The Paris 2024 Summer Olympics kick off in 100 days, and all of a sudden things are getting real. This week, the Olympic flame was lit in Olympia amid choreographed pomp and pageantry. The flame will wend its way to Paris where earlier this week French President Emmanuel Macron revealed that, in light
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — Medio Oriente atraviesa una de sus crisis más importantes de las últimas décadas, luego de que el grupo militante Hamas atacara Israel el 7 de octubre de 2023, desencadenando un conflicto que, seis meses después, sigue escalando semana a semana. El sábado, Irán, que apoya a Hamas, lanzó un ataque
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An election to fill the vacant First Ward seat on the Columbia City Council will take place in August.
Continue ReadingCNN en Español (CNN Español) — Melissa Lucio, la única mujer hispana en el corredor de la muerte en Texas, podría evitar la ejecución, luego de que un juez recomendara la semana pasada que se anule su condena y sentencia. ¿Quién es y de qué se le acusó? Melissa Lucio fue acusada de homicidio calificado
Continue ReadingBy JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Let no one say “Suffs” lacks timing. Shaina Taub’s buzzy musical about the women’s suffrage movement first played off-Broadway in 2022, a run that coincided with news the Supreme Court was planning to overturn Roe vs. Wade, sparking a palpable sense of urgency in the
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By Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — Uri Berliner, a National Public Radio senior editor who wrote a scathing online essay accusing the public radio network of harboring a liberal bias, said Wednesday he had resigned from the outlet. “I am resigning from NPR, a great American institution where I have worked for 25 years,” Berliner
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Golden State guard Stephen Curry knew he was running out of chances to play in what would be his first Olympics, so he and his wife Ayesha started planning many months ago about how to make the Paris Games work for their family. Their growing family, that is. Ayesha
Continue ReadingSIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A Minnesota toddler has died after falling from a third-floor window at a hotel in South Dakota. The parents of 1-year-old Madden Hein posted on Facebook that their son died Monday, two days after falling at Club House Hotel a& Suites in Sioux Falls. Madden was the son of Kathryn
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By Lauren Fox, Haley Talbot, Melanie Zanona and Michelle Shen, CNN Washington (CNN) — Speaker Mike Johnson announced Wednesday he is sticking with his plan to put a series of foreign aid bills on the floor, including funding for Ukraine, after facing significant pressure from hardliners. “After significant Member feedback and discussion, the House Rules
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Orlando Bloom wanted to test himself for his latest adventure project. Not by eating something gross or visiting a new country. He wanted to risk death, and with not one but three extreme sports. The Peacock series “Orlando Bloom: To the Edge” sees the “Pirates
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El Gobierno del presidente Gustavo Petro tuvo una victoria política cuando la plenaria del Senado aprobó la propuesta de reforma a las pensiones, uno de sus proyectos bandera, lo que le da un nuevo aire tras del hundimiento de la reforma a la salud semanas antes y las movilizaciones
Continue ReadingBy MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has made it easier for workers who are transferred from one job to another against their will to pursue job discrimination claims under federal civil rights law, even when they are not demoted or docked pay. Justice Elena Kagan wrote for the court Wednesday
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Milan’s La Scala, one of the world’s most prestigious and historic opera houses, has named Fortunato Ortombina as its new director. He will be stepping into his new position in September at the famed Teatro alla Scala. Milan’s city mayor Giuseppe Sala made the announcement on Tuesday after the opera house’s board
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer A new study says climate change will reduce future global income by about 19% in the next 25 years compared to a fictional world that’s not warming, with the poorest areas and those least responsible for heat-trapping gases taking the biggest monetary hit. Wednesday’s study says climate change’s economic
Continue ReadingBy WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Ford is recalling more than 456,000 Bronco Sport and Maverick vehicles due to a battery detection issue that can result in loss of drive power, increasing crash risks. According to documents published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the body and power train control
Continue Reading By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Record-breaking heat waves, severe floods and acute wildfires, exacerbated by climate change, carry a colossal price tag: an approximately 19% reduction in global income over just the next 26 years, a new study published Wednesday found. That financial gut punch won’t just affect big governments and corporations. According to
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