By Pauleen Le Click here for updates on this story MINNETONKA, Minnesota (WCCO) — A rally for a teen allegedly attacked at Hopkins High School is scheduled for Wednesday morning, and Minnetonka police say they’re investigating the attack as a possible hate crime. The Queer Equity Institute and Transforming Families, the two organizations putting on
Continue ReadingBy LAURA UNGAR and TIFFANY STANLEY Associated Press When faced with infertility, Amanda and Jeff Walker had a baby through in vitro fertilization but were left with extra embryos — and questions. Tori and Sam Earle “adopted” an embryo frozen 20 years earlier by another couple. Matthew Eppinette and his wife chose to forgo IVF
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — After decades of false starts, researchers say they are finally making progress on a long-acting and reversible birth control option for men. The experimental product is a hormonal gel that men rub on their shoulders once daily. Over time, it blocks the production of sperm in the testes. The
Continue ReadingBy SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — United Nations agencies warned Wednesday that over 1 million Palestinians in Gaza could experience the highest level of starvation by the middle of next month if hostilities continue. The World Food Program and the Food and Agriculture Organization said in a joint report that hunger is worsening
Continue ReadingBy LAURA UNGAR and TIFFANY STANLEY Associated Press When faced with infertility, Amanda and Jeff Walker had a baby through in vitro fertilization but were left with extra embryos — and questions. Tori and Sam Earle “adopted” an embryo frozen 20 years earlier by another couple. Matthew Eppinette and his wife chose to forgo IVF
Continue ReadingBy BARBARA SURK Associated Press NICE, France (AP) — Days after France lifted emergency measures in New Caledonia to quell the worst unrest in decades in its Pacific territory, it is hurrying to ensure that the archipelago’s residents can vote in the upcoming European elections. But many, especially among the Indigenous Kanaks who have long
Continue ReadingBy SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer Diego Maradona’s heirs have won an appeal ruling to stop the auction of a trophy the late soccer great was awarded after the 1986 World Cup. A French court on Wednesday not only stopped the sale but also ordered the trophy placed in judicial possession. The appeal court in
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By Ben Morse and Bea Adeleke, CNN (CNN) — French soccer superstar Kylian Mbappé said that there were “things and people that made me unhappy” during his final season at Paris Saint-Germain, in his first comments since his blockbuster move to Real Madrid. The 25-year-old’s move to the Spanish capital was confirmed on Monday, ending
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By Clare Foran, Morgan Rimmer and Ted Barrett, CNN (CNN) — Senate Republicans voted Wednesday to block a bill put forward by Democrats that would guarantee access to contraception nationwide, as Democrats seek to highlight the issue in the run up to November’s elections. The bill – the Right to Contraception Act – would enshrine
Continue ReadingBy KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — McDonald’s lost a European Union trademark dispute over the Big Mac name after a top European Union court sided Wednesday with Irish fast food rival Supermac’s in a long-running legal battle. The EU General Court said in its judgment that the U.S. fast food giant failed
Continue ReadingBy KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Online marketplace behemoth eBay said it plans to no longer accept American Express, citing what the company says are “unacceptably high fees” and that customers have other payment options to shop online. It’s a notable blow to American Express, whose customers are often the most
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) — Los adolescentes que pasan mucho tiempo en las redes sociales se quejaron de sentir que no pueden prestar atención a cosas más importantes como la tarea o el tiempo con sus seres queridos. Un nuevo estudio posiblemente haya captado esto de manera objetiva, tras encontrar que para los adolescentes diagnosticados con
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The leader of Wales’ semi-autonomous government has lost a no-confidence vote. The result is non-binding and Vaughan Gething says he won’t resign, but will continue “to serve and lead my country.” It comes less than three months after Gething made history as the first Black leader of
Continue ReadingBy JULIA FRANKEL and MOSHE EDRI Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of ultranationalist Israelis marched through a sensitive Palestinian area of Jerusalem on Wednesday in an annual procession, chanting racist slogans as the country’s far-right national security minister boasted that Jews had prayed freely at a key holy site in the city in violation
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Pat Sajak will host “Wheel of Fortune” for the final time on June 7, ending a run of more than 40 years and 8,000 episodes. Yet unlike its companion “Jeopardy!,” which went through a long process replacing the late Alex Trebek, “Wheel” figures to keep rolling along without
Continue ReadingBy DAN FRIO Edmunds Today’s rejuvenated midsize pickup class is led by the Chevrolet Colorado and Ford Ranger. These two trucks are so evenly matched that choosing a winner largely comes down to personal preferences, brand loyalty, and a handful of unique features. While the Ranger has the edge in power and fuel efficiency, the
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. The summer months are usually relatively benign for markets
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By Scott McLean and Yusuf Gezer, CNN Istanbul, Turkey (CNN) — Since the war in Gaza began, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been one of Israel’s harshest and most vocal critics – routinely branding it a terror state, comparing its prime minister to Hitler and heaping praise on Hamas. The Palestinian militant group is
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — A Russian cyber gang is thought to be behind a ransomware attack that disrupted London hospitals and led to operations and appointments being canceled. That’s according to the former chief executive of the National Cyber Security Centre. He says a group known as Qilin is most likely behind the attack on Synnovis,
Continue ReadingMANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire man has been sentenced to 40 years to life in prison for fatally stabbing his mother after the two had argued about the volume on the video games he was playing. Forty-seven-year-old Thomas Humphrey was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty to second-degree murder and arson in the November
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