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By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Lawmakers in states including Colorado, California, Texas and New York are taking big, legislative swings at the eating disorder crisis. It’s estimated that around 30 million Americans — about the population of Texas — will struggle with an eating disorder in their lifetime. Every year

By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A state official says the Willow oil project on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope is part of a “new era” of development in the region but isn’t a sure thing. John Crowther, with the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, told lawmakers that litigation and costs are among

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co.’s electric vehicle business has lost $3 billion before taxes during the past two years and will lose a similar amount this year as the company invests heavily in the new technology. The figures were released Thursday as Ford rolled out a new way

By COLLEEN SLEVIN, JESSE BEDAYN, THOMAS PEIPERT and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Outraged Denver students and parents are demanding better school security and pushing for tighter firearm controls Thursday, a day after a 17-year-old student shot and wounded two administrators at a city high school beset with violence. A coroner’s office says

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Four families have filed a federal lawsuit against Florida health officials. They’re challenging the state’s prohibition against puberty-blocking hormones and gender-affirming surgeries for minors. The lawsuit was filed Thursday in Tallahassee federal court against Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo and the state boards of medicine and osteopathic medicine. It claims the

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A three-day strike by workers in the Los Angeles Unified School District is scheduled to wrap up. But it’s not immediately clear Thursday if any progress has been made in negotiations for higher pay for teachers’ aides, bus drivers, custodians and other support staff in the

By TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press TikTok’s CEO was relatively unknown to the U.S. public before Thursday, when he testified before a congressional committee concerned about data protections on the popular video-sharing app. Singapore-born, Harvard-educated Shou Zi Chew tried to reassure lawmakers that TikTok has not shared the data of 150 million U.S. users with the

By JOSH BOAK and ROB GILLIES Associated Press OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — President Joe Biden arrived in Canada on Thursday with a focus on big global issues. Two important areas of agreement already appear in hand: Canada will escalate its timeline for military upgrades to the North American Aerospace Defense Command, and the two nations

By LUIS ANDRES HENAO and MARIAM FAM Associated Press Muslims around the world are welcoming the start of Ramadan, a month of fasting, increased worship, heightened charity, good deeds and community. Christians are also fasting during Lent, the 40-day period of penance and prayer ahead of Easter, which marks the resurrection of Jesus Christ from

By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A lack of drinking water and healthy sanitation infrastructure around the world is dire and getting worse, United Nations experts warned in a report issued Thursday. The report finds that many millions of the world’s 7.78 billion people don’t have enough clean water or sanitation infrastructure

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — The Gymnastics Ethics Foundation was created in 2019 to help protect athletes after the American sexual abuse scandal and it has now published its strategy to set new safeguarding standards with a view to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The “Gymnasts 2028” plan sets goals to

By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has signed a ban on most gender-affirming surgeries and hormone replacement therapies for transgender people under 18. Kemp says the law will “safeguard the bright, promising futures of our kids” Opponents say the new law is an unconstitutional infringement on parents’ rights. Doctors

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Officials were working Thursday to capture an endangered hooded vulture that escaped from a zoo aviary in the San Francisco Bay Area that was destroyed after a massive tree fell on it during a storm. Oakland Zoo spokeswoman Erin Dogan says the male hooded vulture and five other exotic birds, including

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Republican-controlled North Carolina legislature has given final approval to a Medicaid expansion agreement. Thursday’s state House vote reverses longstanding opposition to the measure, which now goes to expansion advocate and Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper for his signature. GOP legislative leaders reached a deal earlier

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Attempted book bans and restrictions at school and public libraries continue to surge, setting a record in 2022, according to a new report from the American Library Association released Thursday. More than 1,200 challenges were compiled by the association in 2022, nearly double the then-record

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hip-hop became a cultural phenomenon against the backdrop of American history, and now Public Enemy’s Chuck D has committed himself to explore the artform’s origins. Chuck D rounded up several rap greats — including Ice-T, Run DMC and MC Lyte — who offered their

By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A northern Virginia police officer has been fired after fatally shooting a shoplifting suspect last month after a foot chase at a busy shopping mall. Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis announced the dismissal Thursday and released body camera footage showing the Feb. 22 shooting of

By STEFANIE DAZIO and GREGORY BULL Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Californians are tired. Tired of the rain, tired of the snow, tired of stormy weather and the cold, relentlessly gray skies that have clouded the Golden State nearly nonstop since late December. With spring now underway, the state’s 39 million residents are hopeful

By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — The company responsible for maintaining a Texas interstate where 130 vehicles crashed in icy conditions two years ago, killing six, failed to address the deteriorating road conditions, federal officials said Thursday. That portion of Interstate 35 West in Fort Worth was not treated with salt the morning

By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Federal officials are delaying a decision on whether to approve an oil pipeline tunnel in a Great Lakes waterway. The Army Corps of Engineers on Thursday released a new timeline for consideration of the project in Michigan’s Straits of Mackinac, which connects Lake Superior