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By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican attorney general on Monday said he will limit access to gender-affirming care for minors, sidestepping the GOP-led Senate as it struggles to pass a law banning the practice for children completely. As hundreds of activists rallied at the Capitol to pressure lawmakers to

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Federal court documents say the a man who admitted to purchasing firearms that he knew would be going from the U.S. to a Mexican drug cartel was arrested in Texas after the discovery that one of the weapons was linked to the deadly kidnapping of four Americans in the border city

By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Republican lawmaker in Montana wants to prohibit mandatory diversity training for state employees. The bill by state Sen. Jeremy Trebas argues such training has become too political. His bill would prohibit training aimed at having the employee believe that members of one class are

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — An event that would have been unthinkable not even a decade ago is coming to Las Vegas this week. That’s March Madness. The NCAA Tournament avoided the city until now because sports gambling is legal here. The governing body for collegiate athletics even had a

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Singer Jose Feliciano, actress Mindy Kaling and fashion designer Vera Wang are among artists being honored by President Joe Biden with the National Medal of Arts. Biden is also awarding National Humanities Medals to a group that includes authors Amy Tan, Colson Whitehead and Ann Patchett. Biden

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Fictional soccer coach Ted Lasso used a White House visit Monday to encourage people, even in politically divided Washington, to make it a point to check in often with friends, family and co-workers to “ask how they’re doing, and listen, sincerely,” Comedian Jason Sudeikis,

By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Police believe a Colorado dentist laced his wife’s pre-workout protein shakes with arsenic and cyanide, eventually killing his spouse so he could be with a woman he was having an affair with, according to court documents. James Craig, 45, was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder Sunday,

By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press A 16-year-old driver killed in a one-vehicle crash that also took the lives of four young relatives did not have a driver’s license or permit and may have fallen asleep or become distracted before the SUV veered off a New York parkway, officials said Monday. The car continued straight at

By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s governor has ordered a sweeping investigation of the State Police after he accepted the resignation of the agency’s superintendent. The resignation of Superintendent Jan Cahill on Monday came as Gov. Jim Justice revealed allegations of wrongdoing. Cahill served under Justice since the governor took

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — One student was fatally shot and another injured when a third student opened fire outside a Dallas-area high school Monday morning before being arrested on a murder charge, police said. The shooting began on a high school campus in the suburb of Arlington around 6:55 a.m., before many students arrived for

By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s oil czar has announced his resignation as officials investigate alleged corruption among public officials. Tareck El Aissami announced his resignation on Twitter and pledged to help the investigate any allegations involving Petroleos de Venezuela SA, commonly known as PDVSA. He also offered support to

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose on Wall Street Monday after regulators pushed together two huge banks over the weekend and made other moves to build confidence in the struggling industry. The S&P 500 climbed 34.93 points, or 0.9%, to 3,951.57. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 382.60, or

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Four people associated with the Oath Keepers were convicted on Monday of conspiracy and obstruction charges stemming from the attack on the U.S. Capitol in the latest trial involving members of the far-right antigovernment extremist group. A Washington D.C. jury found Sandra Parker,

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Bad Bunny’s ex–girlfriend is suing the superstar for at least $40 million over a well-known voice recording she provided the singer before he became famous. Carliz De La Cruz Hernández, whose breathy “Bad Bunny, baby” recording was included in two of the artist’s songs,

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Rick Pitino is back in the Big East Conference. St. John’s hired the Hall of Fame coach Monday to boost a storied program that’s been mired in mediocrity for much of this century. The school announced the move on Twitter, and Pitino is expected to

By ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A grand jury was hearing from final witnesses Monday in the investigation into Donald Trump as law enforcement officials accelerated security preparations in advance of a possible indictment and as fellow Republicans staked out positions in a criminal probe expected to shake

By SYLVIE CORBET and ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Parliament has adopted a divisive pension bill raising the retirement age in France from 62 to 64, after lawmakers in the lower chamber rejected two no-confidence votes against the government. But the bill pushed through last week by President Emmanuel Macron without lawmakers’ approval

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Two students were injured in a shooting outside a Dallas-area high school on Monday morning and police arrested the person suspected of opening fire, officials said. The shooting began on a high school campus in the suburb of Arlington around 6:55 a.m., before many students arrived for the first day back

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A bill that would allow Idaho to execute condemned inmates by firing squad is headed to the governor’s desk after passing the Legislature with a veto-proof majority. Firing squads will be used only if the state cannot obtain the drugs needed for lethal injections. One death