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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s Medicaid program will continue to pay Walgreens about $1.5 billion each year. That’s despite Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom declaring last month that the state would no longer do business with the pharmacy giant. Newsom was angry after Walgreens indicated it would not distribute abortion pills by mail in states where

By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press For decades, the middle-class towns of single-family homes that ring many American cities have used zoning laws to ensure they stay much like they looked in the suburban boom after World War II. Apartment buildings in many places are simply not allowed, an exclusion that — intentionally or not —

By SALAR SALIM and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Officials say an explosion has struck next to an international airport in northern Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region. The blast at the Suleimaniyah airport Friday came days after Turkey closed its airspace to flights to and from the airport, citing an alleged increase in Kurdish

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The brother of a Hawaii man recently released after more than 20 years in prison for the killing and rape of a tourist is now also seeking exoneration. Shawn Schweitzer, his brother and a third man were indicted for the 1991 death of Dana Ireland on

ROME (AP) — Three people were killed at a farm in Northern Italy when their car crashed into a silo that collapsed and buried their vehicle under an enormous mound of chicken feed. Firefighters in the small town of Forli’ said the victims were an 18-year-old and two minors. It was unclear how fast the

By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Defense Department is reviewing a handful of documents that were released on several social media sites and appear to detail U.S. and NATO aid to Ukraine, but may have been altered or used as part of a misinformation campaign. The documents, which were posted on

By LISA RATHKE Associated Press A growing number of state legislatures are considering bans on cosmetics and other consumer products that contain a group of synthetic, potentially harmful chemicals known as PFAS. In Vermont, the state Senate gave final approval this week to legislation that would prohibit manufacturers and suppliers from selling or distributing any

By SEAN MURPHY and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press A Biden administration proposal to forbid outright bans on transgender athletes sparked outrage from conservative leaders while also angering trans rights activists who note schools could still prevent some athletes from participating on teams that align with their gender identity. The proposed rule, which still faces a