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Kansas governor vetoes bills on trans youth care, bathrooms

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas' Democratic governor on Thursday vetoed Republican legislation aimed at ending gender-affirming care for children and teens, and another, sweeping GOP proposal for preventin...

Apr 20, 2023

Roberts asked to testify on court ethics amid Thomas reports

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate Judiciary chairman has invited Chief Justice John Roberts to testify next month on ethical standards at the court, a hearing that would undoubtedly focus on business trans...

Apr 20, 2023

Tornadoes kill 3 in central US; new storms possible Thursday

COLE, Okla. (AP) - Strong storms with tornadoes and hail killed at least three people in the central U.S., injuring others, destroying homes and leaving thousands without power Thursday. Two deaths we...

Apr 20, 2023

Oklahoma court upholds Richard Glossip’s murder conviction

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - An Oklahoma appeals court on Thursday upheld the murder conviction of death row inmate Richard Glossip, paving the way for Glossip to be executed on May 18, despite the state atto...

Apr 20, 2023

US moves military assets to Djibouti for possible Sudan evac

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon is moving military assets to a Naval base in the tiny Gulf of Aden nation of Djibouti to prepare for the possible evacuation of U.S. Embassy personnel from Sudan. Two Bi...

Apr 20, 2023

North Dakota governor signs law limiting trans health care

North Dakota's Republican Gov. Doug Burgum signed a bill into law that restricts transgender health care in the state, immediately making it a crime to give gender-affirming care to people younger tha...

Apr 20, 2023

Sudanese military rules out negotiations with rival force

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - Sudan's military has ruled out any negotiations with the rival paramilitary forces to end the crisis roiling the country and says it will only accept their surrender. A statemen...

Apr 20, 2023

SpaceX launches giant new rocket on 1st test flight

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (AP) - SpaceX's new rocket, the biggest and most powerful ever built, blasted off Thursday on its first test flight, thundering into the South Texas sky in an attempt to orbi...

Apr 20, 2023

NATO chief visits Kyiv for 1st time since Russian invasion

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is visiting Ukraine for the first time since last year's invasion by Russia, an alliance official said Thursday. "The NATO Secretary Genera...

Apr 20, 2023

'Awesome' solar eclipse wows viewers in Australia, Indonesia

Around 20,000 eclipse chasers gathered under a cloudless sky in the northwest Australian coastal town of Exmouth to enjoy a rare total solar eclipse that plunged the region into darkness for about a m...

Apr 19, 2023