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British king's visit to France canceled amid mass protests

PARIS (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron's office said Friday that a state visit by Britain's King Charles III has been postponed amid mass strikes and protests in France. The king had been sched...

Mar 24, 2023

Drone strike kills US contractor in Syria; US retaliates

WASHINGTON (AP) - A U.S. contractor was killed and five U.S. service members and one other U.S. contractor were wounded when a drone struck a facility on a coalition base in northeast Syria on Thursda...

Mar 23, 2023

Georgia governor signs law curbing transgender care for kids

ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia will ban most gender-affirming surgeries and hormone replacement therapies for transgender people under 18 with a new bill signed into law by Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday. Lawmak...

Mar 23, 2023

1 million march in France, unions call new pension protests

PARIS (AP) - French unions have called for new nationwide protests next week, which will coincide with King Charles III's planned visit to France. The announcement follows record turnout in Thursday's...

Mar 23, 2023

Authorities: 1 person fatally shot during rescue of migrants

HOUSTON (AP) - A hostage rescue in Houston in which one person was fatally shot on Thursday first began days ago when three migrants were kidnapped from a vehicle in a neighboring county, according to...

Mar 23, 2023

NTSB: Crews failed to de-ice road before massive Texas crash

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, f...

Mar 23, 2023

Track bans transgender athletes, tightens rules for Semenya

Track and field banned transgender athletes from international competition Thursday, while adopting new regulations that could keep Caster Semenya and other athletes with differences in sex developmen...

Mar 23, 2023

Track stymies Russian path to Olympics due to war in Ukraine

Track and field leaders signaled Thursday that it will be nearly impossible for Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete at the Paris Olympics next year if the war in Ukraine continues. The World At...

Mar 23, 2023

Nebraska trans health bill advances, despite filibuster vow

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - The Nebraska Legislature voted Thursday to advance a contentious bill that seeks to ban gender-affirming care for minors, despite threats from two lawmakers that they would filibu...

Mar 23, 2023

Feds: Woman charged in Wyoming clinic fire opposes abortion

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - A woman accused of setting fire last year to a Wyoming abortion clinic that was under construction told investigators that she opposes abortion and was experiencing anxiety and n...

Mar 23, 2023