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Transgender medication law in Alabama blocked by judge

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A federal judge on Friday blocked part of an Alabama law that made it a felony to prescribe gender-affirming puberty blockers and hormones to transgender minors. U.S. District ...

May 13, 2022

North Korea confirms 21 new deaths as it battles COVID-19

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea says 21 people died and 174,440 people were newly found with fever symptoms on Friday alone as the country scrambles to slow the spread of COVID-19 across its unv...

May 13, 2022

California governor: $98B surplus backs true pro-life state

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday pledged to use the state's record-breaking $300 billion budget, including an unprecedented nearly $100 billion surplus, to "future proo...

May 13, 2022

Mickelson decides not to defend title at PGA Championship

Phil Mickelson withdrew Friday from the PGA Championship, electing to extend his hiatus from golf following his incendiary comments about a Saudi-funded rival league he supports and the PGA Tour he ac...

May 13, 2022

Mixed Texas ruling allows trans youth parent investigations

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The Texas Supreme Court on Friday allowed the state to investigate parents of transgender youth for child abuse while also ruling in favor of one family that was among the first c...

May 13, 2022

Passengers on German train overpower attacker who wounded 5

BERLIN (AP) - Three passengers on a regional train in Germany overpowered an Iraq-born man who wounded five people with a knife on Friday, authorities said. The train was traveling near the western ci...

May 13, 2022

Live updates| German leader has long phone call with Putin

VIENNA - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone, the first time the two have spoken since late March. The 75-minute call on Friday "focused on the ongo...

May 13, 2022

WNBA's Griner appears in Moscow court for detention hearing

MOSCOW (AP) - WNBA star Brittney Griner appeared in a Moscow court Friday for a hearing on whether her detention will be extended. Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, was detained at the Moscow ...

May 13, 2022

Leader says Turkey opposes letting Finland, Sweden join NATO

HELSINKI (AP) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that his country is "not favorable" toward Finland and Sweden joining NATO, indicating that Turkey could use its status as a member o...

May 13, 2022

Israel: Initial probe into reporter's death is inconclusive

JERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli military says its initial probe into the killing of an Al Jazeera journalist this week was unable to determine whether she was struck by Israeli or Palestinian gunfire. In...

May 13, 2022