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Backers of a ban on gender care for minors in Kansas fail to override the governor's veto

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Republican legislators in Kansas failed Monday to override the Democratic governor's veto of a proposed ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors. The vote was 82-43 in t...

Apr 29, 2024

Winner of $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot is an immigrant from Laos who has cancer

SALEM, Ore. (AP) - One of the winners of a historic $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot last month is an immigrant from Laos who has had cancer for eight years and had his latest chemotherapy treatment las...

Apr 29, 2024

Prosecutors say they will not retry an Arizona rancher accused of murder near the US-Mexico border

PHOENIX (AP) - Prosecutors said Monday they will not retry an Arizona rancher whose trial in the fatal shooting of a Mexican man on his property ended last week with a deadlocked jury. The jurors in t...

Apr 29, 2024

Zebras get loose near highway exit, gallop into Washington community before most are corralled

NORTH BEND, Wash. (AP) - It was an unusual wildlife sighting Sunday when four zebras escaped from their trailer and galloped into a Washington neighborhood. Three of the four black-and-white striped a...

Apr 29, 2024

Numerous law enforcement officers shot in Charlotte, North Carolina, police say

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Numerous law enforcement officers carrying out a task force operation were shot Monday afernoon as they came under fire in Charlotte, North Carolina, police said. Officers from ...

Apr 29, 2024

Ecuador announces complaint against Mexico at top UN court in diplomatic spat

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - Ecuador announced Monday it has filed a complaint at the top U.N. court against Mexico over its decision to grant political asylum to a former Ecuadorian vice president, which le...

Apr 29, 2024

Iconic former Uruguayan President Jose Mujica says he has esophageal cancer

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - Uruguay's former guerilla-turned-president, Jose Mujica, best known for transforming his tiny country into one of the most socially liberal in all of Latin America, said Monday ...

Apr 29, 2024

Scotland's leader resigns as he struggles to win support for weakened government

LONDON (AP) - Scotland's first minister, Humza Yousaf, has resigned rather than face a no-confidence vote just days after he torpedoed a coalition with the Green Party by ditching a target for fightin...

Apr 29, 2024

At least 40 people die in western Kenya after a dam collapses

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - A dam collapsed in western Kenya early Monday, killing at least 40 people after a wall of water swept through houses and cut off a major road, police said. The Old Kijabe Dam, lo...

Apr 29, 2024

Candace Parker, a 3-time WNBA champion and 2-time Olympic gold medalist, announces retirement

Candace Parker always said she'd know when it would be time to retire. That day came Sunday. The three-time WNBA champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist announced on social media that her career w...

Apr 28, 2024