By GEOFF MULVIHILL and JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press On the campaign trail, Donald Trump used contentiousness around transgender people’s access to sports and bathrooms to fire up conservative voters and sway undecideds. And in his first months back in office, Trump has pushed the issue further, erasing mention of transgender people on government websites and
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By CHARLOTTE KRAMON Associated Press/Report for America ATLANTA (AP) — Mary Favors is still plagued by nightmares from the days her husband beat her, choked her and verbally and sexually abused her. Now, she is in prison for killing him. Their disagreements often turned physical, and five times he was convicted of abusing her. Then
Continue Reading By CHARLOTTE KRAMON Associated Press/Report for America ATLANTA (AP) — Mary Favors is still plagued by nightmares from the days her husband beat her, choked her and verbally and sexually abused her. Now, she is in prison for killing him. Their disagreements often turned physical, and five times he was convicted of abusing her. Then
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Saturday evening’s drawing of the “Iowa Pick 4 Evening” game were: 0, 1, 2, 8 (zero, one, two, eight) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Saturday evening’s drawing of the “Missouri Pick 4 Evening” game were: 2, 2, 4, 4 (two, two, four, four) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Saturday’s drawing of the “Missouri Lotto” game were: 1, 13, 22, 29, 35, 38 (one, thirteen, twenty-two, twenty-nine, thirty-five, thirty-eight) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Saturday evening’s drawing of the “Missouri Pick 3 Evening” game were: 1, 5, 6 (one, five, six) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingAll Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Toronto 73 44 25 4 92 239 217 23-13-1 21-12-3 12-7-1 Florida 72 44 25 3 91 231 194 24-10-2 20-15-1 9-7-1 Tampa Bay 73 43 25 5 91 264 195 27-8-2 16-17-3 9-11-0 Ottawa 72 39 28
Continue ReadingAll Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf x-Boston 54 19 .740 — 9-1 W-7 24-12 30-7 35-11 x-New York 46 27 .630 8 6-4 W-1 24-12 22-15 31-14 Toronto 27 47 .365 27½ 6-4 W-3 17-21 10-26 18-29 Brooklyn 24 51 .320 31 2-8 W-1 11-25
Continue ReadingAll Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB x-Boston 54 19 .740 — x-New York 46 27 .630 8 Toronto 27 47 .365 27½ Brooklyn 24 51 .320 31 Philadelphia 23 51 .311 31½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 36 39 .480 — Atlanta 35 38 .479 — Miami 33
Continue ReadingAll Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf y-Cleveland 59 15 .797 — 5-5 L-1 31-5 28-10 38-9 x-Boston 54 19 .740 4½ 9-1 W-7 24-12 30-7 35-11 x-New York 46 27 .630 12½ 6-4 W-1 24-12 22-15 31-14 Indiana 43 30 .589 15½ 8-2 W-1 24-10 18-19 25-21
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By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies involved in a 2022 shootout along a California freeway that killed a teenage girl and her fugitive father will not face any criminal charges, state Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Friday. Bonta released a report compiled by the California Department of Justice following an
Continue ReadingMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A University of Minnesota international student is being detained by U.S. immigration authorities, school leaders said in a statement this week. University leadership said Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained the graduate student Thursday at an off-campus residence. They described the situation as “deeply concerning.” The student is enrolled in business school at
Continue ReadingMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A University of Minnesota international student is being detained by U.S. immigration authorities, school leaders said in a statement this week. University leadership said Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained the graduate student Thursday at an off-campus residence. They described the situation as “deeply concerning.” The student is enrolled in business school at
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By GHAITH ALSAYED and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s new transitional government was sworn in Saturday nearly four months after the Assad family was removed from power and as the new authorities in Damascus work to bring back stability to the war-torn country. The 23-member Cabinet, which is religiously and ethnically
Continue ReadingBROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (AP) — At least one person in a small plane traveling from Iowa to Minnesota died after the aircraft crashed into a house in a Minneapolis suburb Saturday, a city official said. The residents of the home were not hurt, Brooklyn Park spokesperson Risikat Adesaogun said. But the house was destroyed. It
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Continue ReadingAll Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 2 0 1.000 — Baltimore 2 1 .667 ½ Boston 1 1 .500 1 Tampa Bay 1 1 .500 1 Toronto 1 2 .333 1½ Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 1 1 .500 — Cleveland 1 1 .500 — Kansas City 1
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By SAMY MAGDY and JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The Hamas militant group said Saturday it has accepted a new Gaza ceasefire proposal from mediators Egypt and Qatar, but Israel said it has made a counter-proposal in “full coordination” with the third mediator, the United States. Egypt early in the week made a
Continue ReadingAll Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Toronto 73 44 25 4 92 239 217 Florida 72 44 25 3 91 231 194 Tampa Bay 73 43 25 5 91 264 195 Ottawa 72 39 28 5 83 211 208 Montreal 72 33 30 9 75 216 244
Continue ReadingAll Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div x-Washington 72 47 16 9 103 261 188 24-7-6 23-9-3 15-4-0 m-Carolina 72 44 24 4 92 232 192 28-8-1 16-16-3 15-4-3 a-Toronto 73 44 25 4 92 239 217 23-13-1 21-12-3 12-7-1 a-Florida 72 44 25 3 91 231
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By GARY FIELDS and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Most employees at the U.S. Institute of Peace, a congressionally created and funded think tank now taken over by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, received email notices of their mass firing, the latest step in the Trump administration’s government downsizing. The emails, sent
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — A government-sponsored junk food ban in schools across Mexico took effect on Saturday, officials said, as the country tries to tackle one of the world’s worst obesity and diabetes epidemics. The health guidelines, first published last fall, take a direct shot at salty and sweet processed products that have become a
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By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Thousands of people rallied outside a pro-government television station in Serbia on Saturday accused of a propaganda campaign against university students behind months of anti-corruption protests rattling populist President Aleksandar Vucic. Informer TV is among mainstream media outlets in Serbia loyal to Vucic and his right-wing
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By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Business Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Protesters against billionaire Elon Musk’s purge of the U.S. government under President Donald Trump demonstrated outside Tesla dealerships throughout the U.S. and in some cities in Europe on Saturday in the latest attempt to dent the fortune of the world’s richest man. The protesters were
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