Today: September 20, 2024
Today: September 20, 2024

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Judge upholds Ohio's gender-affirming care ban; civil rights group vows immediate appeal

A judge in Ohio says a state law that limits gender-affirming health care for youth under 18 can go into effect

August 06, 2024
Judge upholds Ohio's gender-affirming care ban; civil rights group vows immediate appeal
News|Sports

Harvard graduate Gabby Thomas sprints to 200-meter gold medal for the United States by a big margin

Gabby Thomas has sped to the win in the women’s 200 meters at the 2024 Olympics

August 06, 2024
Harvard graduate Gabby Thomas sprints to 200-meter gold medal for the United States by a big margin
News|World

Hamas names Yahya Sinwar, mastermind of the Oct. 7 attacks, as its new leader in show of defiance

The Palestinian militant group Hamas says it has chosen Yahya Sinwar, its top official in Gaza who masterminded the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, as its new leader

August 06, 2024
Hamas names Yahya Sinwar, mastermind of the Oct. 7 attacks, as its new leader in show of defiance
Business|Finance|Technology

Elon Musk's X sues advertisers over alleged 'massive advertiser boycott' after Twitter takeover

Elon Musk’s social media platform X has sued a group of advertisers, alleging that a “massive advertiser boycott” deprived the company of billions of dollars in revenue and violated antitrust laws

August 06, 2024
Elon Musk's X sues advertisers over alleged 'massive advertiser boycott' after Twitter takeover
Americas|Sports

The American coach of Olympic champions De Grasse and Jacobs is kicked out of the Paris Games

The American coach of Olympic champions Andre De Grasse and Marcell Jacobs has been kicked out of the Paris Games

August 06, 2024
The American coach of Olympic champions De Grasse and Jacobs is kicked out of the Paris Games
Arts

From cookbooks to billboards, poets laureate hope to spread the words with help of $50,000 grants

Twenty-two poets around the country each will be receiving $50,000 grants for projects ranging from a poetry cookbook in Kansas to a billboard campaign in Michigan celebrating contemporary verse

August 06, 2024
World

Fox News correspondent Trey Yingst has book out this fall on Oct. 7 Hamas invasion of Israel

The chief foreign correspondent for Fox News, Trey Yingst, will have a book out this fall timed to the first anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks in Israel

August 06, 2024
Fox News correspondent Trey Yingst has book out this fall on Oct. 7 Hamas invasion of Israel
Europe|News|Sports|Technology

French museum network hit by ransomware attack, but no disruptions are reported at Olympic events

The Paris prosecutor’s office says a ransomware attack has targeted the central data systems of the Grand Palais and other museums in the Réunion des Musées Nationaux network

August 06, 2024
French museum network hit by ransomware attack, but no disruptions are reported at Olympic events
News|Science|Technology|World

China launches rocket carrying new constellation of satellites

China says it has launched a rocket carrying a constellation of a reported 18 satellites as part of efforts to assert its presence in space

August 06, 2024
China launches rocket carrying new constellation of satellites
Europe|Health|Technology

TikTok agrees to withdraw rewards feature after EU raised concerns about potential online addiction

Officials from the European Union’s executive commission said Monday that TikTok has agreed to end a rewards feature that raised concerns about encouraging excessive screen time and its effects on children

August 05, 2024
TikTok agrees to withdraw rewards feature after EU raised concerns about potential online addiction
Sports

Jim Harbaugh: 'I do not apologize;' Coach again denies knowing about Michigan sign-stealing scheme

Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh says he has no reason to apologize

August 05, 2024
Jim Harbaugh: 'I do not apologize;' Coach again denies knowing about Michigan sign-stealing scheme
Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment|News

'David Makes Man' actor Akili McDowell is charged with murder in man's shooting in Houston

Authorities say an actor who starred in the television series “David Makes Man” has been charged with fatally shooting a man in the parking lot of a Houston apartment complex

August 05, 2024
'David Makes Man' actor Akili McDowell is charged with murder in man's shooting in Houston
Environment|News

Tornado briefly sweeps into Buffalo, damaging buildings and scattering tree limbs

A small tornado has damaged buildings, flipped cars and sent debris swirling over downtown Buffalo

August 05, 2024
Tornado briefly sweeps into Buffalo, damaging buildings and scattering tree limbs
Sports

Chiefs make Harrison Butker the highest-paid kicker in the NFL

Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker, who made the game-winning field goal in Kansas City’s Super Bowl victory two years ago, has agreed on a four-year contract extension that makes him the highest-paid kicker in the NFL

August 05, 2024
Chiefs make Harrison Butker the highest-paid kicker in the NFL
Americas|News|World

Venezuela's top prosecutor announces criminal probe against opposition leaders González, Machado

Venezuela’s top prosecutor has announced a criminal investigation against the opposition’s presidential candidate Edmundo González and its leader Maria Corina Machado over their call on the armed forces to abandon their support for President Nicolás Maduro and to stop repressing demonstrators

August 05, 2024
Venezuela's top prosecutor announces criminal probe against opposition leaders González, Machado
Crime|Entertainment|News

Police release images of suspects and car in killing of actor Johnny Wactor in Los Angeles

Police have released images of three suspects and the getaway car used in the killing of former “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor in downtown Los Angeles

August 05, 2024
Police release images of suspects and car in killing of actor Johnny Wactor in Los Angeles
News

The Latest: Debby blamed for multiple deaths in Florida, Georgia, leaves thousands without power

Tropical storm Debby made landfall as a hurricane in one of the least populated areas of Florida, but it's been blamed for at least four deaths in that state

August 05, 2024
The Latest: Debby blamed for multiple deaths in Florida, Georgia, leaves thousands without power
Sports|World

Referee injured in Morocco-Spain semifinal soccer game at Paris Olympics

The first substitution made in the Olympics men’s soccer semifinal match between Morocco and Spain was the referee

August 05, 2024
Referee injured in Morocco-Spain semifinal soccer game at Paris Olympics
News

Frontier Airlines pilot arrested at Houston airport, forcing flight's cancellation

A Frontier Airlines flight that had been set to go from Houston to the Dallas area last week got canceled not because of weather, but because one of its pilots got arrested

August 05, 2024
Frontier Airlines pilot arrested at Houston airport, forcing flight's cancellation
Arts|Entertainment|Sports

A rebuilt bronze Jackie Robinson statue returns to Kansas 6 months after the original was stolen

A rebuilt bronze statue of baseball icon Jackie Robinson is back in Wichita, Kansas

August 05, 2024
A rebuilt bronze Jackie Robinson statue returns to Kansas 6 months after the original was stolen
Crime|Europe|News

The head of Russia's military park and a top Defense Ministry official are arrested for fraud

The director of a park showcasing Russia's military might was arrested on fraud charges, along with a top Defense Ministry official, part of a sweeping investigation into abuse of office in the top echelons of the military leadership

August 05, 2024
The head of Russia's military park and a top Defense Ministry official are arrested for fraud
Technology|World

As Instagram remains blocked in Turkey, Erdogan accuses social media companies of 'digital fascism'

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused social media platforms of “digital fascism” for allegedly censoring photographs of Palestinian “martyrs.”

August 05, 2024
As Instagram remains blocked in Turkey, Erdogan accuses social media companies of 'digital fascism'
News|World

German court rejects a former Syrian secret police officer's appeal against his conviction

A German federal court says it has rejected a former Syrian secret police officer’s appeal against his conviction for overseeing the abuse of detainees at a jail in his homeland

August 05, 2024
German court rejects a former Syrian secret police officer's appeal against his conviction
Americas|News|Uncategorized|World

Pope Francis' main adviser on clergy abuse, Cardinal Seán O'Malley, retires as archbishop of Boston

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Seán O’Malley as archbishop of Boston and named the current bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, Richard Henning, to replace him as leader of one of the most important Catholic archdioceses in the United States

August 05, 2024
Pope Francis' main adviser on clergy abuse, Cardinal Seán O'Malley, retires as archbishop of Boston
News|Sports

Karsten Warholm, Rai Benjamin and Alison dos Santos all advance in 400 hurdles heats at Paris Games

Norwegian world-record holder Karsten Warholm turned in the fastest time in 400-meter hurdles qualifying as he tries to defend his Olympic title

August 05, 2024
Karsten Warholm, Rai Benjamin and Alison dos Santos all advance in 400 hurdles heats at Paris Games

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