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Indiana doctor reprimanded for talking publicly about Ohio 10-year-old's abortion

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - An Indiana board decided Thursday night to reprimand an Indianapolis doctor after finding that she violated patient privacy laws by taking publicly about providing an abortion to a...

May 25, 2023

Texas lawmakers recommend impeaching Attorney General Ken Paxton after Republican investigation

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton teetered on the brink of impeachment Thursday after years of scandal, criminal charges and corruption accusations that the state's Republican maj...

May 25, 2023

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes sentenced to 18 years for seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 attack

WASHINGTON (AP) - The founder of the Oath Keepers extremist group was sentenced Thursday to 18 years in prison for orchestrating a weekslong plot that culminated in his followers attacking the U.S. Ca...

May 25, 2023

Man arrested after car collides with gates of Downing Street, where UK prime minister lives

LONDON (AP) - A car collided Thursday with the gates of Downing Street in central London, where the British prime minister's home and offices are located, setting off a rapid security response in one ...

May 25, 2023

Chirping sounds lead airport officials to bag filled with smuggled parrot eggs

LOXAHATCHEE, Fla. (AP) - The 24 bright green baby parrots began chirping and bobbing their heads the second anyone neared the large cages that have been their homes since hatching in March. The Centra...

May 25, 2023

South Carolina renews abortion ban around 6 weeks of pregnancy, setting up legal fight

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina's governor signed a bill Thursday banning most abortions around six weeks of pregnancy, setting up an anticipated legal challenge from providers. The law, which go...

May 25, 2023

Tkachuk sends Panthers to Stanley Cup Final, after topping Hurricanes 4-3 for sweep

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Matthew Tkachuk scored a power-play goal with 4.9 seconds left, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 36 shots to cap off a brilliant series, and the Florida Panthers earned their first trip t...

May 24, 2023

Biden picks history-making Air Force fighter pilot to serve as next Joint Chiefs chairman

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden will announce Thursday that he is tapping a history-making Air Force fighter pilot with years of experience in shaping U.S. defenses to meet China's rise to serve...

May 24, 2023

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis launches 2024 presidential campaign to challenge Trump

MIAMI (AP) - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis entered the 2024 presidential race on Wednesday, stepping into a crowded Republican primary contest that will test both his national appeal as a cultural conserv...

May 24, 2023

Texas' attorney general under sudden Republican scrutiny at state Capitol

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Wednesday faced sudden new risks to his political future as an investigative state House committee laid out an extraordinary public airing of ...

May 24, 2023