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Ohio’s GOP governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care, transgender athletes in girls sports

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Republican Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed a measure Friday that would have banned gender-affirming care for minors and transgender athletes' participation in girls and women's sports, i...

Dec 29, 2023

Russia unleashes one of the year's biggest aerial barrages against Ukrainian targets

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia launched about 110 missiles overnight as well as drones against Ukrainian targets in one of the biggest barrages of the year, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Fri...

Dec 29, 2023

Celtics send Detroit to NBA record-tying 28th straight loss, beating Pistons 128-122 in OT

BOSTON (AP) - Hoping to avoid a 28th straight loss that would match the longest losing streak in NBA history, the Detroit Pistons forced overtime against the league-best Celtics on Thursday night befo...

Dec 28, 2023

Maine bars Trump from ballot as US Supreme Court weighs state authority to block former president

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Maine's Democratic secretary of state on Thursday removed former President Donald Trump from the state's presidential primary ballot under the Constitution's insurrection clause...

Dec 28, 2023

Federal judge accepts redrawn Georgia congressional and legislative districts that will favor GOP

ATLANTA (AP) - A federal judge on Wednesday accepted new Georgia congressional and legislative voting districts that protect Republican partisan advantages, saying the creation of new majority-Black v...

Dec 28, 2023

Israeli strikes across Gaza kill dozens of Palestinians, even in largely emptied north

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli forces bombarded cities, towns and refugee camps across Gaza overnight and into Thursday, killing dozens of people in an air and ground offensive against Hamas...

Dec 28, 2023

Jacques Delors, architect of the modern EU and ‘Mr. Europe,’ dies aged 98

BRUSSELS (AP) - Jacques Delors, a Paris bank messenger's son who became the visionary and builder of a more unified Europe in his momentous decade as chief executive of the European Union, has died in...

Dec 27, 2023

Michigan Supreme Court will keep Trump on 2024 ballot

LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan's Supreme Court is keeping former President Donald Trump on the state's primary election ballot. The court said Wednesday it will not hear an appeal of a lower court's r...

Dec 27, 2023

Israel launches heavy strikes across central and southern Gaza after widening its offensive

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel launched heavy strikes across central and southern Gaza overnight and into Wednesday after broadening its offensive against Hamas to more areas where the military had t...

Sheldon Spackman Dec 27, 2023

Appellate court reverses federal conviction against former Nebraska US Rep. Fortenberry

LOS ANGELES (AP) - An appellate court on Tuesday reversed a 2022 federal conviction against former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska, ruling that he should not have been tried in Los Angeles. Fortenbe...

Dec 26, 2023