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Indiana, Idaho governors sign bans on gender-affirming care

Indiana, Idaho governors sign bans on gender-affirming care

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Republican governors in Indiana and Idaho have signed into law bills banning gender-affirming care for minors, making those states the latest to restrict transgender health care as Republican-led legislatures continue to curb LGBT

Arkansas House OKs social media age verification requirement

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.
City should permanently close landfill where women were found: First Nations leader

City should permanently close landfill where women were found: First Nations leader

WINNIPEG — The leader of a First Nations advocacy group wants to see the Winnipeg landfill where the remains of two Indigenous women were found permanently shut down. "I think given the circumstance, that it should be.
NPR protests as Twitter calls it 'state-affiliated media'

NPR protests as Twitter calls it 'state-affiliated media'

NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter has labeled National Public Radio as “state-affiliated media” on the social media site, a move some worried Wednesday could undermine public confidence in the news organization.
New Mexico governor signs bill to shield abortion providers

New Mexico governor signs bill to shield abortion providers

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Democratic New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed a bill Wednesday that protects providers of abortions from related prosecution, professional disciplinary action or extradition attempts by out-of-state interests.
LSU's Reese on White House flap: 'We’ll go to the Obamas'

LSU's Reese on White House flap: 'We’ll go to the Obamas'

First lady Jill Biden's walk-back of her suggestion that runner-up Iowa should join NCAA women's basketball champion LSU for a visit to the White House didn't sit well with Tigers star Angel Reese.
Kansas bans transgender athletes from women's, girls' sports

Kansas bans transgender athletes from women's, girls' sports

TOPEKA, Kan.
Citizen group asks Experience Regina CEO to resign after slogan campaign backlash

Citizen group asks Experience Regina CEO to resign after slogan campaign backlash

REGINA — About a dozen people rallied inside Regina City Hall on Wednesday asking for the CEO of the city’s tourism agency to resign amid ongoing backlash over sexualized slogans the organization had used.
Former prime minister Brian Mulroney recovering after prostate cancer treatment

Former prime minister Brian Mulroney recovering after prostate cancer treatment

OTTAWA — Former prime minister Brian Mulroney is recovering after undergoing treatment in Montreal for prostate cancer.
For McCarthy and Taiwan's leader, visit marks historic first

For McCarthy and Taiwan's leader, visit marks historic first

WASHINGTON (AP) — The moment was historic — a U.S.
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