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15-week abortion ban set to go before Florida Supreme Court

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy will be allowed to stand until a hearing before the state Supreme Court.
Nearly one-quarter of trails in southern B.C., Alberta unmapped and unmanaged: study

Nearly one-quarter of trails in southern B.C., Alberta unmapped and unmanaged: study

New research has spelled out for the first time the gap between official lists of trails in the southern Rockies and the number of trails there actually are, suggesting effects from the growing number of backcountry users may be larger than suspected
Ukraine war moves 'Doomsday Clock' to 90 seconds to midnight

Ukraine war moves 'Doomsday Clock' to 90 seconds to midnight

WASHINGTON (AP) — With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the specter of nuclear weapon use, Earth crept its closest to Armageddon, a science-oriented advocacy group said, moving its famous “Doomsday Clock” up to just 90 seconds before midnight.

Victor Navasky, historian and Nation editor, dies at 90

NEW YORK (AP) — Victor Navasky, an award-winning author and journalist who for years presided over the liberal weekly The Nation and wrote influential books on the anti-Communist blacklist and Robert F.
Treasury takes another 'extraordinary' step on debt limit

Treasury takes another 'extraordinary' step on debt limit

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S.

World Health Organization employee abducted in northern Mali

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A World Health Organization employee was abducted by unidentified assailants in northern Mali, the U.N. agency's director-general said Tuesday. Dr.
Hazing suit at Bowling Green ends with nearly $3M settlement

Hazing suit at Bowling Green ends with nearly $3M settlement

The family of a student who died from alcohol poisoning while pledging a fraternity will receive nearly $3 million from Bowling Green State University to settle its hazing-related lawsuit, according to an agreement announced Monday.
France: More women, children returned from IS camps in Syria

France: More women, children returned from IS camps in Syria

PARIS (AP) — France on Tuesday repatriated another group of women and children from former Islamic State group-controlled areas of Syria, the latest return of French nationals who'd been stranded in camps there, eyed warily by Paris.
UK govt says scores of child asylum-seekers are missing

UK govt says scores of child asylum-seekers are missing

LONDON (AP) — Opposition parties and children’s advocates accused the U.K. government on Tuesday of putting vulnerable young people in danger, after authorities said scores of children who arrived in Britain as asylum-seekers have disappeared.
Federal Reserve and the markets in standoff on rate hikes

Federal Reserve and the markets in standoff on rate hikes

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sooner or later, either Wall Street or the Federal Reserve has to blink.
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