FACT FOCUS: Critics twist California bill that would weigh gender-identity support in custody cases
Democratic California lawmakers have approved a bill that would instruct courts to consider, among many other factors, whether a parent affirms a child’s gender...
Wisconsin’s Democratic governor rejects GOP’s surprise redistricting plan
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers shot down as “bogus” a surprise plan Republicans floated Tuesday that would have the Legislature...
Cyclone that devastated Libya is latest extreme event with some hallmarks of climate change
The Mediterranean storm that dumped torrential rain on the Libyan coast, setting off flooding that’s believed to have killed thousands of people, is the...
‘Rustin’ puts a spotlight on a undersung civil rights hero
TORONTO (AP) — Bayard Rustin, the civil rights activist and primary architect of the 1963 March on Washington, who often worked tirelessly out of...
In recording, a Seattle police officer joked after woman’s death. He says remarks were...
SEATTLE (AP) — A city watchdog agency is investigating after a body-worn camera captured one Seattle Police Department union leader joking with another following...
Christine Blasey Ford, who testified against Justice Brett Kavanaugh, will release a memoir in...
NEW YORK (AP) — The California professor who testified that then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh had assaulted her while they were in high school...
CDC panel recommends updated COVID vaccines. Shots could be ready this week
Americans may soon be able to get an updated COVID-19 vaccine.Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday endorsed the new...
Union Pacific’s new CEO won’t forego cuts as he works to improve safety and...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific's new CEO, who came into the job last month with a reputation for cost-cutting, says he won't shy...
Women in Idaho, Tennessee and Oklahoma sue over abortion bans after being denied care
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — More women across the U.S. filed lawsuits on Tuesday challenging abortion restrictions that went into effect in Republican-led states after...
Ukrainian pilots could be flying F-16s in three months, Air National Guard head says
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (AP) — The U.S. could have the first Ukrainian pilots trained on F-16 fighter jets before the end of the year,...