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California track-and-field championships draw limited protest over trans student's participation
The California high school track-and-field championship has kicked off to a relatively quiet atmosphere. That’s despite controversy leading up to the meet over a transgender ...
Pride events face budget shortfalls as US corporations pull support ahead of summer festivities
After years of sponsoring LGBTQ+ Pride events around the country, some companies are pulling their financial support. Some are donating but asking their names not be linked to the events. The ...
Key moments from the third week of Sean 'Diddy' Combs' sex trafficking trial
The third week of Sean “Diddy” Combs' sex trafficking and racketeering trial featured testimony from the second of three women expected to testify that the hip-hop mogul sexually abused them.
The country that made smoking sexy is breaking up with cigarettes
After glamorizing tobacco for decades, France is preparing for its most sweeping smoking ban yet. Beginning July 1, smoking ...
A growing number of New Orleans fugitives' friends and family arrested for aiding in jail escape
The 10 men who escaped from a New Orleans jail more than two weeks ago by cutting out a hole behind a toilet received help from at least 14 people, many of them friends and family who provided ...
Trump and Putin hint at US-Russia trade revival, but business environment remains hostile
Would U.S. companies go back to Russia if there’s a peace deal over Ukraine? President Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin have raised the possibility. But a lot has changed since Russia ...
States are rolling out red carpets for data centers. But some lawmakers are pushing back
The explosive growth of the data centers needed to power America’s fast-rising demand for artificial intelligence and cloud computing has spurred states to dangle incentives in hopes of landing ...
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's next move: Energizing Democrats in South Carolina and California
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will seek to energize activists at Democratic state conventions in South Carolina and California on Saturday. The party’s 2024 vice presidential nominee is working to keep ...
Smithson Valley sweeps Barbers Hill to advance to state championship game
The Rangers' strong defense and pitching performances helped them shut down the Eagles and reach the state championship game for the first time since 2021.
Death toll from quarry collapse in Indonesia rises to 14
Officials in Indonesia’s West Java province say at least 14 people are dead after a quarry collapsed the previous day. More than two dozen people were trapped in the rubble when the Gunung ...
Driver had blood alcohol level twice the legal limit in fatal Yellowstone crash, police say
Police in Idaho say the driver of a pickup truck that crashed into a tour van near Yellowstone National Park this month had a blood alcohol level of more than twice the legal limit for driving.
Federal officials to vet social media accounts of visa applicants heading to Harvard
Federal officials are set to start reviewing the social media accounts of visa applicants who plan to attend, work at or ...