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By Andy Rose and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — The Texas legislature Wednesday night voted to ban gender-affirming care for most minors, sending a bill to the governor’s desk that, if enacted, would put critical health care out of reach for transgender youth in America’s second-most-populous state. Senate Bill 14 would block a minor’s access
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Mae Jones/CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — In an unusual case study, a woman developed a black and hairy tongue after cancer treatment. The rare phenomenon was described in a new paper published in the peer-reviewed journal BMJ Case Reports last month. Doctors were first
Continue ReadingBy Tara De Boer/CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — For members of Canada’s military, who often have rigid schedules and demanding physical tasks, a lack of sleep is associated with obesity—particularly in males—according to a new study from Statistics Canada. Despite sleep being one of the components
Continue ReadingBy LUKE LASTER Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — The International Ride of Silence commemorates those on the road, but in our bike lanes. On Wednesday evening in Midtown Detroit, an 8-mile ride commemorated cyclists, but also bring attention to drivers while behind the wheel. “I call it a very
Continue ReadingBy ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart reported a strong first quarter and boosted its outlook for the year as the nation’s largest retailer continues to draw budget conscious consumers in a challenging economic environment. Shares rose 1.5% in premarket trading Thursday. Walmart’s financial performance hints at a U.S. consumer that
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By COURTNEY BONNELL Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Deutsche Bank has agreed to pay $75 million to settle a lawsuit claiming that the German lender should have seen evidence of sex trafficking by Jeffrey Epstein when he was a client, according to lawyers for women who say they were abused by the late financier. A
Continue ReadingBy IBRAHIM SAMRA Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — When it’s time to cross the street, everyone is taught to look both ways. But outside where the Tigers play, Detroit traffic control officer Linita Edge is the eyes and ears on Woodward Avenue and Montcalm Street. “Be safe. Have a
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Monsoon moisture started to ease into the region yesterday afternoon, and we’ll see a bit more of that today into the weekend. An area of low pressure is pulling monsoonal flow in from the East. That moisture could contribute to the development of isolated Mountain and High Desert storms each afternoon. It will also make
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street pointed modestly higher before the opening bell Thursday on hopes U.S. political leaders can reach an agreement to avoid a potentially disastrous default on government debt. Futures for the benchmark S&P 500 index rose 0.2% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose less than
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno and Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to enter the 2024 GOP presidential race next week, two Republicans familiar with the matter told CNN, initiating his much-anticipated bid to wrestle the future of the party from former President Donald Trump. DeSantis will file paperwork declaring his candidacy
Continue Reading By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — To Wall Street’s relief, the end appears in sight for the Federal Reserve’s sharp hikes to interest rates. The hikes are supposed to lower inflation, but they also hurt the economy and drag down stock prices. History suggests that if the Fed pauses next month,
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — Global wheat prices fell Thursday after Ukraine and Russia agreed to extend a deal allowing grain to be exported from Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea. Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade dropped 2% to $6.12 a bushel. Prices have fallen 23% since the start of
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration’s independent vaccine advisers voted Thursday in favor of recommending approval of a new vaccine to protect infants from respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV. “This is great news for kids and moms everywhere in the US,” said Dr. David Kim, a member of
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer, Alayna Treene and Sara Murray, CNN (CNN) — Three self-described FBI whistleblowers, who are key to the Republican narrative that the FBI is weaponized against conservatives, testified at a House hearing Thursday, the latest escalation of Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan’s investigation into allegations of discrimination and bias within the FBI. The hearing
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By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Spain’s equality ministry says it will launch an app designed to monitor the sharing of chores between members of a household, as part of a drive to improve gender equality. Angela Rodríguez, second-in-command in Spain’s ministry of equality, announced the plans at a meeting of the United Nations’ Committee
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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state media say the Iranian president has warned Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers not to violate water rights of the Iranian people. President Ebrahim Raisi on Thursday said his government is determined to defend Iran’s water rights and warned the Taliban to take his words seriously, emphasizing the importance of Helmand River,
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Continue Reading By BERNARD CONDON Associated Press A dozen poor countries are facing economic instability and even collapse under the weight of hundreds of billions of dollars in foreign loans, much of them from the world’s biggest and most unforgiving government lender, China. An Associated Press analysis of a dozen countries most indebted to China — including
Continue Reading By BERNARD CONDON Associated Press A dozen poor countries are facing economic instability and even collapse under the weight of hundreds of billions of dollars in foreign loans, much of them from the world’s biggest and most unforgiving government lender, China. An Associated Press analysis of a dozen countries most indebted to China — including
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Inflation-fatigued shoppers are heading to Walmart for groceries while they’re pulling back on nonessential purchases at other chains. Walmart (WMT), America’s largest retailer, posted strong sales last quarter and raised its outlook for 2023. The company said Thursday that sales at stores open for at least one
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