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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — China es uno de los lugares más caros del mundo para criar un niño en términos relativos, dice un nuevo informe, y el impacto desproporcionado en las mujeres impulsa la tasa de fertilidad vertiginosamente baja del país mientras lidia con una crisis demográfica. El estudio, publicado este miércoles por el
Continue ReadingBy JACK DURA Associated Press PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s Republican-led Legislature is trying to thwart a proposed ballot initiative that would enable voters to protect abortion rights in the state constitution. The House and Senate overwhelmingly approved a resolution rebuking the ballot measure. Another bill would allow initiative petition signers to remove their
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — The U.S. Labor Department on Wednesday requested that a federal court issue a temporary injunction against Tennessee-based Fayette Janitorial Services after investigators found the company “employed children to clean and sanitize spaces and equipment during overnight shifts” in meat and poultry slaughtering establishments, according to a federal complaint. “Minors were
Continue ReadingBy JOSEF FEDERMAN, SAMY MAGDY and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — International efforts to broker a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas appeared to gain new momentum Thursday as the White House said a visit by a senior envoy with Israeli leaders was “going well” and other mediators reported encouraging signs from the warring
Continue ReadingBy TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin have passed a bill that would unlock $125 million to fight so-called forever chemicals. But Gov. Tony Evers isn’t on board with the plan. The Assembly passed the proposal 61-35 on Thursday. The Senate passed it back in November. It goes next
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By Chandelis Duster and Rosa Flores, CNN (CNN) — A Texas judge ruled Thursday that the state’s CROWN Act does not make it unlawful for school dress codes to limit a student’s hair length. The decision is a blow to Darryl George, a Houston-area high school student who sued the Barbers Hill Independent School District
Continue ReadingBy DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — China is responding sternly to a U.S. congressional delegation’s visit to Taiwan, demanding the U.S. stop any official contact with the self-governing island. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said: “China opposes any form of official interaction between the U.S. and Taiwan authorities and rejects U.S. interference in
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM Associated Press The Cincinnati Opera will present an Afrofuturist-themed production next year that commemorates the Juneteenth holiday. The production will mark the first of three commissions from the company to all-Black creative teams at Cincinnati Music Hall. “Lalovavi” will be presented by the Cincinnati Opera on June 19, 2025. Kevin Day is
Continue ReadingBy Aaron Pellish and Haley Talbot, CNN GOP Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania said Thursday he doesn’t believe impeaching President Joe Biden is likely given House Republicans’ slim majority, but he and other conservative members will continue to push claims of Biden’s wrongdoing to force Biden to “explain this to the people that he wants
Continue Reading By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — Stef Luthin squinted at her laptop screen. Something seemed off that January morning, but at first, she couldn’t pinpoint it. Then, the 25-year-old social media marketing coordinator in Chicago noticed a small detail that surprised her. The default font in her Word document was different, even though she
Continue ReadingBy GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Education funding litigation that originated 30 years ago is returning to North Carolina’s highest court. The state Supreme Court scheduled oral arguments on Thursday in the case barely a year after it ruled on whether a trial judge could move taxpayer money to address schooling
Continue ReadingBy KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Additional in vitro fertilization providers in Alabama paused services Thursday, sending patients scrambling to make other plans in the wake of a state Supreme Court ruling that said frozen embryos could be considered children under state law. Doctors and patients have been grappling with shock and
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Korn, CNN (CNN) — Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s wealth saw a major boost on Thursday as the company he cofounded in 1993 surged in value. Now ranked by Bloomberg as the 21st richest person in the world, Huang expanded his wealth by as much as $8.5 billion on Thursday alone as his company’s
Continue ReadingBy Erin Christy , Jennifer Maupin Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (KJRH) — Black cowboys played a major role in the settling and shaping of the American West. In honor of Black History Month, 2 News talked to twin brothers from Tulsa who’ve spent their entire lives making sure that part
Continue ReadingMARENGO, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say that data from an iPhone and Apple Watch helped lead police to a suspect after a woman’s body was found in an Iowa lake. Iowa County Sheriff Robert Rotter said Tuesday that the victim was 20-year-old Melody M. Hoffman of Marion, Iowa. Her body was discovered Sunday at the
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is denying allegations contained in a U.S. media report about a U.S. inquiry into accusations that people close to him took money from drug traffickers shortly before his 2018 election and again after he was president. A New York Times story Thursday cited unidentified U.S.
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Drivers in eight Midwestern states will be able to fuel up with a higher blend of ethanol throughout the year under a ruled finalized by the Environmental Protection Agency. The end of a summertime ban on sales of gasoline blended with 15% ethanol has been
Continue ReadingBy ALBERTO SAIZ Associated Press VALENCIA, Spain (AP) — A fire has engulfed two residential buildings in the eastern Spanish city of Valencia, injuring at least seven people. Flames can be seen bursting out from windows and balconies of the 14-story residential building where it is reported to have started. News reports say the fire
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The two men from facing federal charges connected to a murder-for-hire plot that led to the 2018 abduction and killing of a Vermont man will go on trial in September, a federal judge said Thursday. U.S. District Court Judge Geoffrey Crawford set Sept. 23 as the start date
Continue ReadingBy Luzdelia Caballero Click here for updates on this story PASADENA, California (KCAL) — A wounded hawk has been taken to an emergency care center after it was found shot twice by a pellet gun in Pasadena. One resident of the Sierra Madre neighborhood, Cleo Watts, was alerted of the injured bird on Tuesday, when
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