By HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has vetoed a bill that sought to outlaw gender-affirming care for minors. The veto Wednesday was expected from Evers, who has promised to strike down any proposals from the Republican-controlled state Legislature that he believes would harm LGBTQ+ youth.
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The federal government will propose to require drug and alcohol testing for employees of foreign aircraft-repair shops outside the United States. That would bring foreign repair shops under the same rules that apply to workers in the U.S. The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday that it will publish its
Continue ReadingBy Ross Levitt, Pete Muntean and Gregory Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The head of the National Transportation Safety Board warned that aviation workers who need to “think twice” before reporting their mental health issues to the federal government have created “a culture of silence that is affecting safety.” “No one, no one, should have to think twice
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KEYTON Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — This year’s climate talks should “mark the beginning of the end” of fossil fuels the European Commissioner for Climate Action said on Wednesday as the United Nations summit wrapped up its first week. Wopke Hoekstra told a news conference on the last day of
Continue ReadingCNN By Irene Nasser, Tim Lister and Richard Greene, CNN (CNN) — Leaked audio recordings of a meeting between freed Israeli hostages and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have revealed considerable anger at the government’s conduct, as well as the enduring terror of captivity by Hamas in Gaza. Audio of the meeting between the former hostages,
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government has apologized to the families of 97 Liverpool soccer fans who died after a stadium crush 34 years ago. The apology came Wednesday as it introduced a charter it said will sharply diminish the chances that others will endure the kinds of injustices they
Continue ReadingBy KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Court documents show that the Oklahoma man at the center of a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling on tribal sovereignty has reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors. The documents filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Muskogee show that 75-year-old Jimcy McGirt pleaded guilty to
Continue ReadingBy Kate Sullivan and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — A former Trump administration official who remains close to the former president warned on Tuesday that a second Trump administration would target journalists and attempt to “prosecute them for crimes” should Trump win the 2024 election. Kash Patel, a former adviser on Donald Trump’s National Security
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is hanging near its best level in 20 months Wednesday following the latest signals that pressure on inflation may be easing. The S&P 500 was 0.2% higher in morning trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 90 points, or 0.2%, at 36,214,
Continue ReadingBy EDEN STIFFMAN, The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Dallas philanthropist Lyda Hill has devoted much of her giving to tackling social problems through science. She has also ventured into media production: financing and helping develop a TV series, “Mission Unstoppable,” aimed at teenage girls, which features women succeeding in science, technology, engineering, and
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN LONG and SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will sign an executive order on Wednesday during a tribal nations summit that aims to make it easier for Native Americans to access federal funding and have greater autonomy over how to invest those funds and will throw his support
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Reid Hoffman, the co-founder of LinkedIn and a prominent Democrat donor, says he has donated to a super PAC supporting Republican presidential contender Nikki Haley because the ongoing GOP primary fight represents the first of just two opportunities to stop Donald Trump from winning the White House again. In
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — After a spate of cyberattacks that diverted ambulances from US hospitals, the Department of Health and Human Services has unveiled plans to ramp up federal funding for ill-protected rural hospitals and impose stricter fines for lax security at health care providers. The new HHS plan, shared exclusively with CNN on Wednesday, is a recognition
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL LIEDTKE and MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writers Google took its next leap in artificial intelligence Wednesday with the launch of project Gemini, an AI model trained to behave in human-like ways that’s likely to intensify the debate about the technology’s potential promise and perils. The rollout will unfold in phases, with less sophisticated
Continue ReadingBy KRISTEN DE GROOT Associated Press There’s a village built among massive boulders. Screeching seabirds. Lots of Roman ruins, sheep, old castles, beautiful coastlines, delicious cheeses and more. That’s what AP writer Kristen De Groot found when she and her husband decided to travel the back roads of Portugal this fall. They tried to avoid
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Four Russian men accused of torturing an American during the invasion of Ukraine have been charged with war crimes in a first-of-its-kind case, the Justice Department announced on Wednesday. It is the first prosecution against members of the Russian armed forces in connection with
Continue ReadingBy SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s state-run fine arts museum is returning 44 ancient pieces of art to their countries of origin after law enforcement officials presented the institution with what it called “irrefutable evidence” that the works had been stolen or looted. The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts announced in
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) — Off the coast of eastern Long Island, an 800-foot tall turbine has begun sending electricity onto the U.S. grid from what’s set to be the country’s first commercial offshore wind farm. It’s a milestone many years in the making and at the same time a
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Chanel Miller’s next book after her prize-winning memoir “Know My Name” will help fulfill a longtime dream to write and illustrate children’s stories. Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers, announced Wednesday that Miller’s “Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All” will be released April 23. The publisher is calling the book
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand, Hannah Rabinowitz and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — Four Russian soldiers have been charged with war crimes against an American who was living in Ukraine during the Russian invasion, according to a historic indictment unsealed Wednesday in federal court in Virginia. The case against the Russian soldiers marks the first time the
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