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Nebraska governor approves regulations to allow gender-affirming care for minors

Nebraska governor approves regulations to allow gender-affirming care for minors

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Regulations tied to a Nebraska law passed last year restricting gender-affirming care for minors were approved Tuesday by Gov.
Canada's UN envoy says intervention is the best chance to heal gang crisis in Haiti

Canada's UN envoy says intervention is the best chance to heal gang crisis in Haiti

OTTAWA — Canada's ambassador to the United Nations says a looming military intervention is the best chance Haiti has of uprooting gangs that have wrought escalating chaos on the Caribbean nation for years.
Former Alabama Republican US Rep. Robert Terry Everett dies at 87

Former Alabama Republican US Rep. Robert Terry Everett dies at 87

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Former Alabama Republican U.S. Rep. Robert Terry Everett, who represented the state's 2nd District from 1993 to 2009, died Tuesday, the governor's office confirmed. He was 87.

Wisconsin Supreme Court will reconsider ruling limiting absentee ballot drop boxes

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court will consider overturning its own ruling limiting the use of absentee ballot drop boxes, the justices said Tuesday.
Republican Rep. Ken Buck to leave Congress next week, narrowing GOP's slim majority

Republican Rep. Ken Buck to leave Congress next week, narrowing GOP's slim majority

DENVER (AP) — Colorado Republican Rep. Ken Buck said Tuesday that he'll resign next week, narrowing his party's razor-thin House majority and potentially short-circuiting Rep. Lauren Boebert's effort to succeed him.
Viral video of Biden effigy beating prompts calls for top Kansas Republican leaders to resign

Viral video of Biden effigy beating prompts calls for top Kansas Republican leaders to resign

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B.C. to hike commercial vehicle crash penalties after 35 over-height truck incidents

B.C. to hike commercial vehicle crash penalties after 35 over-height truck incidents

VICTORIA — British Columbia is looking to put the brakes on crashes into highway overpasses by imposing the highest fines and penalties in Canada. Penalties for crashes into overpasses or other highway infrastructure by commercial vehicles in B.C.
Website warning of cyberattack in Georgia’s largest county removed after it confused some voters

Website warning of cyberattack in Georgia’s largest county removed after it confused some voters

Warnings of an “unexpected IT outage” Tuesday on the election website of Georgia’s most populous county prompted alarm on social media about potential problems with the state’s presidential primary, concerns election officials quickly dispelled.
Judge approves Trump's $92 million bond to cover jury award in E. Jean Carroll defamation case

Judge approves Trump's $92 million bond to cover jury award in E. Jean Carroll defamation case

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday approved the $92 million bond put up by former President Donald Trump to ensure that writer E. Jean Carroll will receive a jury award for his verbal attacks against her if it survives appeals. Judge Lewis A.
US lawmakers say TikTok won't be banned if it finds a new owner. But that's easier said than done

US lawmakers say TikTok won't be banned if it finds a new owner. But that's easier said than done

U.S. lawmakers are threatening to ban TikTok but also say they are giving its Chinese parent company a chance to keep it running. The premise of a bipartisan bill headed for a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives is that TikTok fans in the U.S.