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Chinese scientist who first published COVID sequence protests after being locked out of his lab
SHANGHAI (AP) — The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China was staging a sit-in protest after authorities locked him out of his lab.
Apr 30, 2024 3:00 AM
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Kansas bill to limit gender-affirming care for transgender minors dies after failed veto override
TOPEKA, Kan.
Apr 29, 2024 10:12 PM
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A retired Catholic bishop who tried to mediate between cartels in Mexico is briefly kidnapped
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A retired Roman Catholic bishop who was famous for trying to mediate between drug cartels in Mexico was apparently kidnapped, but was later located and taken to a hospital, the Mexican Council of Bishops said Monday.
Apr 29, 2024 6:41 PM
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Prosecutors say they will not retry an Arizona rancher accused of murder near the US-Mexico border
PHOENIX (AP) — Prosecutors said Monday they will not retry an Arizona rancher whose trial in the fatal shooting of a Mexican man on his property ended last week with a deadlocked jury.
Apr 29, 2024 6:15 PM
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3 law officers killed, 5 others wounded trying to serve warrant in North Carolina, authorities say
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Three officers on a U.S. Marshals Task Force serving a warrant for a felon wanted for possessing a firearm were killed and five other officers were wounded in a shootout Monday at a North Carolina home, police said.
Apr 29, 2024 4:57 PM
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Winner of $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot is an immigrant from Laos who has cancer
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — One of the winners of a historic $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot last month is an immigrant from Laos who has had cancer for eight years and had his latest chemotherapy treatment last week.
Apr 29, 2024 2:49 PM
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Zebras get loose near highway exit, gallop into Washington community before most are corralled
NORTH BEND, Wash. (AP) — It was an unusual wildlife sighting Sunday when four zebras escaped from their trailer and galloped into a Washington neighborhood.
Apr 29, 2024 2:34 PM
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Ecuador files complaint against Mexico at top UN court in spat over embassy raid
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador filed a complaint Monday at the top U.N.
Apr 29, 2024 12:31 PM
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West Virginia and North Carolina's transgender care coverage policies discriminate, judges rule
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia and North Carolina's refusal to cover certain health care for transgender people with government-sponsored insurance is discriminatory, a federal appeals court ruled Monday in a case likely headed to the U.S.
Apr 29, 2024 11:19 AM
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Iconic former Uruguayan President Jose Mujica says he has esophageal cancer
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Uruguay's former guerilla-turned-president, Jose Mujica, best known for transforming his tiny country into one of the most socially liberal in all of Latin America, said Monday that he has esophageal cancer.
Apr 29, 2024 11:07 AM
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