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Biden signs executive order on advancing study of women's health while chiding 'backward' GOP ideas
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed an executive order Monday aimed at advancing the study of women's health by strengthening data collection and providing better funding opportunities for biomedical research while chiding Republicans for having “no clue about the power of women" but...
Alex Morgan has late goal, leads San Diego past Gotham FC 1-0 in the Challenge Cup
HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Alex Morgan scored in the 88th minute and the San Diego Wave won the Challenge Cup with a 1-0 victory over Gotham FC on Friday night in the National Women's Soccer League. Morgan started the second half as a substitute. She broke the stalemate on a header off...
Vice President Harris, rapper Fat Joe team up for discussion on easing marijuana penalties
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and rapper Fat Joe led a White House discussion Friday on easing marijuana penalties, with Harris saying it’s “absurd” that the federal government classifies marijuana as more dangerous than fentanyl, the synthetic opioid blamed for tens of...
Maryland Senate votes for Gov. Wes Moore's gun violence prevention center
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland would create a new center to foster a statewide partnership with federal and local agencies to reduce gun violence, under a bill approved by the state Senate on Thursday. The measure, proposed by Gov. Wes Moore, would put the Center for Firearm...
In a first, Vice President Harris visits Minnesota abortion clinic to blast ‘immoral’ restrictions
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris visited a Planned Parenthood clinic on Thursday, marking what her office said was the first time a president or vice president has toured a facility that performs abortions, as the White House escalates its defense of reproductive rights in this...
Biden cajoles Netanyahu with tough talk, humanitarian concerns but Israeli PM remains dug in
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has stepped up public pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, warning he's “hurting Israel” and speaking candidly about “come to Jesus” conversations with the leader over the growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. ...
Biden visiting battleground states and expanding staff as his campaign tries to seize the offensive
ROSE VALLEY, Pennsylvania (AP) — Fresh off his defiant State of the Union address, President Joe Biden on Friday laced into former President Donald Trump — by name this time — as he and his senior aides began barnstorming the country to aggressively sell his vision for a second term to...
Transcript of President Joe Biden's State of the Union address
WASHINGTON (AP) — Transcript of President Joe Biden’s as-delivered State of the Union address on March 7, 2024, as provided by the White House. It includes interactions with the audience and White House corrections to Biden’s remarks in brackets: Good evening. Good evening. If...
The Latest | Israel unveils plan for Muslims visiting Al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan
An Israeli airstrike killed at least 17 people in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis on Tuesday, Palestinian officials said, as talks on a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas ended without a breakthrough. First responders with Gaza's Civil Defense department circulated footage of...
Vice President Harris hosts Israeli war Cabinet member as the US pushes to get more aid into Gaza
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris met on Monday with a member of Israel’s wartime Cabinet who came to Washington in defiance of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the Biden administration intensifies its efforts to push more humanitarian aid into war-battered Gaza. ...