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Princess Anne sustains minor injuries and concussion in an 'incident,' Buckingham Palace says

Jun. 24, 2024 07:38 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Buckingham Palace says Princess Anne has sustained minor injuries and concussion following an incident on the Gatcombe Park estate on Sunday. The 73-year-old sister of King Charles III has been hospitalized as a precautionary measure for observation and is expected...

Buckingham Palace says Princess Anne has sustained minor injuries and concussion in an incident on an estate on Sunday

Jun. 24, 2024 07:34 AM EDT
LONDON (AP) — Buckingham Palace says Princess Anne has sustained minor injuries and concussion in an incident on an estate on Sunday.

Planned Parenthood announces that it will spend $40 million ahead of November's election

Jun. 24, 2024 06:19 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Planned Parenthood will spend $40 million ahead of November's elections to bolster President Joe Biden and leading congressional Democrats, betting that voters angry at Republican-led efforts to further restrict access to abortion can be the difference in key races around the...

Young gay Latinos see a rising share of new HIV cases, leading to a call for targeted funding

Jun. 24, 2024 06:19 AM EDT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Four months after seeking asylum in the U.S., Fernando Hermida began coughing and feeling tired. He thought it was a cold. Then sores appeared in his groin and he would soak his bed with sweat. He took a test. On New Year’s Day 2022, at age 31, Hermida...

Young gay Latinos see a rising share of new HIV cases, leading to a call for targeted funding

Jun. 24, 2024 06:13 AM EDT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Four months after seeking asylum in the U.S., Fernando Hermida began coughing and feeling tired. He thought it was a cold. Then sores appeared in his groin and he would soak his bed with sweat. He took a test. On New Year’s Day 2022, at age 31, Hermida...

More African nations focus on HPV vaccination against cervical cancer, but hesitancy remains

Jun. 24, 2024 00:44 AM EDT

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Yunusa Bawa spends a lot of time talking about the vaccine for the human papillomavirus that is responsible for nearly all cases of cervical cancer. But on most days, only two or three people allow their daughters to be vaccinated in the rural part of Nigeria where he works....

Wisconsin judge to weigh letting people with disabilities vote electronically from home in November

Jun. 24, 2024 00:04 AM EDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge on Monday is expected to consider whether to allow people with disabilities to vote electronically from home in the swing state this fall. Disability Rights Wisconsin, the League of Women Voters and four disabled people filed a lawsuit in...

'Everything is at stake' for reproductive rights in 2024, Harris says as Biden-Trump debate nears

Jun. 23, 2024 19:51 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris says “everything is at stake” with reproductive health rights in November's election as the Biden campaign steps up its focus on contrasting the positions taken by Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican Donald Trump on the issue before...

Hungary forward Barnabás Varga in stable condition after serious-looking injury against Scotland

Jun. 23, 2024 19:17 PM EDT

STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Hungary forward Barnabás Varga was in hospital in stable condition after a serious-looking injury at his team's final group match at the European Championship on Sunday. Varga will likely undergo surgery after fracturing several bones in his face. The...

Marlins place starting pitcher Braxton Garrett on 15-day injured list

Jun. 23, 2024 13:31 PM EDT

MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Marlins placed starting pitcher Braxton Garrett on the 15-day injured list on Sunday because of a left forearm flexor strain. Garrett becomes the second member of Miami’s rotation to go on the injured list in as many days after Jesús Luzardo went on the...