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Nebraska is imposing a 7-day wait for trans youth to start gender-affirming medications
Nebraska is requiring transgender youth seeking gender-affirming care to wait seven days to start puberty blocking medications or hormone treatments under emergency regulations announced Sunday by the state health department. The regulations also require transgender minors to undergo...
Pakistan officials consider a new way to boost polio vaccination: prison
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Authorities in one Pakistan province are turning to a controversial new tactic in the decades-long initiative to wipe out polio: prison. Last month, the government in Sindh introduced a bill that would imprison parents for up to one month if they fail to...
Browns star RB Nick Chubb undergoes knee surgery, will need 2nd operation to repair torn ligament
CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Browns star running back Nick Chubb sustained a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee when he suffered a season-ending injury almost two weeks ago on national TV against Pittsburgh, the team said in a statement Saturday. Team physician Dr....
Judge blocks 2 provisions in North Carolina's new abortion law; 12-week near-ban remains in place
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge on Saturday blocked two portions of North Carolina's new abortion law from taking effect while a lawsuit continues. But nearly all of the restrictions approved by the legislature this year, including a near-ban after 12 weeks of pregnancy, aren't being...
Anti-abortion groups are at odds on strategies ahead of Ohio vote. It could be a preview for 2024
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Abortion opponents in Ohio are at odds not only over how to frame their opposition to a reproductive rights initiative on the state's November ballot but also over their longer-term goals on how severely they would restrict the procedure. The disagreements,...
Transgender minors in Nebraska, their families and doctors brace for a new law limiting treatment
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — As Nebraska's new law restricting gender-affirming care for minors goes into effect this weekend, families with transgender children and the doctors who treat them are steeling themselves for change. But exactly what and how much change is anyone’s guess. A...
Mississippi sees spike in child care enrollment after abortion ban and child support policy change
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi has seen a consistent rise in the number of families accepting public assistance for child care since lawmakers banned abortion in almost all circumstances, with the sharpest increase coming after a child support policy change in May, the state human services...
Northern Arizona University plans to launch a medical school amid a statewide doctor shortage
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Northern Arizona University plans to build a new medical school as part of a greater effort to address an ongoing shortage of health care workers in the state, the Arizona Board of Regents announced Friday. The medical school would be the first in the...
A doctor caught in the crossfire was among 4 killed in a gunbattle at a hospital in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hitmen stormed a hospital in northern Mexico in a bid to kill a patient but they clashed with other gunmen already inside, sparking a gun battle that left four people dead, including a doctor apparently caught in the crossfire, police said Friday. Three gunmen...
Raiders defensive end Chandler Jones arrested in protective order violation, authorities say
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Chandler Jones has been arrested on accusations of violating a domestic violence temporary protection order, authorities said. Vegas-area police arrested the 33-year-old edge rusher early Friday. He's being held at the Clark County...
