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Judge’s ruling undercuts US health law’s preventive care
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge in Texas who previously ruled to dismantle the Affordable Care Act struck down a narrower but key part of the nation's health law Thursday that requires most insurers to cover preventive services that include screenings for cancer, diabetes and mental health. ...
Today in History: March 29, US combat troops leave Vietnam
Today in History Today is Wednesday, March 29, the 88th day of 2023. There are 277 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 29, 2004, President George W. Bush welcomed seven former Soviet-bloc nations (Romania, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Lithuania,...
Senate votes to keep 2001 authorization for war on terror
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to continue congressional authorization for the use of military force in the global fight against terror, turning back an effort by Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul to repeal the 2001 measure. Senators rejected the amendment 86-9...
Today in History: March 19, Nevada legalizes casino gambling
Today in History Today is Sunday, March 19, the 78th day of 2023. There are 287 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 19, 1945, during World War II, 724 people were killed when a Japanese dive bomber attacked the carrier USS...
20 years after U.S. invasion, young Iraqis see signs of hope
BAGHDAD (AP) — On the banks of the Tigris River one recent evening, young Iraqi men and women in jeans and sneakers danced with joyous abandon to a local rap star as a vermillion sun set behind them. It’s a world away from the terror that followed the U.S. invasion 20 years ago. ...
Today in History: MARCH 8, Joe Frazier defeats Muhammad Ali
Today in History Today is Wednesday, March 8, the 67th day of 2023. There are 298 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On March 8, 1965, the United States landed its first combat troops in South Vietnam as 3,500 Marines arrived to...
Today in History: MARCH 7, 'Bloody Sunday' for civil rights
Today in History Today is Tuesday, March 7, the 66th day of 2023. There are 299 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On March 7, 1965, a march by civil rights demonstrators was violently broken up at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in...
2 Pakistani brothers home after release from Guantanamo
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Two Pakistani brothers held by the United States at Guantanamo Bay detention facility for two decades were freed and returned home on Friday to be reunited with their families, officials said. Pakistan arrested Abdul and Mohammed Rabbani on suspicion of links to...
After serving in CIA, lawmaker now has role overseeing it
WASHINGTON (AP) — As former CIA Director David Petraeus recently told the House Intelligence Committee about the needs of the agency's workforce, one of the committee’s youngest members flashed a knowing smile and began to nod. Abigail Spanberger spent almost a decade as a CIA...
Texas attorney shot by Cheney during 2006 hunting trip dies
Harry Whittington, the man who former Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot while they were hunting quail on a Texas ranch 17 years ago, has died. He was 95. Whittington died at his home Saturday in Austin, family friend Karl Rove said Monday. Before...
