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Iowa's governor signs a bill removing gender identity protections from the state’s civil rights code

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa became the first U.S. state to remove gender identity protections from its civil rights code on Friday when Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law a bill that opponents say wil...

Feb 28, 2025

Jury finds Illinois landlord guilty of murder, hate crime in 2023 attack on Palestinian American boy

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - A jury found an Illinois landlord guilty of murder and hate crime charges Friday for a brutal 2023 attack on a Palestinian American family that left a 6-year-old dead. Joseph Czuba...

Feb 28, 2025

Pope had a bronchial spasm and his prognosis remains guarded, Vatican says

ROME (AP) - Pope Francis suffered a bronchial spasm Friday that resulted in him breathing in vomit, requiring non-invasive mechanical ventilation, but he responded well and remained conscious and aler...

Feb 28, 2025

Zelenskyy meets Trump at White House and seeks security assurances against future Russian aggression

WASHINGTON (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met Friday with President Donald Trump at a pivotal moment for his country, as he tries to persuade the White House to provide some form of U....

Feb 28, 2025

Trump to sign order Friday designating English as the official language of the US

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Friday designating English as the official language of the United States, according to the White House. The order wil...

Feb 28, 2025

Violent protests in Athens on rail crash anniversary as frustration over system failures boils over

ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Protesters hurling Molotov cocktails and smashing paving stones clashed with riot police firing volleys of tear gas and stun grenades in central Athens Friday, as tens of thousan...

Feb 28, 2025

Suicide bomb at a seminary in northwest Pakistan kills top cleric and 4 others ahead of Ramadan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - A suicide bomber blew himself up after walking into a mosque within a pro-Taliban seminary in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing a top cleric and four other worshippers...

Feb 28, 2025

Jose Mourinho banned for four matches and fined after Turkish referees comment

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) - Fenerbahce manager Jose Mourinho was given a four-match ban and fined by the Turkish Football Federation following his comments about Turkish referees after a match at Galatasa...

Feb 27, 2025

Judge finds mass firings of federal probationary workers to likely be unlawful

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A federal judge in San Francisco on Thursday found that the mass firings of probationary employees were likely unlawful, granting some temporary relief to a coalition of labor uni...

Feb 27, 2025

Iowa Senate OKs bill removing gender identity protections, sending change to the House

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The Iowa Senate approved a bill Thursday that will strip gender identity protections from the state's civil rights code, sending the proposal to the Iowa House for possible fin...

Feb 27, 2025