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Iowa first to pass law stripping gender identity protections
Iowa removes gender identity from civil rights code amid protests

DES MOINES, Iowa: Iowa lawmakers have passed a new law that removes protections for gender identity from the state's civil rights code....

US dockworkers approve six-year contract, securing major pay hikes
US East and Gulf Coast dockworkers ratify new six-year contract

NORTH BERGEN, New Jersey: More than 45,000 U.S. dockworkers have approved a new six-year contract, securing higher wages and preventing...

Monkey business has global health authorities hopping
Multi-billion-dollar monkey-laundering industry exposed

Ramadewa looked at the numerous troops of monkeys. They were at ease and happy and showed their liveliness. All their movements, their...

Bill Belichick, North Carolina will not appear on 'Hard Knocks'
Bill Belichick, North Carolina will not appear on 'Hard Knocks'

(Photo credit: Robert Deutsch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images) Bill Belichick's North Carolina program will not be the featured...

Reports: Eagles releasing CB James Bradberry
Reports: Eagles releasing CB James Bradberry

(Photo credit: Eric Canha-Imagn Images) The Philadelphia Eagles are parting ways with former Pro Bowl cornerback James Bradberry,...

Wolves aim to carry momentum into meeting with 76ers
Wolves aim to carry momentum into meeting with 76ers

(Photo credit: Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images) The Minnesota Timberwolves have not won back-to-back games since early February. Minnesota...

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February border arrests near record low, DHS says
Migrant arrests at US-Mexico border near record low in February

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The number of migrants caught crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally in February is expected to be one of the...

Civil rights groups protest Alabama bill shielding police from courts
Alabama moves to expand police immunity, sparking backlash

MONTGOMERY, Alabama: A new bill in Alabama would give police officers more legal protection if they use excessive force or kill someone...

US military given 30 days to plan transgender troop removals
Transgender troops being identified for removal under Pentagon orders

WASHINGTON, D.C.:  The U.S. military has 30 days to decide how it will find and remove transgender service members. This may involve...

Iowa first to pass law stripping gender identity protections
Iowa removes gender identity from civil rights code amid protests

DES MOINES, Iowa: Iowa lawmakers have passed a new law that removes protections for gender identity from the state's civil rights code....

Rare boost for South Korea as births rise after nearly a decade
South Korea sees first birth rate increase in nine years

SEOUL, South Korea: For the first time in nine years, South Korea recorded a rise in births, offering a rare positive sign in the country's...

US overdose deaths drop 24% to 87,000 in one year
CDC: US drug overdose deaths drop to lowest levels since June 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Nearly 87,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in the 12 months ending September 2024, a 24 percent drop from the...