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Kansas bans transgender athletes from women's, girls' sports

Kansas bans transgender athletes from women's, girls' sports

TOPEKA, Kan.
Violence resumes at Jerusalem holy site for 2nd night

Violence resumes at Jerusalem holy site for 2nd night

JERUSALEM (AP) — Violence resumed for a second straight night in Jerusalem Wednesday when Palestinian worshippers barricaded themselves inside Al-Aqsa Mosque at the Old City’s sensitive compound and Israeli police used force to take dozens of worship
Report details 'staggering' church sex abuse in Maryland

Report details 'staggering' church sex abuse in Maryland

BALTIMORE (AP) — More than 150 Catholic priests and others associated with the Archdiocese of Baltimore sexually abused over 600 children over the past 80 years, according to a state report released Wednesday that accused church officials of decades
Italian ex-leader Berlusconi hospitalized in ICU, but alert

Italian ex-leader Berlusconi hospitalized in ICU, but alert

ROME (AP) — Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi was hospitalized Wednesday in intensive care because of a problem related to a previous infection, but was alert and speaking, Italy's foreign minister said. “He’s stable.
Brazil man kills 4 children with hatchet at day care center

Brazil man kills 4 children with hatchet at day care center

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A man with a hatchet jumped over a wall and burst into a day care center Wednesday in Brazil, killing four children and wounding at least four others, authorities said.
Pence won't appeal order compelling grand jury testimony

Pence won't appeal order compelling grand jury testimony

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence will not appeal a judge's order compelling him to testify in the Justice Department's investigation into efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, a spokesman said Wednesday.
Zelenskyy boosts ties with Poland, warns of peril in Bakhmut

Zelenskyy boosts ties with Poland, warns of peril in Bakhmut

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy won new pledges of military and economic cooperation Wednesday on a state visit to staunch ally Poland, and he also said that Kyiv's troops battling in the eastern city of Bakhmut could pu
Indiana governor signs ban on gender-affirming care

Indiana governor signs ban on gender-affirming care

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s governor signed a bill banning all gender-affirming care for minors Wednesday, joining at least 12 other states that have enacted laws restricting or banning such care . Republican Gov.
US flies nuclear-capable bombers amid tensions with N. Korea

US flies nuclear-capable bombers amid tensions with N. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The United States flew nuclear-capable B-52 bombers to the Korean Peninsula again on Wednesday in a show of strength against North Korea amid concerns that the North might conduct a nuclear test.
House leader, Taiwan president hold historic meeting in US

House leader, Taiwan president hold historic meeting in US

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy welcomed Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen for a historic meeting on U.S. soil Wednesday, underscoring U.S. lawmakers' growing support for her self-ruled island as tensions rise with rival China.
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