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Kansas to no longer change transgender people’s birth certificates to reflect gender identities
By John Hanna, The Associated Press on September 15th, 2023
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – Kansas will no longer change transgender people’s birth certificates to reflect their gender identities, the state health department said Friday, citing a new law that prevents the state from legally recognizing those identities. The decision from the state Department of Health and Environment makes Kansas one of a handful of states ... Read More »
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By Eric Tucker, The Associated Press on September 15th, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal prosecutors in the case charging Donald Trump with scheming to overturn the 2020 presidential election are alleging that the former president has targeted individuals with threats, harassment and inflammatory statements, a judge said Friday. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan made the revelation in an order permitting special counsel Jack Smith’s team ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!One American, two Russians ride Russian capsule to the International Space Station
By The Associated Press on September 15th, 2023
MOSCOW (AP) – One American and two Russians made a quick trip Friday to the International Space aboard a Russian capsule. NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and docked at the station three hours later. O’Hara will spend six months there ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Mexico governor amends order suspending right to carry firearms to focus on parks, playgrounds
By Morgan Lee, The Associated Press on September 15th, 2023
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday narrowed an order that broadly suspended the right to carry firearms in and around Albuquerque to apply only to public parks and playgrounds where children and their families gather. The governor’s announcement Friday came days after a federal judge blocked part of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US military orders new interviews on the deadly 2021 Afghan airport attack as criticism persists
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press on September 15th, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Pentagon’s Central Command has decided to interview roughly two dozen service members who were at the Kabul airport when suicide bombers attacked during U.S. forces’ chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal but weren’t included in the military’s initial investigation. The decision, according to officials, does not reopen the administration’s investigation into the deadly bombing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!One American, two Russians blast off in Russian capsule to International Space Station
By The Associated Press on September 15th, 2023
MOSCOW (AP) – One American and two Russians blasted off Friday aboard a Russian spacecraft from a spaceport in Kazakhstan on a quick trip to the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. O’Hara will spend six months at the station ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Texas Senate begins deliberations at Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial
By Paul J. Weber, Jim Vertuno And Jake Bleiberg, The Associated Press on September 15th, 2023
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Texas Senate on Friday began deliberating whether impeached Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton should be removed from office over corruption allegations that have shadowed him for years. The deliberations began after Texas lawmakers leading the impeachment made a final appeal Friday to the jury of senators following nearly two weeks ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Texas Senate begin deliberations at Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial
By Paul J. Weber, Jim Vertuno And Jake Bleiberg, The Associated Press on September 15th, 2023
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Texas Senate on Friday began deliberating whether impeached Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton should be removed from office over corruption allegations that have shadowed him for years. A historic two-week trial is coming to a close after several former Paxton deputies recounted how Texas’ top lawyer allegedly misused his office ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!One American, two Russians blast off in Russian spacecraft to International Space Station
By The Associated Press on September 15th, 2023
MOSCOW (AP) – One American and two Russian space crew members blasted off Friday aboard a Russian spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on a mission to the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub lifted off on the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft at 8.44 p.m. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!One American, two Russians blast off in Russian spacecraft heading to International Space Station
By The Associated Press on September 15th, 2023
MOSCOW (AP) – One American and two Russian space crew members blasted off Friday aboard a Russian spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on a mission to the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub lifted off on the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft at 8:44 p.m. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!West Virginia University gives final approval to academic program, faculty cuts
By Leah Willingham And John Raby, The Associated Press on September 15th, 2023
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia University gave final approval Friday to wide-ranging cuts in academic programs and faculty positions, the culmination of a impassioned back and forth between the campus community, students and officials as the university addresses a $45 million budget shortfall. The university Board of Governors voted to drop 28 of its ... Read More »
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