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Study finds more people are obtaining abortions but fewer are traveling to other states for it

Fewer people crossed state lines to obtain abortions in 2024 than a year earlier, a new survey has found. The Guttmacher Institute, a research organization that supports abortion rights, est...

DATE: Apr 15, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Arkansas and Indiana ask USDA to let them ban soda and candy from SNAP

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Officials in Arkansas and Indiana moved Tuesday to ban soft drinks and candy from the program that helps low-income people pay for groceries, becoming the first stat...

DATE: Apr 15, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Middle East latest: Israeli strike outside a Gaza hospital kills a medic and wounds several

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike hit the northern gate of the Kuwaiti Field Hospital in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, killing a medic and wounding nine other people — all p...

DATE: Apr 15, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

The Latest: Trump considers a pause on his auto tariffs

President Donald Trump has suggested he might temporarily exempt the auto industry from tariffs he previously imposed on the sector, to give carmakers time to adjust their supply chains. Mea...

DATE: Apr 15, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Another US aircraft carrier in Mideast waters ahead of second round of Iran-US nuclear talks

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A second U.S. aircraft carrier is operating in Mideast waters ahead of the next round of talks between Iran and the United States over Tehran's rapidly adv...

DATE: Apr 15, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Officials investigate why Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's home was set on fire

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Investigators worked Tuesday to uncover the motive behind a fire set over the weekend at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s mansion, the latest act of political violence...

DATE: Apr 15, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Trump administration freezes $2.2 billion in grants to Harvard over campus activism

BOSTON (AP) — The federal government says it’s freezing more than $2.2 billion in grants and $60 million in contracts to Harvard University, after the institution said it would defy the Trum...

DATE: Apr 15, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

As dementia rates increase, experts warn hospital emergency rooms are underprepared

AURORA, Ill. (AP) — At her mother’s home in Illinois, Tracy Balhan flips through photos of her dad, Bill Speer. In one picture, he’s smiling in front of a bucket of sweating beers and wearin...

DATE: Apr 15, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

People detained in Myanmar after release from scam compounds attempt an escape

BANGKOK (AP) — They walked out of the compound in Myanmar not knowing where they would go. Though they were aiming for the river that separated them from Thailand and freedom, they didn't kn...

DATE: Apr 15, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Rockies aim to end 8-game road slide, play the Dodgers

Colorado Rockies (3-13, fifth in the NL West) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (12-6, third in the NL West) Los Angeles; Tuesday, 10:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Rockies: Ryan Feltner (0-0, 2.81 E...

DATE: Apr 15, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

US moves ahead on tariffs with investigations into computer chips and pharmaceuticals

BANGKOK (AP) — The Trump administration has taken its next steps toward imposing more tariffs on key imports, launching investigations into imports of computer chips, chip making equipment a...

DATE: Apr 15, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Hamas says it's sending a delegation to Qatar to continue Gaza ceasefire talks

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A Hamas official said Monday that the Palestinian militant group is sending a delegation to the Gulf state of Qatar to continue indirect ceasefire talks with...

DATE: Apr 15, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press