Texas Supreme Court upholds state ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Supreme Court upholds state ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Supreme Court upholds state ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors.
Earlier this week, China's Chang'e 6 lunar probe landed in Inner Mongolia, delivering the first samples collected from the far side of the Moon. The mission has the international scientific community excited — the far side of the Moon, which permanently faces away from the Earth, remains a bit of a mystery. Only China has […]
Harris is seen by many as a natural potential successor to Biden. But an array of Democrats believe her middling approval ratings are a liability.
The US was wrong in thinking it won the Cold War, and is now "just one step away from losing it completely," Dmitry Medvedev said.
Rishi Sunak‘s team asked for a hustings to be arranged in his own constituency which was later cancelled as he tries to make sure he saves his own seat
After President Joe Biden pardoned American veterans who were convicted under a military law that banned gay sex for more than 60 years, Mona McGuire and Karla Lehmann have been left wondering whether the announcement will affect service members, like them, who accepted less than honorable discharges rather than face court martial – a lasting stain on their military records.
India replaced colonial-era criminal laws with new legislation on Monday, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government said would make the country more just, but the opposition said risked throwing the criminal justice system into disarray. The new laws were approved by parliament in December in Modi's previous term with the government saying they aim to "give justice, not punishment". It says they were needed as colonial laws had been at the core of the criminal justice system for more than a century.
WA senator says she will reflect on her future while accusing some members of trying to ‘intimidate’ her to quit Senate
A Serbian police officer on Saturday killed a man who shot him in the neck with a crossbow in front of the Israeli embassy in Belgrade, in what the prime minister called a "terrorist act".- 'Terrorist act' - Serbian Prime Minister Milos Vucevic strongly condemned what he labelled a "heinous terrorist act".
Greens motion that Labor senator crossed floor to support was designed to put her in a difficult position, PM says after her appearance on ABC Insiders
Sir Keir Starmer says Left must show only ‘progressives have answers’ if far right wins in France
Mark Esper, CNN global affairs analyst and former defense secretary during the Trump administration, says he has concerns about President Biden leading the nation following the president’s performance at the CNN Presidential Debate.
Crypto platforms will need to report transactions to the Internal Revenue Service, starting in 2026. Gains from selling crypto and other digital assets are taxable even without these new regulations; however, there was no real standardization around how those gains were reported to individual investors and to the government. Beginning in 2026 (covering transactions in 2025), crypto platforms must provide a standard 1099 form, similar to the ones sent by banks and traditional brokerages.
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected on Monday to rule on the legality of Republican-backed laws in Florida and Texas intended to restrain social media companies from curbing content the platforms deem objectionable - statutes the industry has argued violate the free speech rights of these businesses. The justices have been asked to decide whether the two laws run afoul of protections under the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment against government restriction of speech, as the industry argued, by interfering with the editorial discretion of social media companies. The 2021 laws would put limits on content-moderation practices by large social media platforms.
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham gives his take on the presidential debate in an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash.
E-cigarette packaging and flavours will be tightly restricted, and until October adults will need to get a prescription from their GP to buy a therapeutic vape
WA senator suspended indefinitely from Labor caucus; high election turnout as National Rally leads early results; calls for education infrastructure funding
Rishi Sunak is in a rush. He has, in his own words, just four days left to save Britain.
Rishi Sunak has told voters that Vladimir Putin is hoping for a Labour victory as the general election campaign enters its final week.
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Canadians will gather across the country today to mark Canada Day, a celebration of this country's 157th birthday.Celebrations are scheduled from coast to coast to coast on the national holiday. People in Newfoundland and Labrador will mark Memorial Day on Monday as well.In Ottawa, the capital will once more hold major Canada Day ceremonies focused on LeBreton Flats Park and Parliament Hill.Ongoing construction work on Parliament Hill will once again push this year's main stage to LeBreton Flats