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Judge rules federal prisons must continue providing hormone therapy to transgender inmates

Jun 3, 2025, 10:12 AM | Updated: 10:22 am

WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge ruled Tuesday that federal prisons must continue providing hormone therapy and social accommodations to transgender inmates.

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President Donald Trump speaks during a back to school event in the Rose Garden of the White House, ...

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Trump says he’s considering renaming Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’ as trade war escalates

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he is considering changing the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America” as the trade war between the United States and Canada intensifies. Such a change would be reminiscent of the Republican president’s unilateral action last year by executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico […]

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Elijah Button, 21, poses for a portrait in St. Cloud, Fla., Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacq...

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Florida, hard-hit by Obamacare drop-off, feels the squeeze of rising healthcare costs

ST. CLOUD, Fla. (AP) — Florida chef Elijah Button was chopping onions in June when his knife slipped and sliced his middle finger to the bone. It was his worst kitchen accident to date. But having given up his Affordable Care Act health insurance plan in January because of a $100 monthly premium hike he […]

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Tropical Storm Julio forms in the Pacific and isn’t threatening land

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Julio formed Tuesday in the Pacific Ocean and isn’t threatening land, forecasters said. The storm was located about 815 miles (1,312 kilometers) southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula of Mexico and has maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (72 kph), the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said. […]

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An election worker sorts vote-by-mail ballots at the Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections Offi...

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Nothing changes yet with the Supreme Court’s order on elections. But it could open door to ‘chaos’

The Supreme Court’s decision giving preliminary approval for President Donald Trump’s order restricting mail voting may not lead to a single election procedure changing during the November midterms, but it has already thrown into uncertainty the method that nearly one-third of the country uses to vote. Rather than saying that Trump’s order is legal, the […]

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U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., left, looks on as Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C., speaks during a deba...

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Darline Graham, Ralph Norman go head-to-head in South Carolina’s GOP Senate runoff

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Darline Graham and U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman face South Carolina voters yet again Tuesday in a special Republican primary runoff to replace the late Lindsey Graham in the Senate, one month after his sudden death. The two-week runoff window since the two Republicans were the top vote getters in […]

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FILE - Tize W. Clark, right and his son, Zion Clark, participate in a walk to honor Native American...

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FBI sets $25,000 minimum reward for dozens of unsolved Indian Country cases

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The Federal Bureau of Investigation has established a minimum reward of $25,000 in cases where people went missing or were killed in Indian Country, part of a broader effort to address high rates of violence affecting Native American communities. The new minimum applies to more than 50 unsolved homicides and […]

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Judge rules federal prisons must continue providing hormone therapy to transgender inmates