Associated Press3 hours agoSupreme Court to hear arguments on flavored vape regulations imposed after youth vaping spikeAssociated Press - By LINDSAY WHITEHURSTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will hear a vaping case on Monday, weighing federal regulators’ decisions blocking sweet vaping products after e-cigarette use spiked among kids. The high court is taking up an appeal from the Food and Drug Administration, which has denied more than a million …
Associated Press3 hours agoFirst transgender attorney to argue before the Supreme Court, challenging health care ban for minorsAssociated Press - By LINDSAY WHITEHURSTWASHINGTON (AP) — When the Supreme Court this week wades into the contentious issue of transgender rights, the justices will hear from an attorney with knowledge that runs deep. Chase Strangio will be the first openly transgender attorney to argue before the nation’s highest court, representing …
Associated Press11 hours agoBiden displays AIDS Memorial Quilt at White House to observe World AIDS DayAssociated Press - By JOSH BOAKWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Sunday displayed the AIDS Memorial Quilt on the White House South Lawn for the first time in observance of World AIDS Day. Gathered with the president and his wife, Jill, were survivors, family members and advocates to memorialize the lives lost to the …
Associated Press8 hours agoAs temperatures turn frigid, Minnesotans turn to saunas for warmth and communityAssociated Press - By MICHAEL GOLDBERG and MARK VANCLEAVEEAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Ed Kranz set up his mobile sauna next to a frozen beach at Lebanon Hills Regional Park in Eagan, Minnesota, on a bone-chilling Sunday morning during a weekend cold snap. Ed and his wife Colleen own Saunable, “a wood-fired sauna experience on wheels.” After about 8 to 12 minutes …
Associated Press2 days agoMissouri's GOP attorney general says abortions after viability remain illegal under new amendmentAssociated Press - By SUMMER BALLENTINECOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican attorney general has pledged to enforce some laws restricting abortion despite a new constitutional amendment widely expected to undo the state’s near-total ban on the procedure. In an opinion requested by incoming GOP governor Mike Kehoe, Attorney General …
Associated Press2 days agoSunFed cucumbers and Costco eggs recalled due to potential salmonella contaminationAssociated Press - By KENYA HUNTER and DEVI SHASTRICucumbers shipped to the U.S. and Canada, and organic eggs sold in 25 Costco stores in five southern U.S. states, were recalled this week for potential salmonella contamination. The cucumber outbreak sickened 68 people, including 18 who were hospitalized, in 19 states, the Centers for Disease …