West Virginia Legislature passed a bill banning health care for transgender minors in the state, joining a trend of anti-transgender legislation.
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Virginia judge cites 19th-century slave law to rule frozen human embryos as property
A Virginia judge ruled that frozen human embryos can be legally considered as property, citing a 19th-century law concerning the treatment of slaves.
Arkansas Senate passes transgender restroom bill critics call extreme
The Arkansas Senate passed a bill that would criminalize transgender people from using public restrooms that coincides with their gender identity.
Journalist and 9-year-old among 3 dead in Florida shootings, sheriff says; suspect arrested
A television journalist and 9-year-old were fatally shot Wednesday near the scene of a fatal shooting in central Florida, authorities said.
Majority of Americans support blocking sales of all tobacco products, CDC study says
According to the CDC study published last week, about 57% of U.S. adults support a policy prohibiting the sale of all tobacco products.
Oregon kidnap suspect killed 2 men before fatally shooting himself, authorities say
Authorities said Benjamin Obadiah Foster, 36, the subject of the manhunt, tortured a woman, who remained hospitalized in critical condition.
Man suspected of torturing woman in Oregon using dating apps to find victims, authorities say
A man suspected of torturing a woman in Oregon is using dating apps to target new victims or have people help him escape capture, authorities said.
Netherlands joins ‘disturbing’ trend of decline in Holocaust knowledge, new survey finds
Ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day a survey found the number of Dutch respondents who consider it a myth was higher than previously surveyed nations.
Monterey Park suspect parked motorcycle as backup getaway, didn’t know dance hall victims, sheriff says
The gunman who killed 11 people and injured nine others at a dance studio in Monterey Park had not been to the studio in five years, authorities said.
Half Moon Bay shootings: 7 dead in two related incidents in California; suspect arrested
7 people were fatally shot Monday in a Northern California agricultural area and a man suspected in the killings is in custody, authorities said.