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Trump administration sues Maine over participation of transgender athletes in girls sports

Trump administration sues Maine over participation of transgender athletes in girls sports

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Wednesday it is suing Maine’s education department for not complying with the government's push to ban transgender athletes in girls sports, escalating a dispute over whether the state is abiding by a f
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UK Supreme Court rules that equalities law defines a woman as someone born biologically female

UK Supreme Court rules that equalities law defines a woman as someone born biologically female

LONDON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the U.K. equalities law defines a woman as someone born biologically female.
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Four students injured in shooting at Dallas high school, authorities say

Four students injured in shooting at Dallas high school, authorities say

DALLAS (AP) — A shooting at a Dallas high school on Tuesday wounded four students and drew a heavy police response to the campus, where authorities said they had identified a suspect but had not made an arrest.
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New York prison guards indicted in connection with an inmate's death, governor says

New York prison guards indicted in connection with an inmate's death, governor says

Multiple New York prison guards have been indicted in connection with the “disturbing” death of an inmate last month during a wildcat officers’ strike, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Tuesday.
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Gambian ex-soldier convicted at US trial of torturing suspected backers of a failed 2006 coup

Gambian ex-soldier convicted at US trial of torturing suspected backers of a failed 2006 coup

DENVER (AP) — A former member of Gambia's military was convicted Tuesday of charges that included torturing people suspected of involvement in a failed coup against the West African country's longtime dictator nearly 20 years ago.
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Judge rejects defense that Gaudreau brothers contributed to their deaths by cycling while impaired

Judge rejects defense that Gaudreau brothers contributed to their deaths by cycling while impaired

SALEM, N.J.
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Four journalists who were accused of working for Kremlin foe Navalny are convicted of extremism

Four journalists who were accused of working for Kremlin foe Navalny are convicted of extremism

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court on Tuesday convicted four journalists of extremism for working for an anti-corruption group founded by the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny and sentenced them to 5 1/2 years in prison each.
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Peruvian court sentences former President Humala and wife to 15 years for money laundering

Peruvian court sentences former President Humala and wife to 15 years for money laundering

LIMA, Peru (AP) — A Peruvian court on Tuesday sentenced former President Ollanta Humala and his wife , Nadine Heredia, to 15 years in prison for laundering funds received from Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht to finance his 2006 and 2011 campai
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France expels 12 Algerian officials in tit-for-tat move amid diplomatic tensions

France expels 12 Algerian officials in tit-for-tat move amid diplomatic tensions

PARIS (AP) — France is expelling 12 Algerian diplomatic officials as tensions between Paris and Algiers escalate, the French presidential palace said Tuesday.
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Another US aircraft carrier in Mideast waters ahead of second round of Iran-US nuclear talks

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.
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