Month: December 2023
Ohio governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care for minors – The Washington Post
Ohio governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care for minors The Washington Post Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine vetoes bill banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors CNN Ohio governor vetoes bill banning gender-reassignment treatment, trans participation in women’s sports Fox News ‘Really scary’: Families brace
Read MoreNorth Dakota governor declares emergency for ice storm that left thousands without power
The ice storm that struck this week also shut down segments of interstate highways, including from Grand Forks to the Canadian border. Roads were so slick in North Dakota’s capital city of Bismarck that people donned ice skates in some
Read MoreHong Kong activist flees country, seeks political asylum in Britain
Tony Chung was among the first people convicted under the Beijing-imposed law introduced after the 2019 pro-democracy protests.
Read MoreUkraine war: Wave of Russian air strikes reported across Ukraine – BBC.com
Ukraine war: Wave of Russian air strikes reported across Ukraine BBC.com Live updates: Russia-Ukraine war, over 100 injured in air attack on Ukraine CNN Ukraine war: At least 28 killed in biggest Russian bombardment yet BBC.com Ukraine updates: Russia launches ‘massive missile attack’
Read MoreU.S. military launches space plane on secretive, multi-year mission
The Space Force’s reusable, robotic craft is carrying classified experiments. There’s no one on board. It’s the seventh flight since its debut in 2010.
Read MoreRussia Launches the Biggest Aerial Barrage of the War, Ukraine Says
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia launched 122 missiles and dozens of drones against Ukrainian targets, officials said Friday, killing at least 30 civilians across the country in what an air force official called the biggest aerial barrage of the war. At
Read MorePoland says ‘everything indicates’ Russian missile briefly crossed country’s airspace
The defense forces said the object penetrated about 40 kilometers into Poland’s airspace and left it after about three minutes.
Read MorePublic libraries reveal their most borrowed books of 2023
Not all libraries track checkouts, and there isn’t one definitive national list. But this year lots of people checked out Lessons in Chemistry, Prince Harry’s memoir Spare, and Colleen Hoover’s books. (Image credit: Johner Images/Getty Images)
Read MoreOhio governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care for minors, trans athletes
The GOP-dominated Legislature has enough power to override DeWine’s veto, but if or when they would do so is not yet clear. Roughly 20 states have measures in place like the proposed legislation in Ohio.
Read MoreRussian Missile Attacks Kill at Least 18 in Ukraine
The missile and drone attacks killed at least 26 people and damaged critical industrial and military infrastructure, part of a wintertime campaign that Ukraine had been dreading.
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