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US military given 30 days to plan transgender troop removals
Transgender troops being identified for removal under Pentagon orders

WASHINGTON, D.C.:  The U.S. military has 30 days to decide how it will find and remove transgender service members. This may involve...

Iowa first to pass law stripping gender identity protections
Iowa removes gender identity from civil rights code amid protests

DES MOINES, Iowa: Iowa lawmakers have passed a new law that removes protections for gender identity from the state's civil rights code....

Rare boost for South Korea as births rise after nearly a decade
South Korea sees first birth rate increase in nine years

SEOUL, South Korea: For the first time in nine years, South Korea recorded a rise in births, offering a rare positive sign in the country's...

US overdose deaths drop 24% to 87,000 in one year
CDC: US drug overdose deaths drop to lowest levels since June 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Nearly 87,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in the 12 months ending September 2024, a 24 percent drop from the...

US dockworkers approve six-year contract, securing major pay hikes
US East and Gulf Coast dockworkers ratify new six-year contract

NORTH BERGEN, New Jersey: More than 45,000 U.S. dockworkers have approved a new six-year contract, securing higher wages and preventing...

DOJ: Woman charged for trying to defraud Elvis Presley’s family
Missouri woman admits to multimillion-dollar Graceland fraud scheme

WASHINGTON, D.C.: A Missouri woman admitted to a scheme to cheat Elvis Presley's family out of millions and take control of Graceland,...

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US overdose deaths drop 24% to 87,000 in one year
CDC: US drug overdose deaths drop to lowest levels since June 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Nearly 87,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in the 12 months ending September 2024, a 24 percent drop from the...

Pentagon to cut 5,400 jobs amid Trump’s federal workforce reduction
Pentagon to fire 5,400 workers as Trump downsizing faces backlash

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Pentagon announced this week that it will cut 5,400 jobs as part of President Donald Trump's plan to shrink the...

No. 18 Purdue takes on Rutgers with eye on league standings
No. 18 Purdue takes on Rutgers with eye on league standings

(Photo credit: Rich Janzaruk/Herald-Times / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images) No. 18 Purdue is hoping its recent troubles have...

Auburn, Duke remain 1-2 in Top 25; St. John's to No. 6
Auburn, Duke remain 1-2 in Top 25; St. John's to No. 6

(Photo credit: Matt Stone/Courier Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images) Auburn remained the unanimous No. 1 team in the country...

Reports: Eagles to cut Pro Bowl CB Darius Slay
Reports: Eagles to cut Pro Bowl CB Darius Slay

(Photo credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images) The Philadelphia Eagles are poised to release six-time Pro Bowl cornerback Darius Slay...

No. 2 Southern Cal has best ranking in 39 years
No. 2 Southern Cal has best ranking in 39 years

(Photo credit: Robert Hanashiro-Imagn Images) Southern California climbed to No. 2 in the Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball...

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