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Veto stands: Transgender pronouns OK in North Dakota schools

Veto stands: Transgender pronouns OK in North Dakota schools

Teachers in North Dakota can still refer to transgender students by the personal pronouns they use, after lawmakers on Monday failed to override the governor’s veto of a controversial bill to place restrictions on educators.
Russia blames Ukraine for bomb that killed military blogger

Russia blames Ukraine for bomb that killed military blogger

Russian authorities blamed Ukrainian intelligence agencies on Monday for orchestrating a bombing at a St. Petersburg cafe that killed a Russian military blogger who fervently supported Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, and they arrested a suspect.
Autopsy finds cause of death for Irvo Otieno was asphyxia

Autopsy finds cause of death for Irvo Otieno was asphyxia

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1st moon crew in 50 years includes woman, Black astronaut

1st moon crew in 50 years includes woman, Black astronaut

NASA on Monday named the four astronauts who will fly around the moon late next year, including the first woman and the first African American assigned to a lunar mission.
No April Fools' prank: Jogger has close encounter with cow

No April Fools' prank: Jogger has close encounter with cow

FARMINGTON, Maine (AP) — A Maine jogger encountered an angry cow, and it was no joke. The Farmington Police Department shared details of the encounter on April Fools' Day, a day after the actual encounter, and assured that this was no prank.
Lone suspect in 1980 Paris synagogue bombing goes on trial

Lone suspect in 1980 Paris synagogue bombing goes on trial

PARIS (AP) — A Lebanese-Canadian academic who is the lone suspect in a 1980 bombing outside a Paris synagogue went on trial in absentia Monday, nearly 43 years after four people were killed and 46 wounded in the unclaimed attack.
Finland to join NATO Tuesday, military alliance chief says

Finland to join NATO Tuesday, military alliance chief says

BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday Finland will become the 31st member of the world's biggest military alliance on Tuesday, prompting a warning from Russia that it would bolster its defenses near their joint border if
Indian opposition leader will avoid prison during appeals

Indian opposition leader will avoid prison during appeals

NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian court on Monday suspended a two-year prison sentence for Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi as he appeals a criminal conviction for mocking the prime minister’s surname that saw him expelled from Parliament, dealing a hu
Who will be the first Canadian in deep space? Officials to unveil Artemis II crew

Who will be the first Canadian in deep space? Officials to unveil Artemis II crew

HOUSTON — It's like a high-tech, high-stakes Canadian Idol finale — only instead of a recording contract, the prize is a perilous 10-day journey into deep space and a permanent place in history.
Explosion in Russian cafe kills prominent military blogger

Explosion in Russian cafe kills prominent military blogger

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — An explosion tore through a cafe in Russia’s second-largest city Sunday, killing a well-known military blogger and strident supporter of the war in Ukraine.