A second exile: Sudanese refugees flee again to destitute Chad
By Zohra Bensemra and Mahamat Ramadane KOUFROUN, Chad (Reuters) – Fleeing the village to escape from attackers, crossing a desert…
Health
US Republican transgender laws pile up, setting 2024 battle lines
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – Oklahoma’s governor has signed into law a bill making it a felony to provide gender-affirming…
DeSantis signs Florida ban on transgender treatment for minors
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) -Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed into law a bill that bans gender-affirming medical care…
Australian police tazered 95-year-old woman at care home – media
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian police have launched an investigation after a 95-year-old woman was injured during an “interaction” with police…
Explainer-The latest on tax credit rules in Biden’s climate and drugs bill
By Jarrett Renshaw and Philip Blenkinsop (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), cheered by some Democrats…
South Carolina advances 6-week abortion ban
(Reuters) – South Carolina’s Republican-controlled state House of Representatives late Wednesday passed a “fetal heartbeat” bill to ban abortions about…
Walgreens reaches $230 million opioid settlement with San Francisco
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -San Francisco said on Wednesday it reached a $230 million settlement with Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc…
US appeals judges express support for opponents of abortion pill
By Tom Hals, Andrew Goudsward and Brendan Pierson (Reuters) -Federal appeals court judges on Wednesday appeared to express support for…
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes to report to prison in two weeks
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) – Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes will begin serving her prison sentence on May 30 for defrauding…
Jailed Russian opposition figure Kara-Murza faces ‘psychological torture’, wife says
By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber GENEVA (Reuters) – Evgenia Kara-Murza, wife of jailed Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza, said authorities were torturing…