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Montana judge temporarily blocks enforcement of law to ban gender-affirming medical care for minors 09/27/2023 02:53pm • HELENA, Mont. (AP) ��� A Montana law banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors is temporarily blocked, a state judge ruled Wednesday, just four days before it was to take effect. Legislative debate over Montana���s bill drew national attention this spring after Republicans punishe A look at other Americans who have entered North Korea over the years 09/27/2023 12:42pm • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) ��� North Korea has expelled a U.S. soldier who crossed into the country in July. Pvt. Travis King's case comes at a time of high tensions on the Korean Peninsula. King was released to U.S. custody on Wednesday. Other Americans have entered North Korea over the years, includi Lahaina family finds cherished heirlooms and devastation in first home visit after deadly wildfire 09/27/2023 12:32pm • LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) ��� Leola Vierra stepped gingerly among the hardened pools of melted metal, charred wood and broken glass that are almost all that remain of the home where she lived for nearly 50 years. Sifting through the rubble, she found two cow-patterned vessels, part of her extensive colle Fianc��e remembers slain California deputy's goodbye kiss days after they got engaged 09/27/2023 10:40am • Just days after getting engaged, Los Angeles County Sheriff���s Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer said goodbye to his fianc��e for the last time. ���I remember that day too, he kissed me goodbye, told me he loved me and I said, ���I���ll see you later,������ Brittany Lindsey said in a ���Good Morning Ameri Rachel Bloom turns pandemic trauma into art and even laughs in her new off-Broadway show 09/27/2023 09:28am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Rachel Bloom was fiddling around with songs and sketches for a new musical stand-up special she was hoping to take on the road when the pandemic hit in 2020 and, as she describes it, ���the world exploded.��� The actor and writer, best known for creating and starring in ���My Craz Brooks Robinson Appreciation: In Maryland in the 1960s, nobody was like No. 5 09/27/2023 08:13am • ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) ��� Hall of Fame third baseman Brooks Robinson died Tuesday at the age of 86. Among his many fans in Maryland during his playing days was Ben Walker, a young left-hander who would go on to cover baseball for The Associated Press for more than 40 years. Walker retired in March, bu Giant panda Fan Xing leaves a Dutch zoo for her home country China 09/27/2023 06:48am • RHENEN, Netherlands (AP) ��� Giant panda Fan Xing began a long journey home on Wednesday ��� to a country she has never visited. The 3-year-old was given a ceremonial send off Wednesday from Ouwehands Zoo in the Netherlands, where she was born, for the first leg of her journey to China, where she wi Edmunds: Suffering from gasoline price anxiety? These are the Top 5 hybrids of 2023 09/27/2023 06:15am • Are high gas prices burning a hole in your wallet? Then maybe it���s a good time to consider a hybrid vehicle. Hybrids gain improved fuel efficiency thanks to specialized powertrains that combine a gas engine with at least one electric motor that���s powered by a battery pack that does not need to b Child Care at a Crossroads: Finding child care is already difficult and expensive ��� and it���s about to get worse 09/27/2023 05:08am • You would think with all the money parents have to pay for child care ��� it can easily add up to or even surpass the cost of a monthly mortgage payment ��� that the child care industry would be a lucrative career field for the people who work in it. But it���s not. In fact, at the same time, Braves score twice on Suzuki's fielding error, overcome 6-run deficit to beat Cubs 09/27/2023 12:41am • ATLANTA (AP) ��� Sean Murphy reached on a two-run fielding error by right fielder Seiya Suzuki in the eighth inning and the major league-leading Atlanta Braves overcame a six-run deficit to beat the Chicago Cubs 7-6 on Tuesday night. ���I thought it was going to get caught, but it (was lost) in the California education chief Tony Thurmond says he is running for governor in 2026 09/26/2023 08:01pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ��� California���s top education official, Tony Thurmond, on Tuesday announced his bid for governor in 2026, a move that comes amid debates about the rights of students and parents, and what role the state should play as school boards approve class materials. If elected, Thur Amazon sued by FTC and 17 states over allegations it inflates online prices and overcharges sellers 09/26/2023 07:04pm • U.S. regulators and 17 states are suing Amazon over allegations the e-commerce behemoth abuses its position in the marketplace to inflate prices on and off its platform, overcharge sellers and stifle competition. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in federal court in Amazon's home state of Washington, is th Tech CEO honored by Forbes was fatally attacked at a Baltimore apartment complex, police say 09/26/2023 06:30pm • BALTIMORE (AP) ��� The founder of a Baltimore tech startup, whose professional accomplishments earned her a spot on a Forbes 30 under 30 list earlier this year, was found dead after being reported missing late Monday morning, according to city police. Pava LaPere, 26, had suffered from blunt force Missouri's GOP attorney general sues school for closed-door debate on transgender bathroom use 09/26/2023 05:19pm • COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) ��� Missouri's Republican attorney general on Tuesday sued a school district for allegedly secretly discussing transgender students' bathroom access, in violation of the state's open-meeting law. The lawsuit by Republican Attorney General Andrew Bailey, who is campaigning to keep Donatella Versace slams Italian government's anti-gay policies from La Scala stage 09/26/2023 04:57pm • MILAN (AP) ��� Donatella Versace slammed the Italian government for what she described as anti-gay policies in a heartfelt and personal speech that referenced her late brother, Gianni Versace, while receiving a fashion award this weekend. ���Our government is trying to take away people���s rights to