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Myrlie Evers-Williams, the civil rights pioneer and wife of Medgar Evers who was assassinated in 1963.The first time I interviewed civil rights icon Myrlie Evers a decade ago, she was about to deliver the invocation at President Barack…

The move would cause serious disruption for the NHS, particularly around elective care, with junior doctors making up 44 per cent of Scotland's medical workforce.  A ballot for a 72-hour strike is due to get underway on March 29,…

Rishi Sunak has challenged Benjamin Netanyahu on his controversial judicial overhaul but spoke of strengthening ties as the Israeli prime minister faces a wave of protests.Shouts of “shame” followed Mr Netanyahu to Downing Street, where…

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. FILE/AFP.…

VTA is ready to spend $500 million of taxpayer money to connect a train station to San Jose Mineta International Airport, ignoring a second option that would cost one-tenth of that price. The plan is to connect San Jose’s Diridon Station…

In the race to be Denver’s next mayor, millions of dollars is being spent by outside groups to support a handful of individual candidates — separating a vast field into haves and have-nots. Mike Johnston and Kelly Brough stand as the…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A nearly six-hour grilling of TikTok’s CEO by lawmakers brought the platform’s 150 million U.S. users no closer to an answer as to whether the app will be wiped from their devices.U.S. lawmakers on Thursday…

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court has declined to hear most of Republican Kari Lake’s appeal in a challenge of her defeat in the governor’s race but revived a claim that was dismissed by a trial court. In an order…

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A Texas state representative filed a bill earlier this month that would ban transgender procedures in the state for anyone under age 26 and allow for doctors who provide such treatment to be stripped of their medical licenses and…