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National police force grapples with calls for change, shifting role as it turns 150

National police force grapples with calls for change, shifting role as it turns 150

OTTAWA — As the RCMP marks its 150th anniversary, a familiar, nagging question about the storied national police force is resurfacing: Should the Mounties withdraw from small communities across Canada to fully concentrate on big-ticket federal files

Singapore's prime minister tests positive for COVID-19

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Monday he tested positive for COVID-19 for the first time after returning home from work trips in Africa and Asia.

Death of 8-year-old girl in Border Patrol custody highlights challenges providing medical care

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The recent deaths of an 8-year-old Panamanian girl and 17-year-old boy from Honduras who were under U.S.
Back in hoodies and gym shorts, Fetterman tackles Senate life after depression treatment

Back in hoodies and gym shorts, Fetterman tackles Senate life after depression treatment

WASHINGTON (AP) — Before Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman checked himself in to the hospital for clinical depression in February, he walked the halls of the Senate stone-faced and dressed in formal suits.
Martina Navratilova says she's doing 'OK' after being diagnosed with cancer

Martina Navratilova says she's doing 'OK' after being diagnosed with cancer

ROME (AP) — Martina Navratilova is doing “OK” after being diagnosed with throat cancer and breast cancer.
Kinsey Institute experts study sex, gender as misconceptions block state dollars

Kinsey Institute experts study sex, gender as misconceptions block state dollars

BLOOMINGTON, Ind.
Smoke from Canada wildfires prompts air quality alerts in Colorado, Montana

Smoke from Canada wildfires prompts air quality alerts in Colorado, Montana

DENVER (AP) — Smoke from dozens of raging wildfires in western Canada has drifted south into the United States and prompted the states of Colorado and Montana to issue air quality alerts.
Minnesota bill legalizing recreational pot passes Senate, heads to governor's desk

Minnesota bill legalizing recreational pot passes Senate, heads to governor's desk

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Senators in Minnesota passed a bill Saturday that would allow recreational marijuana use by people over the age of 21 and make it the 23rd state to legalize the substance for adults .
Meet the influential new player on transgender health bills

Meet the influential new player on transgender health bills

Do No Harm, a nonprofit that launched last year to oppose diversity initiatives in medicine, has evolved into a significant leader in statehouses seeking to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youths, producing model legislation that an Associa
Many transgender health bills came from a handful of far-right interest groups, AP finds

Many transgender health bills came from a handful of far-right interest groups, AP finds

Aaron and Lacey Jennen's roots in Arkansas run deep. They've spent their entire lives there, attended the flagship state university, and are raising a family.