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In El Salvador, transgender community struggles for rights and survival

In El Salvador, transgender community struggles for rights and survival

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Fabricio Chicas knows exactly what will happen.
Former Italian Premier Berlusconi leaves hospital after 45 days

Former Italian Premier Berlusconi leaves hospital after 45 days

MILAN (AP) — Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi was discharged on Friday from a Milan hospital, nearly a month and a half after he was admitted with a lung infection.
Push for transit, walkable communities growing across US

Push for transit, walkable communities growing across US

ATLANTA (AP) — On the weekend in March when Brittany Glover would have turned 34, her mother stood on the same busy road in Atlanta where her daughter died six months earlier.
Rhode Island governor signs bill to fund abortion coverage for state workers and Medicaid recipients

Rhode Island governor signs bill to fund abortion coverage for state workers and Medicaid recipients

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island Gov. Daniel McKee signed a bill into law Thursday that would let state funds be used to pay for health insurance plans that cover state workers and Medicaid recipients seeking abortions.

Oklahoma agrees to not enforce gender-affirming care ban while temporary order sought

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma agreed on Thursday to not enforce its ban on gender-affirming medical care for young transgender people while opponents of the law seek a temporary court order blocking it.
New Mexico authorities describe caregivers' torture of disabled woman who died

New Mexico authorities describe caregivers' torture of disabled woman who died

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.
Eby laments B.C.'s 'troubling' overdose numbers, as toxic drugs claim 206 more lives

Eby laments B.C.'s 'troubling' overdose numbers, as toxic drugs claim 206 more lives

LANGLEY, B.C. — The latest illicit drug overdose numbers in British Columbia are "profoundly troubling," says Premier David Eby, lamenting the deaths of 206 more people in communities across the province last month.
FDA advisers back RSV vaccine for pregnant women that protects their newborns

FDA advisers back RSV vaccine for pregnant women that protects their newborns

WASHINGTON (AP) — A first-of-its-kind RSV vaccine for pregnant women guards their newborns against the scary respiratory virus -– and federal health advisers on Thursday backed Pfizer's shot despite some lingering questions.
Still smelling wildfire smoke? Stay inside or wear a mask, experts say

Still smelling wildfire smoke? Stay inside or wear a mask, experts say

Dr. Alex Chee isn't letting his two toddlers play outside while wildfire smoke continues to pollute the air in Calgary. "It smells better than it did yesterday," Chee, a respirologist at the University of Calgary, said by phoneThursday.
NDP promises to speed up Red Deer hospital expansion; UCP says it's also a priority

NDP promises to speed up Red Deer hospital expansion; UCP says it's also a priority

RED DEER, Alta. — Alberta's NDP says it would speed up construction on the Red Deer Regional Hospital expansion, its latest promise ahead of the May 29 election.