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England star Millie Bright pulls out of selection for Women's Euros for health reasons

England star Millie Bright pulls out of selection for Women's Euros for health reasons

England defender Millie Bright withdrew herself from selection for the European Championship on Wednesday because of health reasons. "Right now I'm not able to give 100% mentally or physically,” Bright wrote in a post on Instagram .
Trump administration revokes guidance requiring hospitals to provide emergency abortions

Trump administration revokes guidance requiring hospitals to provide emergency abortions

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it would revoke guidance to the nation's hospitals that directed them to provide emergency abortions for women when they are necessary to stabilize their medical condition.
Carney says he'll 'take note' of opposition motion to table a spring economic update

Carney says he'll 'take note' of opposition motion to table a spring economic update

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said he will "take note" of the successful opposition motion to add language calling for a spring economic update to the throne speech, but did not say when or how that will happen.
Residential treatment school closes in North Carolina after deaths of 2 girls

Residential treatment school closes in North Carolina after deaths of 2 girls

A residential treatment school for girls in the North Carolina mountains has closed after a state investigation and the deaths of two of its students who took their own lives.
Texas considers banning products infused with THC derived from hemp, and retailers are worried

Texas considers banning products infused with THC derived from hemp, and retailers are worried

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Walk into enough gas stations and they’re likely easy to find: gummies, drinks and vapes infused with THC, the compound that gives marijuana its psychoactive properties. That's given lawmakers across the U.S.
B.C. opening 18 long-term involuntary care beds in Metro Vancouver

B.C. opening 18 long-term involuntary care beds in Metro Vancouver

The British Columbia government has created 18 new beds dedicated to long-term involuntary care at a Metro Vancouver mental health facility. The new beds at Alouette Homes in Maple Ridge, B.C.
Louisiana lawmakers reject adding exceptions for some rape cases to abortion ban

Louisiana lawmakers reject adding exceptions for some rape cases to abortion ban

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — For the third consecutive year, Louisiana lawmakers rejected a bill that would have allowed young victims of rape to get an abortion.
COVID-related agreement continues to shield some on Georgia's death row from execution

COVID-related agreement continues to shield some on Georgia's death row from execution

ATLANTA (AP) — The fact that the COVID-19 vaccine is not available for newborn babies is shielding a group of prisoners on Georgia's death row from execution.
Federal prisons must keep providing hormone therapy to transgender inmates, a judge says

Federal prisons must keep providing hormone therapy to transgender inmates, a judge says

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal Bureau of Prisons must continue providing hormone therapy and social accommodations to hundreds of transgender inmates following an executive order signed by President Donald Trump that led to a disruption in medical tre
Kennedy has ordered a review of baby formula. Here's what you should know

Kennedy has ordered a review of baby formula. Here's what you should know

As federal health officials vow to overhaul the U.S. food supply , they’re taking a new look at infant formula . Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.