May 7 (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Thursday derailed an investigation by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, a consumer protection agency, into two medical groups that support gender-affirming care for transgender youth. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg blocked the FTC from demanding documents like internal communications and financial records from the Endocrine Society and …
BEIJING, May 8 (Reuters) – China has allocated 45.8 billion yuan ($6.73 billion) in funding to support the development of pre-school education this year, state broadcaster CCTV said on Friday. The allocation from the Finance Ministry was 38% higher than the funds earmarked for the same segment last year, to focus support for local authorities …
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Stanley Cup playoffs can change a team. The high stakes and the frenzied crowds annually inspire hockey players who can handle them to ever-higher levels of grit, guile and greatness. The Anaheim Ducks are the latest young team growing and thriving under the weight of its first taste of postseason …
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is conducting a review of the 53 Mexican consulates in the United States, a move that could lead some of them to be closed, a State Department official said Thursday. No reason was given for the review, which was earlier reported by CBS News, or what it would entail, …
BEIJING, May 8 (Reuters) – A cross-party delegation of British lawmakers will visit China this month for the first time since 2019, two sources familiar with the preparations said, in a sign of warming ties since a visit in January by Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The five-day trip by 12 Labour and Conservative MPs in …
Alex Jenkinson, 39, is due at Norwich Magistrates Court on Friday to face two counts of using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behavior to harass someone or cause alarm or distress. Norfolk Constabulary announced the charges on Thursday night. Police said the suspect was arrested Wednesday evening after a man was reported “behaving in …
CEBU, Philippines (AP) — Southeast Asian leaders met in an annual summit Friday under intense pressure to mitigate the impact on their people and economies from the Iran war, which one top minister said, “should not have occurred in the first place.” The alarm by the heads of state of the Association of Southeast Asian …
SEOUL, May 8 (Reuters) – South Korea’s parliamentary speaker Woo Won-shik said on Friday that a bill to amend the constitution to tighten rules on martial law would not proceed to a plenary vote after a filibuster by the opposition conservative People Power Party (PPP). • Six political parties, including the ruling Democratic Party, proposed …
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Chet Holmgren and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander each scored 22 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Los Angeles Lakers 125-107 on Thursday night to take a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinal series. Ajay Mitchell had 20 points and Jared McCain added 18 for the defending champion Thunder, who improved …
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV had tried during his first year as pontiff to insist that his essential role was that of a pastor accompanying his flock. President Donald Trump’s continuing criticisms – and Leo’s increasingly bold retorts – complicated the effort and overshadowed Friday’s anniversary of Leo’s election. Leo spent the eve …