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The Supreme Court upheld state laws that ban transgender women and girls from competing on women’s and girls’ sports teams in schools.
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The Supreme Court ruled against the Trump administration’s effort to end birthright citizenship for children born in the United States, including those born to undocumented migrants.
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Alex Murdaugh was back in court Monday on charges he killed his wife and son, appearing silently at a pretrial hearing that was mostly short on substance but long on spectacle as the true crime sensation continues to captivate.
Murdaugh’s murder convictions and sentence of life in prison were overturned last month by the South Carolina Supreme Court. On Monday, a new judge laid out a timeline for hearings and set the retrial to start April 5.
More: www.scrippsnews.com/us-news/crime/alex-murdaughs-r…
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The Supreme Court on Monday ruled against President Donald Trump in his effort to remove Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook, leaving her on the central bank’s board while her lawsuit continues.
Trump fired Cook in August 2025 over allegations that she committed mortgage fraud. Cook has denied the allegations and has not been charged with a crime.
It was the first time in the board's 111-year history that a member was fired.
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The Supreme Court on Monday upheld a Mississippi law that allows some mail-in ballots to be counted if they arrive after Election Day, as long as they are postmarked by Election Day.
The ruling is a defeat for opponents of late-arriving mail ballots, including Republican and Libertarian groups that challenged the law.
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An escaped giraffe has been rescued after going missing for weeks from a ranch in rural Texas.
The giraffe, named Gracie, was found "fat and happy," roaming just four miles from the ranch, according to the local sheriff's office.
More: www.scrippsnews.com/science-and-tech/animals-and-i…
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Telehealth providers like Hims and Hers could soon see more business, now that more and more employees are losing insurance coverage for weight loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound.
Reuters reports rising costs are forcing some of those insurance companies to end their coverage for certain weight loss drugs next year. That may force people to buy drugs directly from the manufacturer or from telehealth providers.
More: www.scrippsnews.com/politics/health-care/insurance…
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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was at the White House Thursday, meeting with President Trump to try to break the congressional logjam over the SAVE America Act and a recently passed bipartisan housing bill.
Johnson called Thursday's meeting "very productive."
“We’re on exactly the same page,” Johnson told reporters after the meeting.
Johnson said the House would send the outstanding housing bill to President Trump for signature. He will have 10 days to either sign it into law or veto.
More: www.scrippsnews.com/politics/congress/johnson-sugg…
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A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake shook Venezuela on Wednesday evening, collapsing buildings in the capital of Caracas.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake’s epicenter was west of the community of Moron, located along the country’s Caribbean coast, about 104 miles west of Caracas. The quake had a depth of 8 miles.
Read the latest: www.scrippsnews.com/science-and-tech/natural-disas…
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It has been nearly a half-century since Washington was a real championship contender in the NBA.
Now, AJ Dybantsa's arrival represents a potential turning point for a franchise that could really use one.
More on the draft: www.scrippsnews.com/sports/washington-takes-aj-dyb…
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