BISMARCK, N.D. — A North Dakota judge has upheld the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for children, in a blow to families who have had to travel out of state to obtain the medical treatments they ...

A state appeals court has blocked Nassau County’s ban prohibiting transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports at county-owned facilities — just days after a previous ruling upheld the ...

Over the last few years, Texas judges have ruled on everything from the constitutionality of home distilling to protections for the previously endangered lesser prairie-chicken. One of the latest ...

A statewide burn ban is in effect through Oct. 15 and will be revaluated prior to expiration, both New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and the state Department of Environmental Conservation reported. New ...

WASHINGTON — The nine Supreme Court justices splintered Tuesday over a challenge to a Colorado law banning licensed mental health professionals from performing voluntary conversion therapy to change ...

Billionaire Michael Bloomberg has donated $1.5 million more to the campaign to retain Denver’s ban on flavored tobacco, helping to give supporters of the ban more than four times the resources of ...

ROME — The government of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, one of President Donald Trump’s closest allies in Europe, is taking Italy’s culture wars to a new front: the classroom. A bill being ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge on Monday upheld a Long Island county’s law banning transgender women from playing on female sports teams at county-run parks and recreational facilities. In a ...

Dr. Greg Ganske is a retired reconstructive surgeon who cared for women with breast cancer, children with cleft lips, farmers with hand injuries, and burn and trauma patients. He served in the U.S.

CHARLESTON — County Council is taking steps to outlaw thick plastic bags used by stores like Walmart in unincorporated parts of the county. Charleston County Council’s environmental management ...

The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a closely watched case about whether counseling services for minors facing gender identity and sexual orientation questions are protected by the First ...

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe is flanked by state lawmakers and police officers as he speaks about signing a bill that puts St. Louis police under state control on Thursday, March 27, 2025, at the St.