Ghana becomes the latest African country to reject a US health deal, citing data sharing concerns
Ghana has rejected a proposed health deal with the U.S. over provisions that would have allowed U.S. entities access to the nation’s sensitive health data without necessary safeguards, an official told The Associated Press on Friday. It
Rep. Andy Barr gets coveted Trump endorsement in Kentucky Senate race to replace McConnell
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday endorsed Kentucky congressman Andy Barr in the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell, the former longtime Senate GOP leader. “Andy
US to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany in next 6-12 months, fulfilling Trump’s threat
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States will withdraw about 5,000 troops from Germany in the next six to 12 months, the Pentagon said Friday, fulfilling President Donald Trump’s threat as he clashes with the German leader over
U.S. border wall construction threatens endangered wolves, conservationists say
By Andrew Hay May 1 (Reuters) – For the first time in decades, a radio-collared endangered Mexican wolf crossed from the U.S. into Mexico last week in New Mexico, a federal official said on Friday, but environmental
FACT FOCUS: Why nearly 4.3 million people are no longer receiving food stamps
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins this week attributed a multimillion-person drop in the number of participants receiving food stamps through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to the tamping down of fraud and an improved economy. But experts discount
Court restricts abortion access across the US by blocking the mailing of mifepristone
A federal appeals court has restricted access to one of the most common means of abortion in the U.S. by blocking mailing of prescriptions of mifepristone. A panel of the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of
Gerry Conway, comic book writer who co-created Punisher character in Spider-Man, dies at 73
Gerry Conway, a renowned comic book writer who helped create characters and stories for Marvel and DC, including the Punisher character in the Spider-Man comics, has died. He was 73. In a Monday statement announcing his death,
Louisiana Republicans eliminate elected position days before an exoneree was set to take office
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Republicans have eliminated an elected position days before an exoneree who overwhelmingly won the New Orleans-based clerk seat was set to take office. Republican Gov. Jeff Landry quietly signed legislation abolishing
Judge protects Yemeni refugees, slams Trump administration’s push to end special status
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from forcing about 3,000 Yemeni refugees to leave the U.S., ruling that Temporary Protected Status repeatedly granted to them and due to expire Monday
Brown University cuts stake in Blue Owl private credit fund by over 50%
May 1 (Reuters) – Brown University’s $8 billion endowment cut its stake in a publicly traded private credit fund run by alternative asset manager Blue Owl Capital by roughly 53%, according to a regulatory filing on Friday.