Day: June 29, 2023
North Carolina lawmakers give final OK to ban gender-affirming care for trans children
North Carolina lawmakers have finalized legislation that would bar certain gender-affirming care for children.
A.I., rate cuts and Japan’s rebound: Asia stocks are looking ‘much more promising’ than U.S. peers
Asia is more economically diverse than Europe and the U.S. and there are still bright spots in the region, especially in Japan and South Korea.
US Coast Guard recovers ‘presumed human remains’ from sea floor near Titanic sub debris
Remains from Titan debris will be transferred from Canada to US port on Coast Guard cutter for analysis by medical experts
Relatives of man who died during admission to psychiatric hospital seek federal investigation
Lawyers for the family of a Virginia man who died of asphyxiation after he was pinned to the floor for about 11 minutes while being admitted to a psychiatric hospital have asked the U.S. Department of Justice to open a criminal investigation.
Smoke from Canadian wildfires causes air quality issues for millions in U.S.
Large portions of the Midwest and Northeast are dealing with unhealthy air conditions due to smoke from hundreds of wildfires burning across Canada. Adriana Diaz has the latest.
MLB All-Star Week cleanup: ‘Clean and shiny’ — for out-of-towners
It is hard to escape the irony of “Cleaning up for All-Star Week” [June 24, A1]. Four-hundred-and-fifty volunteers are organized to clean up around the Seattle Mariners’ T-Mobile Park and surroundings to impress the many thousands of out-of-towners com…
Guard, Gunman Die In Attack At US Consulate In Jeddah: Cops
A security guard and a gunman were killed in an exchange of gunfire in front of the US consulate in the Saudi coastal city of Jeddah on Wednesday, officials said.
MLB All-Star Week cleanup: Back to normal soon
Re: “Cleaning up for All-Star Week” [June 24, A1]: I was quite impressed and inspired by the some 450 volunteers, Mariners employees and civic personnel engaging in cleaning up the areas around the sports stadiums and tourist areas in preparation for t…