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BANGKOK (AP) -- The most dangerous place in high school for Jetsada Taesombat was the boys' bathroom. Her makeup, her lipstick, her accessories became signals to fellow students who targeted her with cruel jokes, insults and physical abuse. But Jetsada refused to hide her transgender identity....
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee authorities say a Memphis police officer has been killed following a downtown shooting that left three others injured....
ATLANTA (AP) -- More than 17 million people on the East Coast are in the path of what could be severe thunderstorms, damaging winds and tornadoes on Sunday....
BOGALUSA, La. (AP) -- The knock on the door, strong and quick, jolted Barbara Hicks Collins awake. It was the middle of the night. Someone must be in trouble, she thought. She flung open her front door to the shocking sight of her car engulfed in flames....
CAIRO (AP) -- Of all Muhammad Ali's travels in the Muslim world, his 1964 trip to Egypt was perhaps the most symbolic, a visit remembered mostly by an iconic photo of the boxing great happily shaking hands with a smiling Gamal Abdel-Nasser, Egypt's nationalist and popular president....
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Muhammad Ali crafted the plan for his final tribute years ago, long before he died. On Friday, his family will honor him just like he planned, with a global celebration in his hometown....
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Quebec City, Canada, Jun 4, 2016 / 04:02 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Days before Canada’s assisted suicide bill was originally supposed to take effect, lawmakers’ stark disagreements on religious freedom protections and the inclusion of minors could stall the legislation.The bill, which the nation’s bishops describe as “an affront to human dignity, an erosion of human solidarity and a danger to all vulnerable persons,” passed the final reading in the House of Commons this week and was sent to the Senate for final approval.Members of the House voted 186-137 on Tuesday to pass Bill C-14 on to the Senate in hopes that the legislation could meet its June 6 deadline.However, delays are expected as many Senators have voiced concerns about the bill and hope to make amendments, which would send the bill back to the House for further approval.The bill as it currently stands would legalize medically-assisted suicide for mentally competent adults who have a serious and i...
PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) -- A six-month jail term for a former Stanford University swimmer convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman on campus after both attended a fraternity party is being decried as a slap on the wrist....
PARIS (AP) -- The Seine River peaked early Saturday around Paris, hitting its highest level in nearly 35 years - almost 4.5 meters (15 feet) above average - then began a slow descent. That drew a collective sigh of relief but authorities cautioned it could take up to 10 days for the river to return to normal....
