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Why 'viability' is dividing the abortion rights movement 01/17/2024 04:37pm • JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Reproductive rights activists in Missouri agree they want to get a ballot measure before voters this fall to roll back one of the strictest abortion bans in the country and ensure access. The sticking point is how far they should go. The groups have been at odds over whe New Zealand's first refugee lawmaker charged after resigning over claims of shoplifting 01/17/2024 02:54am • WELLINGTON (AP) — New Zealand’s first refugee lawmaker was charged by police a day after resigning amid allegations she had shoplifted several times at local high-end boutiques. New Zealand Police said Golriz Ghahraman, a former member of New Zealand’s Green Party, had been charged on Wednesda Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 01/16/2024 01:14pm • Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov Trump wins Iowa's leadoff caucuses, while DeSantis takes second ahead of Haley. Follow live updates 01/16/2024 05:27am • Former President Donald Trump has won Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucuses, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis coming in second. Trump's victory on Monday night gives him a strong start in the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination as the contest moves to New Hampshire. And DeSantis' runn How to Manage Someone Else's Money 01/15/2024 07:00pm • When a loved one is dealing with issues that make it difficult to manage their finances, you may see the need to step in. But, how do you go about it? You can become an informal financial caregiver, offering support on an as-needed basis, or move into the position of a formal financial caregiver. He UN agency chiefs say Gaza needs more aid to arrive faster, warning of famine and disease 01/15/2024 05:38pm • RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza urgently needs more aid or its desperate population will suffer widespread famine and disease, the heads of three major U.N. agencies warned Monday, as authorities in the enclave reported that the death toll in the Israel-Hamas war had surpassed 24,000. While the U.N. Election results tell you who won and lost. AP VoteCast tells you why 01/15/2024 09:23am • WASHINGTON (AP) — When the dust settles from Monday’s first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses, the returns will reveal who had Republican caucusgoers' vote, but they won’t shed much light on the types of people who voted or what was on their minds as they cast their ballots. That’s where AP VoteCa Denmark’s queen is abdicating the throne. More royals have been doing that lately 01/14/2024 07:04am • Queen Margrethe II will become Denmark's first monarch to abdicate in nearly 900 years when she hands over the throne to her son, Crown Prince Frederik, on Sunday. Margrethe always maintained during her 52-year-reign that she wouldn’t quit, but back surgery and other ailments left her unable to un A defiant Netanyahu says no one can halt Israel's war to crush Hamas, including the world court 01/14/2024 12:07am • RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel will pursue its war against Hamas until victory and will not be stopped by anyone, including the world court, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a defiant speech Saturday, as the fighting in Gaza approached the 100-day mark. Netanyahu spoke after the Internat Taiwan president-elect Lai Ching-te has steered the island toward democracy and away from China 01/13/2024 03:05pm • TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Lai Ching-te, Taiwan’s president-elect, has vowed to safeguard the island’s de-facto independence from China and further align it with other democracies. Lai, 64, emerged victorious in the election Saturday on the island of 23 million people that China claims as its own. 4 Ukrainian citizens were among those captured when a helicopter went down in Somalia this week 01/13/2024 10:13am • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ukraine's foreign affairs ministry says that four of its citizens were among those captured by al-Qaida-linked extremists in Somalia after their helicopter that was contracted by the United Nations made an emergency landing in territory controlled by the militants earlier thi Live updates | Israel rejects genocide case as Mideast tensions rise after US-led strikes in Yemen 01/12/2024 10:08pm • In the second day of hearings Friday at the United Nations' top court, Israel rejected allegations levied by South Africa that its campaign against Hamas amounts to genocide against the Palestinian people, saying that, if anything, it is Hamas that is guilty of genocide. Although the case is likely Supporting national priorities through smart chemical regulation 01/12/2024 04:02pm • This article was written by Dennis Deziel, Senior Director of Federal Affairs at the American Chemistry Council. The United States has long been a beacon of innovation, particularly within the chemical industry. U.S. chemical manufacturing generates over $600 billion annually, directly employs ov Energy for everyone 01/12/2024 02:50pm • This content was provided by Washington Gas. Energy equity remains one of our society's most urgent issues, especially among underserved households. In 2023, Project Hope reported that more than 30 million households in the United States cannot adequately meet their daily energy needs. As we c NC--Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 01/12/2024 01:14pm • Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov