By the Numbers: States target gender-affirming care
Here is a look at the numbers behind the states across the country that are considering bans on gender-affirming youth care.
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ABC NewsAdult killed, child wounded in shooting during football game at Maryland high school: Police
Police were searching for a suspect who fled the scene after opening fire at a Maryland high school football game on Saturday morning, which left a man in the bleachers dead and a child wounded. The incident took place outside Potomac High School in Oxon Hill around 11:20 a.m., Prince George's County Police said in a statement posted on X, formerly Twitter. Officers found the unidentified adult man "suffering from a gunshot wound(s)" and rushed him to the hospital, where he was later pronounced dead, according to the PGCPD.
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Biden's dog Commander bit Secret Service agent while president took him on a walk, records show
Commander, the first family's embattled German Shepherd, bit another U.S. Secret Service agent while President Joe Biden was walking him around the White House grounds, according to newly released records. Biden was walking Commander in the Kennedy Garden on Sept. 12, 2023, when the dog bit a Secret Service agent who approached the president to help him with something, the records obtained by conservative activist group Judicial Watch and reviewed by ABC News show.
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Florida deluge ending as 1st major heat wave moves cross-country next week
More than 4 million people remain under a flood watch through Saturday evening in Miami and Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Scattered showers are expected Saturday, much lighter than last week, but still enough to cause ponding and flash flooding because there is nowhere for new rainfall to go. Over the last seven days, Miami and Fort Lauderdale have both officially seen more than 14 inches of rainfall.
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Prince William and Kate's 3 kids: What to know about George, Charlotte and Louis
Prince William and Kate, the Princess of Wales, may hold the titles of Britain's future king and queen, but the couple's most important role is as parents to their three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. George, Charlotte and Louis rode with Kate in a state carriage down the Mall during the parade, and then reunited with William and other members of the royal family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace to watch the military flyover.
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Kate Middleton, Princess Charlotte coordinate outfits at Trooping the Colour
Princess Kate and Princess Charlotte had a mom-and-daughter coordinating style moment at this year's Trooping the Colour. Kate, 42, and Charlotte, 9, both stood out in solid color dresses with bows and white shoes on Saturday at the annual military parade held to celebrate the reigning monarch's official birthday. Kate wore white heels with a white dress with black trim by one of her go-to designers, Jenny Packham, and accessorized her look with a white hat by Philip Treacy.
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Kate Middleton wears white in 1st public appearance since cancer diagnosis
For her first public appearance since announcing her cancer diagnosis in March, Kate turned to one of her go-to designers, Jenny Packham. The princess wore a white Jenny Packham dress with a black trim and a black bow.
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Kate Middleton: A timeline of her cancer diagnosis, surgery and absence from public duties
In March, Kate, the Princess of Wales, announced she was diagnosed with cancer. Kate, the 42-year-old wife of Prince William and mother of their three children, announced her diagnosis after weeks of speculation about her health and well-being. Since January, Kate has undergone abdominal surgery, taken time off from public duties and endured a photo editing controversy.
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Kate Middleton joined by kids George, Louis and Charlotte at Trooping the Colour
Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis joined their parents Prince William and Kate Saturday for an annual royal event. The Wales siblings joined their parents at Trooping the Colour, the annual military parade marking the official birthday of their grandfather, King Charles III. During the parade, George, 10, Charlotte, 9, and Louis, 6, rode with their mom in a state carriage down the Mall.
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Israel right-wing settlers question delivery of aid to Gazans, peace activists advocate for passage of aid trucks
In Israel, right-wing settlers question the delivery of aid to Gazans, while Israeli peace activists advocate for the passage of aid trucks. A Palestinian truck driver is back on the road delivering flour, sugar and salt to Gaza after being attacked by right-wing Israeli settlers last month. Tamer Muhtaseb and his partners were attempting to deliver much-needed goods at the Tarqumiya checkpoint between the West Bank and Israel, when he was assaulted, according to Muhtaseb, by Israeli settlers who he says sabotaged his truck by throwing bags of flour onto the road.
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New book explores how the pandemic has revealed issues with the supply chain
Esteemed economist Peter Goodman's book, "How the World Ran Out of Everything," offers a comprehensive analysis of how the pandemic disrupted the global supply chain and its profound impact on daily life. Goodman starkly points out that shipping prices are skyrocketing, reaching levels comparable to the pandemic era when container shortages were rampant. According to Goodman, we are essentially sacrificing the lives of slaughterhouse workers for the profit margins of monopoly companies.
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88-year-old 'proud' foster mom retires after raising over 40 children
Strolling through a retirement home in Largo, Maryland, Emma Patterson takes a seat to show photos from her cell phone. One by one, she scrolls through photos showing different children throughout the years whom she has fostered. Patterson says she's fostered over 40 children since she opened her home in Montgomery County, Maryland, to foster youth in the 1980s.
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Selling books amid bombs: How a woman is bringing hope to war-torn Gaza through reading
In Deir Al-Balah, a city in the Gaza Strip, Marwa Al-Hasanat has found a way to bring some joy to her community amid the destruction and hardship of war in the form of a roadside bookstore. Al-Hasanat, 22, a lifelong lover of books inspired by her grandfather who authored three of his own on the Arabic language, started an online bookstore in June 2022 called Marwa.Book. The intermittent internet connection throughout the current war has also left her online bookstore inoperable.
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Kate Middleton attends Trooping the Colour in 1st public appearance since cancer diagnosis
Kate, the Princess of Wales, made her first public appearance Saturday since announcing in March that she had been diagnosed with cancer. Kate joined her husband Prince William, their three children, Princes George and Louis and Princess Charlotte, as well as King Charles III and Queen Camilla and other royal family members at this year's Trooping the Colour, the annual military parade held to celebrate the king's official birthday.
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Blinded after Russia invaded, a Ukrainian commander dedicates himself to helping others losing their eyesight
Col. Oleh Avtomeenko was wounded while performing a combat mission in Donetsk region, on the first days of the Russian full-scale invasion in late February 2022, and lost his eyesight. "When you are a military, you understand why that happened to you -- because you connected your work, your profession with a certain risk for your life and health -- it was your conscious choice of yours," said Avtomeenko, 46. The former deputy commander of a mechanized brigade said he feels sorry for civilians who have nothing to do with army, but who have also lost their eyesight during the Russian war against Ukraine.
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More than 4,000 additional robotic pets to be given to seniors in New York to combat loneliness
Helen Macura has always wanted a dog, but the Prohibition-era home she has lived in since 1945 isn't safe for a potential pet. Today, at 101 years old, Helen says she is grateful for her robotic dog that she has affectionately named "Friendly." On June 3, NYSOFA announced that it will give away 4,725 additional robotic pets to seniors in ongoing efforts to combat senior loneliness.
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Second American reported missing from Greek islands, authorities say
Greek officials are looking for an American tourist who went missing this week while they were visiting an island off the coast, just days after another U.S. tourist went missing while vacationing nearby. The unidentified missing man was last seen Tuesday at a tavern in Mathraki, located west of Corfu Island, where he was staying with a Greek American friend, investigators told ABC News. Mathraki has no police station or coast guard so officers from Corfu had to be called in to assist with the investigation.
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DOJ declines to prosecute Garland after House Republicans pass contempt resolution
The Justice Department on Friday said it has declined to prosecute Attorney General Merrick Garland for contempt of Congress, according to a letter obtained by ABC News. The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to send a contempt referral to the Justice Department. House Republicans had demanded Garland turn over the audio of President Joe Biden's interview with special counsel Robert Hur to the House Oversight and Judiciary committees and Garland refused.
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Trump campaign seizes on misleading video to criticize Biden's mental state: Fact check
As Donald Trump turns 78 on Friday, his campaign is trying to paint 2024 rival President Joe Biden as mentally incompetent by distorting a moment from Biden's trip overseas this week to the G7 summit that has gone viral on social media. "From Italy to the United Kingdom to New York, millions of people around the world woke up to headlines about Crooked Joe Biden's cognitive decline on full display at the G7 Summit," Trump campaign spokesperson Karoline Leavitt wrote in a statement. Leavitt was referring to a skydiving demonstration Biden attended on Thursday alongside other world leaders gathered in Italy.
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WHO acknowledges bird flu patient in Mexico died of other medical conditions
The World Health Organization confirmed Friday that Mexican authorities believe the man with a rare human case of bird flu actually died from other co-morbidities. On June 5, the WHO shared an update that a 59-year-old patient died with the H5N2 strain of bird flu, or avian influenza. It was the first laboratory-confirmed human case of the H5N2 strain reported globally and the first-ever reported case in Mexico.
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1 arrested, 2 at large after burning American, Israeli flags outside Israeli consulate in New York
One person has been arrested and two others are being sought for burning American and Israeli flags outside the Israeli consulate in New York City, authorities said. Jahki Lodgson-McCray, 20, was charged with reckless endangerment, menacing, disorderly conduct and failure to use a sidewalk, authorities said. On Wednesday, three people used an accelerant to burn flags in an active bike lane outside the Consulate General of Israel in midtown Manhattan, according to the NYPD.