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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Democratic-controlled Colorado House passed a bill Thursday allowing people harmed by conversion therapy to sue therapists, just days after the Supreme Court blocked enforcement of the state’s ban on the method.HB26-1322 would establish a pathway for Coloradans to bring civil claims against licensed mental health professionals accused of causing harm through efforts to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.The bill also allows people to seek legal action against the entities that hired and supervised a professional who conducted conversion therapy. The bill now heads to the state Senate, which…

Congo has declared the end of a two-year mpox outbreak, which is believed to have caused over 2,200 deathsCAPE TOWN, South Africa — Congo on Thursday declared the end of a two-year outbreak of the mpox disease that’s believed to have caused more than 2,200 deaths in the country.Health Minister Roger Kamba told journalists that the government had made the determination that the outbreak was over and no longer a national emergency.Congo, a vast country in central Africa, was at the center of an outbreak of the infectious viral disease that spread to neighboring countries in 2024 and prompted the…

The translunar injection burn sending the Artemis II crew and Orion on its path toward the moon has been successfully completed.The translunar injection burn sending the Artemis II crew and Orion on its path toward the moon has been successfully completed.April 2, 2026

Some fans were quite surprised that Carlo Ancelotti had recently left Neymar Jr. out of the Brazil national team squad. In the night leading into Friday, the 34-year-old found the only fitting response to that snub — he delivered on the pitch on Matchday 9 of the Campeonato Brasileiro A.In Santos’ 2-0 home win over Remo, Neymar first beautifully set up Thaciano for the 1-0 with his left foot (40′). In the second half, he then played the ball into Gonzalo Escobar’s path at exactly the right moment. The Argentine only had to square it for Moises, who was ready…

More than 30 days into the US engagement in Iran, President Trump gave a national primetime address making the case for the war. He said the U.S. would complete all it’s objective “very shortly.” MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: President Trump’s prime-time address was billed as an important update on Iran. It was an update. It was also, in places, a boast.(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Never in the history of warfare has an enemy suffered such clear and devastating large-scale losses in a matter of weeks.KELLY: And a threat.(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)TRUMP: If there is no deal, we are…

The Cuban government on Thursday said it would release 2,010 inmates from its prisons in a “humanitarian and sovereign gesture,” announcing a sweeping pardon as the Trump administration continues its pressure campaign to isolate the island through a de facto oil blockade.

When Xavier Rodriguez, a Texas-based federal judge, prepares for a hearing, he usually begins by turning to artificial intelligence. He feeds the relevant court filings into an AI tool that quickly produces a timeline of the case and the claims that parties are making for him to review. —

Imagn Images The Los Angeles Lakers entered Thursday’s showdown the Oklahoma City Thunder harboring “statement game” aspirations. After rolling through March as one of the NBA’s hottest teams, the Lakers had a chance to prove themselves as a true contender against the Western Conference’s No. 1 seed. Instead, they were humbled by the defending champions in a night that just went from bad to worse.The Thunder raced out to a 9-2 lead before two minutes had even passed, setting the tone for a miserable night for the Lakers. The halftime lead was 31 and Oklahoma City would eventually push the…

Democrats sued Wednesday to block President Donald Trump’s latest executive order restricting mail voting, arguing that the U.S. Constitution empowers states and Congress, not the president, to determine who is eligible to vote by mail.The lawsuit marks the second round of battles over the president’s power to control elections. Trump’s opponents handily won the first round last year, blocking his initial executive order intended to reshape election procedures by convincing multiple federal judges that it was likely unconstitutional. Trump on Tuesday announced that his administration would compile lists of who is eligible to vote in states and that the U.S.…

VAN, Turkey – Turkey’s eastern border province of Van is a hotbed of Iranian travelers, dissidents, and government officials. NPR has reporters been reporting from Turkey’s Van province on the war in Iran. Van butts right up against the snow-covered mountains that separate it from Iran. During times of peace, however, Van area is well-known among tourists for something else entirely: its cats. They are striking, white cats famous for a rare trait, in which their eyes are sometimes one green, one blue. The Turkish government started protecting these cats about thirty years ago. The population of Van cats had…