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TALLINN, Estonia — The Belarus parliament passed a bill Thursday to introduce punishments for people who promote LGBTQ+ causes, in an echo of restrictions set up in neighboring ally Russia. The upper house gave final approval for the legislation following its passage last month by the lower house, and it goes next to authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko for his expected signature before becoming law. The bill makes the “propaganda of homosexual relations, gender charge, refusal to have children and pedophilia” punishable by fines, community labor and 15-day arrest.Belarus decriminalized homosexuality in 1994 after the collapse of the Soviet Union, but…

President Donald Trump announced Thursday that Pam Bondi was being ousted as his attorney general in a post on his social media platform, saying she’ll move to a role working in the private sector. “We love Pam, and she will be transitioning to a much needed and important new job in the private sector, to be announced at a date in the near future,” Trump said in the post. Trump’s deputy attorney general and former personal attorney Todd Blanche will serve as acting attorney aeneral, the president said. “And our Deputy Attorney General, and a very talented and respected Legal Mind, Todd Blanche,…

Longtime cornerback Stephon Gilmore has announced his retirement after 13 NFL seasons.In a message on Instagram, the 35-year-old Gilmore thanked the game of football, his family and the fans he played in front of for 189 regular season and playoff games.“To my first love, Football —As a young, scrappy kid from Rock Hill South Carolina with humble beginnings, the eldest of 6 – you gave me focus, opportunity, strength, and friends to last a lifetime.  From my first game with Finley Road Falcons to two Super Bowls, multiple Pro Bowls, and a Defensive Player of the Year Award, you taught me…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former Vice President Kamala Harris drew a sharp rebuke from conservatives on social media Wednesday where she previewed President Donald Trump’s address to the nation on Iran. “He brought America into a war that people don’t want, he has put American troops in harm’s way, costs are rising by the day, and meanwhile he has done nothing to address the needs of the people of America,” Harris posted on X before Trump’s Wednesday night speech to the nation, a speech Harris says in the video she “won’t be able” to watch. Harris predicted Trump would attempt…

NAIROBI — Thousands of women and girls in Sudan have sought treatment after surviving sexual violence in the country’s civil war, Doctors Without Borders has found, in what it called “a pattern of deliberate tactics designed to humiliate and terrorize.”

A visually impaired refugee who was dropped in a parking lot at night in February by Border Patrol and found dead five days later died by homicide, authorities in Buffalo said.Federal agents picked up Nurul Amin Shah Alam, 56, a Rohingya refugee from Myanmar who spoke little English, from a county jail on Feb. 19.

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Pakistan has emerged as a key intermediary in the U.S-Israel war with Iran. It played this role before, during a high-stakes moment in diplomatic history. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Pakistan is at the center of a major diplomatic effort to hold peace talks between the United States and Iran. Betsy Joles reports on how Pakistan came to play peacemaker.BETSY JOLES: Pakistan says it’s ready and willing to host Iran and the U.S. in Islamabad, a move supported by Egypt, Turkey and Saudi Arabia, whose officials visited the capital on Sunday. Here’s Pakistan’s foreign minister, Ishaq Dar, speaking after those meetings, broadcast…

The EPA is flagging microplastics and pharmaceuticals as potentially concerning contaminants in drinking water, along with other chemicals and microbes. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Responding to public health concerns about microplastics and pharmaceuticals in the nation’s drinking water, the Trump administration for the first time has placed them on a draft list of contaminants maintained by the Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA announced the move Thursday, touting it as a “historic step” for the Make America Healthy Again, or MAHA, movement, which often raises concerns about toxic chemicals and plastic pollution in our food…

Kiley McDanielApr 2, 2026, 02:15 PM ETCloseESPN MLB Insider Kiley McDaniel covers MLB prospects, the MLB Draft and more, including trades and free agency. Has worked for three MLB teams. Co-author of Author of ‘Future Value’ Multiple AuthorsKonnor Griffin is headed to the majors!The Pittsburgh Pirates are calling up the top prospect in the sport ahead of Friday’s home opener against the Baltimore Orioles.Still a teenager for another three weeks, the 19-year-old shortstop is expected to become MLB’s first teenage position player since Juan Soto debuted in 2018.There has been plenty of hype surrounding Griffin this spring, but just how…