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In his veto, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan wrote that "The bill risks lowering the high standard of reproductive healthcare services received by women in Maryland."

More than 1,000 people are dead after a 5.9 earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan overnight on Wednesday. For a country already experiencing widescale hunger and poverty, it is one more tragedy.

Some Ukrainian advocates and lawmakers have long campaigned for the legalization of medical cannabis. A revised version of a bill that failed last year is heading back to Parliament with new urgency.

Extreme temperatures are taking a toll on zoo animals. Zoos throughout the U.S. are finding ways to help animals beat the heat.

Theme park workers met in Orange County on Monday to discuss how inflation and an affordable housing crisis are making it harder for them to live and work in Florida.

Tropical Storm Nicole's winds are expected to reach the entire state.

A torn hamstring left sprinter Derek Redmond painfully limping through the last 200 meters at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Then his father Jim emerged to help him cross the finish line, together.

Protests have broken out in several cities in Iran after the death of a young woman who'd been arrested by the so-called "morality police."

Tanzanian authorities installed the high-speed broadband network on the slopes of Africa's tallest mountain last week and say it should reach the summit by the end of this year.

The 47-year old Shapoval volunteered to fight after Russia invaded Ukraine. His unit was recently sent to one of "the hottest zones" in the country, according to The National Opera of Ukraine.

This month's selections include a youngster from Montreal, a veteran from Chicago, warehouse techno from Paris, a visionary from England, and footwork from Michael Jackson's hometown of Gary, Indiana.

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the suspension at the Hillborough County Sheriff's Office, saying Warren has indicated he would not enforce any current or potential state laws regarding abortion or transgender health care.

When 14-year-old Hudson Rowan drew his spider-robot-humanoid character for an "I Voted" sticker competition, he didn't realize just how far the illustration would travel.

Protesters criticized the group's support of new state laws to limit instruction on racism and gender identity in schools. They also spoke out about Florida's 15-week abortion ban.

Parts of the Great Plains are forecast to hit record-breaking temperatures this week, while in Europe, extreme heat has fueled wildfires and contributed to hundreds of deaths in recent days.

A team of nuclear inspectors from the United Nations has made its way to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Southern Ukraine.

Families in Palm Beach County hoped protesting would convince Sheriff Ric Bradshaw to equip his deputies with Narcan. Their pleas haven't worked — until now.

In a move reflective of a viral meme, a new study shows that an ancient fish really did evolve to walk out of the water, only to then go back to the sea.

The document last went up for auction in 1894. After the new auction was announced, the group that crowdfunded an attempt to buy a similar copy last year told NPR, "We're looking into it."

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Rev. Barbara Williams-Skinner about her efforts to organize faith leaders to be a calming force at polls during this year's midterm elections.

The price cuts will make Tesla more competitive and will also mean the base model of the Model Y, the best-selling electric vehicle in America, could qualify for a revamped federal tax credit.

On state television a judge said the government had decided to "deport" the prisoners, saying they had been declared traitors and can never again serve public office.

Grant Wahl was influential in the soccer world. He was able to break down the most intricate of plays and relate to hardcore and casual fans alike.

After hundreds of ticket holders were denied entry to Bad Bunny's shows in Mexico City last weekend, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is asking the star to put on another concert for free.

The term forecasters are using to describe the overall weather pattern is "anomalous" — for its unusual cold and warmth. In California, it could be the coldest storm in years.