milfordmirror.com —  14+ hour, 55+ min ago

...Jim Justice on Wednesday signed a bill banning gender-affirming care for minors, joining at least 10 other states that have enacted laws restricting... ...It also bans minors from receiving gender-affirming surgery, something physicians say doesn't even happen in West Virginia.... ...The provisions were added at the urging of Senate Majority Leader Tom Takubo, who is a physician.... ...The West Virginia law comes as Republican lawmakers across the U.S...

milfordmirror.com —  16+ hour, 50+ min ago

...The children slain at The Covenant School were Hallie Scruggs, described by an aunt as "always on the go"; Evelyn Dieckhaus, her family's "shining... ...A woman who identified herself as Hallie's aunt, Kara Scruggs Arnold, wrote on Facebook that Hallie was "incredibly smart, feisty enough to keep... ...Hallie's father Chad Scruggs is the lead pastor of Covenant Presbyterian Church, which is associated with The Covenant School.... ...The adults who were killed were Katherine Koonce, 60, the head of the school, Mike Hill, 61, a custodian, and Cynthia Peak, 61, a substitute teacher...

milfordmirror.com —  8+ hour, 27+ min ago

...Ron DeSantis has targeted a tiny, public liberal arts college on the shores of Sarasota Bay, as a staging ground for his war on "woke."... ...The governor and his allies say the New College of Florida, known as a progressive school with a prominent LGBTQ+ community, is indoctrinating students... ...-Board also announces plans to hire new general counsel, Bill Galvano, an attorney and former GOP Florida Senate president. 28 Second meeting of... ...-Board announces plans to name new interim President Richard Corcoran, a former Republican speaker of the Florida State House and DeSantis" first...

milfordmirror.com —  7+ hour, 18+ min ago

...Premier Li Qiang spoke before an international audience of businesspeople and politicians as the government tries to revive business and consumer... ...The economy showed "encouraging momentum of rebounding" in January and February, Li said at the Boao Forum for Asia on the southern island of Hainan... ...Li's audience included Prime Ministers Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore, Pedro Sanchez of Spain and Anwar Ibrahim of Malaysia and International Monetary... ...Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva....

milfordmirror.com —  6+ hour, 48+ min ago

...Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 0.4% to 20,266.96, while the Shanghai Composite advanced 0.6% to 3,259.64 after China's new No. 2 leader, Premier Li... ...Australia's S&P/ASX 200 added 1.0% to 7,122.30. South Korea's Kospi rose 0.7% to 2,459.73.... ...After regulators in Switzerland brokered a takeover of Credit Suisse by rival UBS, UBS said it's bringing back its former CEO, Sergio Ermotti, to... ...But a measure of fear among stock investors on Wall Street has fallen to nearly where it was on March 8, the day before Silicon Valley Bank's customers...

milfordmirror.com —  8+ hour, 59+ min ago

...New York County was among several large, urban U.S.... ...The county that encompasses Manhattan added more than 17,000 residents in the year ending last July after losing almost 111,000 people in the previous... ...as Dallas County, Texas; and two South Florida counties, Miami-Dade and Broward.... ..."The migration and growth patterns for counties edged closer to pre-pandemic levels this year," said Christine Hartley, a Census Bureau official....

milfordmirror.com —  7+ hour, 18+ min ago

...The forest fire that that broke out last Thursday near the village of Villanueva de Viver surprised Rubio and fire experts by displaying an unusual... ..., 39, told The Associated Press hours before going back into the fray.... ...Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez warned of worse to come unless some desperately needed rain comes to the rescue, on his visit to the country's... ...The fire has forced the evacuation of nearly 1,400 people from their homes in Villanueva de Viver and other small villages in the hilly, rural area...

milfordmirror.com —  1+ day ago

...House Speaker Kevin McCarthy meets with Taiwan's president during her upcoming trip through Los Angeles.... ...President Tsai Ing-wen left Taiwan on Wednesday afternoon on a tour of the island's diplomatic allies in the Americas which she framed as a chance... ...Speaking later Wednesday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said China will "closely follow the development of the situation and resolutely... ...The spokesperson for China's Taiwan Affairs Office, Zhu Fenglian, denounced Tsai's stopovers and demanded that no U.S. officials meet with her....

milfordmirror.com —  13+ hour, 30+ min ago

...The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to make it permanent for "on-demand" gig workers on apps such as DoorDash, Postmates and Instacart.... ...end of the emergency order imposed by the city during the coronavirus pandemic.... ...or sexual assault.... ...Jay Inslee last year....

milfordmirror.com —  16+ hour, 25+ min ago

...White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told journalists on Monday that Rusesabagina was in Doha, Qatar and would be making his... ...Rusesabagina's plane touched down in Houston Wednesday afternoon and he will travel next to a military hospital in San Antonio, said the person,... ...Rusesabagina disappeared in 2020 during a visit to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and appeared days later in Rwanda in handcuffs.... ...Rusesabagina had been accused of supporting the armed wing of his opposition political platform, the Rwandan Movement for Democratic Change...