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Former Arkansas Gov. Jim Guy Tucker, who stepped down in the wake of Whitewater, dies at 81

Former Arkansas Gov. Jim Guy Tucker, who stepped down in the wake of Whitewater, dies at 81

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Jim Guy Tucker, who became Arkansas’ governor when Bill Clinton was elected president but was later forced from office after being convicted during the Whitewater investigation, has died. He was 81.
US Park Service erases word 'transgender' from website commemorating Stonewall riot

US Park Service erases word 'transgender' from website commemorating Stonewall riot

References to transgender people were removed Thursday from a National Park Service website for the Stonewall National Monument , a park and visitor center in New York that commemorates a 1969 riot that became a pivotal moment for the LGBTQ+ rights m
B.C. cancels $1,000 grocery rebate and pauses some hiring over Trump's tariff threats

B.C. cancels $1,000 grocery rebate and pauses some hiring over Trump's tariff threats

The British Columbia government is cancelling a promised $1,000 grocery rebate and will freeze hiring of some public service positions to "find dollars" in its budget as it prepares for "four years of unpredictability" from the United States, Finance

Pennsylvania governor sues over Trump administration spending freezes on grants and loans

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Gov.
Vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is sworn in as Trump's health chief after a close Senate vote

Vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is sworn in as Trump's health chief after a close Senate vote

WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in Thursday as President Donald Trump’s health secretary after a close Senate vote, putting the prominent vaccine skeptic in control of $1.

Seattle officers who attended Jan. 6 rally can't remain anonymous, Washington high court rules

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle police officers who attended the Jan. 6, 2021, rally and protests at the U.S. Capitol can be identified in public court records, the Washington State Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
Vance visits the Dachau concentration camp memorial with Holocaust survivor before Zelenskyy meeting

Vance visits the Dachau concentration camp memorial with Holocaust survivor before Zelenskyy meeting

DACHAU, Germany (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance visited the Dachau concentration camp memorial on Thursday, walking the solemn halls with a group that included a Holocaust survivor once held at the site of so much suffering and mass murder.
Fourth federal judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order

Fourth federal judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order

BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge in Boston on Thursday blocked an executive order from President Donald Trump that would end birthright citizenship for the children of parents who are in the U.S. illegally, becoming the fourth judge to do so.
Louisiana to end mass vaccine promotion, state's top health official says

Louisiana to end mass vaccine promotion, state's top health official says

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Louisiana Department of Health “will no longer promote mass vaccination” according to a Thursday memo written by the state's top health official and obtained by The Associated Press.

Former Arkansas Gov. Jim Guy Tucker, who stepped down in the wake of Whitewater, dies at 81

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Jim Guy Tucker, who became Arkansas’ governor when Bill Clinton was elected president but was later forced from office after being convicted during the Whitewater investigation, has died. He was 81.