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A Texas woman was fatally shot by her boyfriend after …

This undated photo provided by the Dallas County Sheriff's Office, in Texas, shows Harold Thompson. Thompson has been charged with murder in the death of his girlfriend, 26-year-old Gabriella Gonzalez. Thompson remained jailed, Friday, May 12, 2023. (Dallas County Sheriff's Office via AP)

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Kansas governor vetoes measures to aid anti-abortion centers, …

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly speaks during a news conference with former Kansas Teacher of the Year winners, Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. As conservative Republican lawmakers promote school choice proposals, the Democratic governor says the state should not "divert" its tax dollars to private schools. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Historically Black medical schools urge more spending …

Sex? Sexual intercourse? Neither? Teens weigh in on evolving …

A young couple sit on the beach in Huntington Beach, Calif., Monday, May 8, 2023. For years, studies have shown a decline in the rates of American high school students having sex. That trend continued, not surprisingly, in the first years of the pandemic, according to a recent survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The study found that 30% of teens in 2021 said they had ever had sex, down from 38% in 2019 and a huge drop from three decades ago when more than half of teens reported having sex. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Mpox no longer a global emergency, WHO says

FILE - A health professional shows doses of Monkeypox vaccines at the Edison municipal vaccination centre in Paris Wednesday July 27, 2022. The World Health Organization says the global outbreak of mpox, which initially baffled experts when the smallpox-related disease spread to more than 100 countries last year, is no longer an international emergency, after a dramatic drop in cases in recent months. (Alain Jocard, Pool via AP, File)

South Korea to lift quarantine mandate for COVID-19 and …

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, center, speaks during a meeting of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters about measures to deal with the coronavirus pandemic at the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, May 11, 2023. South Korea will drop its COVID-19 quarantine requirements and end testing recommendations for international arrivals starting next month after the World Health Organization declared the end of the global health emergency. (Yonhap via AP)

A skin patch to treat peanut allergies? Study in toddlers …

FILE - This Feb. 20, 2015 photo shows an arrangement of peanuts in New York. A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, finds an experimental skin patch shows promise to treat toddlers who are highly allergic to peanuts. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)

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FDA panel backs over-the-counter sales of birth control …

This illustration provided by Perrigo in May 2023, depicts proposed packaging for the company's birth control medication Opill. Federal health advisers said Wednesday, May 10, 2023, that the decades-old birth control pill should be sold without a prescription, paving the way for a likely U.S. approval of the first over-the-counter contraceptive medication. (Perrigo via AP)

Defying the state, Kansas City would be a sanctuary …

FILE - Republican Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey speaks to reporters after taking the oath of office in Jefferson City, Mo., Jan. 3, 2023. A Kansas City Council committee will consider a resolution on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, that would designate the city as a sanctuary for people seeking or providing gender-affirming care, even as the state's attorney general is proposing a new restrictions on the procedures for adults and children. (AP Photo/David A. Lieb, File)

DNA project gives scientists diverse genome for comparison

FILE - This undated image made available by the National Human Genome Research Institute shows the output from a DNA sequencer. The much-heralded Human Genome Project was a huge milestone for science, but most of that genetic blueprint came from one man from Buffalo, N.Y. On Wednesday, May 10, 2023, scientists announced they have sequenced the genomes of 47 people from around the world, allowing scientists to be able to look at what's normal and what's not across people and learn more about what genes do and what diseases genetic problems may cause. (NHGRI via AP, File)

1st babies born in Britain using DNA from 3 people

FILE - An embryologist works on a petri dish at the Create Health fertility clinic in south London, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2013. Britain's fertility regulator said the first babies created using an experimental technique combining DNA from three people have been born, in an effort to prevent the children from inheriting rare genetic diseases. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, File)

Minnesota prepares for near-total ban on ‘forever …

Michael Strande speaks at a news conference at the Minnesota State Capitol, Tuesday, May 9, 2023, in St. Paul, Minn., in support of state legislation to ban non-essential uses of "forever chemicals" also known as PFAS. The legislation is named after his daughter, Amara Strande, who spent the last months of her life campaigning for restrictions that will be some of the toughest in the country. Amara died two days shy of her 21st birthday last month from a rare form of liver cancer. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski)

Transgender youth sue over Montana gender-affirming …

FILE - Opponents of a Montana bill banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors line up out the door of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Jan. 27, 2023, at the state Capitol in Helena, Mont. Two transgender children, their parents and two health care providers filed a lawsuit Tuesday, May 9, arguing that the Montana law that would ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth is unconstitutional. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP, File)

Ohio constitution overhaul faces deadline, backlash

Members of the Ohio House Constitutional Resolutions Committee hear opponent testimony Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, on a resolution that would seek voter approval for requiring a 60% supermajority vote on all future amendments to the Ohio Constitution. (AP Photo/Julie Carr Smyth)