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How Utah’s new ban on gender-affirming care for minors is affecting trans teens in the state

By Orion Rummler, The 19th

The law’s passage has also dealt a blow to trans teens’ faith in Gov. Spencer Cox, who invoked the importance of acceptance while vetoing the state’s anti-trans sports bill last year.

Families spend ‘exorbitant rates’ to call their incarcerated loved ones. A new law aims to change that

By Candice Norwood, The 19th

The law in Martha Wright-Reed's name calls on the FCC to better regulate the exorbitant costs of prison and jail phone calls for incarcerated people and their families.

WATCH: President Joe Biden’s 2023 State of the Union address

In his 73-minute speech, Biden sought to portray a nation dramatically improved from the one he took charge of two years ago.

U.S. may lift protections for Yellowstone, Glacier grizzly bears

By Matthew Brown, Associated Press

U.S. wildlife officials have taken the first step to lift federal protections for grizzly bears in the northern Rocky Mountains, which would open the door to future hunting in several states.

Medical licenses suspended for 2 fired EMTs in Tyre Nichols death

By Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press

A Tennessee board has suspended the emergency medical technician licenses of two former Memphis Fire Department employees for failing to render critical care to slain Tyre Nichols who was beaten by police.

Some Capitol rioters apologize in court for Jan. 6, downplay crimes after

By Alanna Durkin Richer, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

Some Jan. 6 defendants who have expressed remorse in court for joining the pro-Trump mob that stormed the Capitol have later struck a different tone or downplayed the deadly riot publicly.

Trump campaign staff pushed 2020 election lies in newly released audio

By Scott Bauer, Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A newly released audio recording offers a behind-the-scenes look at how former President Donald Trump's campaign team in a pivotal battleground state knew they had been outflanked by Democrats in the 2020 presidential election.

Analysis: COVID-19 shortened Native American life expectancy, but it’s not the only factor

By Allison Kelliher, The Conversation

Unrelenting poverty, underemployment and historical trauma all contribute to the health challenges faced by Indigenous Americans.

Shooting at Memphis library leaves one person dead, officer wounded

By Adrian Sainz, Associated Press

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say a shooting at a Tennessee library has left one person dead and a police officer critically wounded.

Texas power grid woes continue as New England prepares for Arctic front

By Ken Miller, David Sharp, Associated Press

The mayor of Austin, Texas, responded to mounting criticism and apologized Friday for a lack of communication with residents as a winter storm coated the city in ice and cut power — and heat — to thousands of residents for…