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Judge orders hormone treatment for Ohio inmate

A transgender prison inmate who complained about losing her breast tissue and growing facial hair after her hormone treatments were stopped must receive the treatments for the rest of her time behind bars, a federal judge ruled Friday.

African nation may try ecotourism to save chimpanzees

Conservationists and the Ivory Coast government hope to promote ecotourism in a national park with a chimpanzee population that is conditioned to be relatively comfortable around humans.

Jury’s award takes bite out of Apple-Samsung verdict

A California jury awarded Apple $119 million — far less than the $2.2 billion it demanded — in a patent battle with Samsung over alleged copying of smart phone features, and the jury made the victory even smaller by finding that Apple illegally used one of Samsung’s patents.

 
Boy’s father apologizes at funeral for not saving him

The father of a 5-year-old boy who was missing for months before his body was found by the side of a highway apologized at his funeral Saturday, saying he wished he could have saved his son.

First case of American contracting MERS confirmed

Health officials confirmed the first case of an American infected with a mysterious virus that has sickened hundreds in the Middle East.

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Condoleezza Rice backs out of Rutgers commencement

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has backed out of delivering the commencement address at Rutgers University following protests by some faculty and students over her role in the Iraq War.

Drones ‘taking away from Yosemite’s natural beauty’

The bald eagle, the yellow warbler and the peregrine falcon have been joined in the skies above Yosemite National Park by a noisy newcomer: the drone.

Utah officials: Feds should round up wild horses

Utah wildlife officials are supporting ranchers and county leaders who are threatening to break federal law and round up wild horses this summer if federal officials don’t do it first.

Up to 2,700 people possibly dead after Afghan landslide

Afghan rescuers and hundreds of volunteers armed with shovels and little more than their bare hands dug through earth and mud Saturday looking for survivors or bodies of loved ones killed by a massive landslide in the remote northeast.

GM recalls 51,640 SUVs

The recall involves the Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse and GMC Acadia from the 2014 model year. All of the affected SUVs were built between March 26 and Aug. 15 of 2013.