Today is Thursday, March 30, 2023. Let's get caught up.Here are today's top stories, celebrity birthdays and a look back at this date in history.***TOP STORIES This morning's top headlines: Thursday, March 30 National News AP Russia arrests Wall Street Journal reporter on spying charge Russia’s top security agency says an American reporter for the Wall Street Journal has been arrested on espionage charges.
Healthy Aging AP GOP lawmakers override veto of transgender bill in Kentucky Republican lawmakers in Kentucky have swept aside the Democratic governor’s veto of a bill regulating some of the most personal aspects of life for transgender young people. The bill bans access to gender-affirming health care and restricts the bathrooms they can use. The votes to override Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto were lopsided on Wednesday.
Healthy Aging Vatican: Pope has good night in hospital despite infection A Vatican official says Pope Francis has spent a good first night in the hospital after being admitted for a respiratory infection. Further medical updates were expected later Thursday. Francis was taken to Rome’s Gemelli hospital for tests on Wednesday afternoon after experiencing difficulty breathing.
National News AP Fox lawsuit highlights effects of conspiracies on Dominion Dominion Voting Systems has been ensnared in a web of conspiracy theories that have undermined public confidence in U.S. elections among conservative voters. The conspiracies have led to calls to ban voting machines in some places and triggered death threats against election officials. Those conspiracies are at the heart of a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit Dominion has filed against Fox News.