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

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health advisers said Wednesday that a 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. FILE -…

Emergency repairs underway on northwest MS dam

JACKSON, Tenn. -- A dam in northwest Mississippi is undergoing emergency repairs. According to the DeSoto County government on Facebook, the water at Arkabutla Lake will be lowered for repairs following the discovery of a potential breach at Arkabutla…

Trump rejects last chance to testify at New York civil trial

By Larry Neumeister - Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump rejected his last chance Sunday to testify at a civil trial where a longtime advice columnist has accused him of raping her in a luxury department…

Nick Gilbert, son of Cavaliers owner, dies at 26

By Tom Withers  - AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Nicolas "Nick" Gilbert, the son of Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert who became the team's good luck charm at NBA draft lotteries, has died. He was 26. A funeral announcement…