Associated Press

GOP lawmakers in states with abortion bans already in place are pushing to make them more restrictive, while blue state officials are trying to expand abortion access.

Two other states — Alabama and Arkansas — have enacted laws similar to Florida’s since last year.

The families of four children in St. Johns, Alachua, Duval and Orange counties say the rules implemented by the state's medical boards singles out minors and blocks them from obtaining medically necessary care.

The state will ban most gender-affirming surgeries and hormone replacement therapies for people under 18 with a new bill signed into law by Gov. Brian Kemp.

The law directs the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to declassify records related to China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology, citing "potential links” between the research there and the pandemic.

Health experts proposed detailed plans for a gradual end to anti-virus controls, but the government rebuffed them and dropped restrictions in December with no preparations to cope with the aftermath.

Proponents say prosecutors and police need more tools to help with the fight because fentanyl and other synthetic opioids are so deadly. Others worry harsher penalties will result in even more dangerous drug supplies and punish people who really need help.

The data had long been sought by retired military aviators who have raised alarms for years about the number of air and ground crew members they knew who had cancer.

Shopping for insurance that covers regular doctors and prescriptions can be daunting. But experts see several steps to make it easier.

The medication has been used by millions of Americans since the FDA granted it emergency use authorization in late 2021. The FDA has the final say on giving Pfizer's drug full approval and is expected to decide by May.