• Bathroom Lawsuit Could Send Transgender Rights to Supreme Court

  A lawsuit brought by Texas and other states against the Obama administration's policy on bathroom access may move the United States closer to a resolution on transgender rights by putting the issue on a trajectory for the Supreme Court.

  

• Dr. Heimlich, 96, Saves Choking Woman With Namesake Maneuver: 'God Put Me in That Seat Next to You'

  Dr. Henry Heimlich, the 96-year-old Cincinnati surgeon credited with inventing the lifesaving technique named for him, used it for the first time this week to save a fellow senior center resident who was choking on a hamburger, a center spokesman said on Friday.

  

• Obama Mourns Dead in Hiroshima in Historic Visit, Calls for World Without Nuclear Arms

  Barack Obama on Friday became the first incumbent U.S. president to visit Hiroshima, site of the world's first atomic bombing, in a gesture Tokyo and Washington hope will showcase their alliance and reinvigorate efforts to rid the world of nuclear arms.

  

• U.S. Researchers Estimate Range of Microcephaly Risk From Zika Infection

  U.S. researchers are estimating a wide range of potential risk for the birth defect microcephaly following Zika infection in the mother, putting the figure at anywhere between 1 percent and 13 percent, according to newly-released findings.

  

• Victims of Bernie Madoff's Ponzi Scheme May Soon Recoup Another $247 Million

  Nearly 7-1/2 years after Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme was unmasked, the court-appointed trustee recouping money for the swindler's victims on Thursday sought court approval to free up another $247 million to help cover their losses.