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BATON ROUGE, La. — The Republican-dominated Louisiana Legislature on Tuesday overrode Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards' recent veto of a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors.Louisiana, where the ban is scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2024, will join 20 other states that have enacted laws restricting or banning gender-affirming healthcare, including puberty blockers, hormone treatment, and gender reassignment surgery. Most of those states are now facing lawsuits, and in some places the bans have been temporarily blocked by federal judges.Like legislatures across the country, for the past three months Louisiana legislators have heard and debated gender-affirming care,…

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday that former President Donald Trump should have done more on Jan. 6 when a mob of his supporters stormed the US Capitol.At a press conference in Columbia, South Carolina, DeSantis was asked by an NBC News reporter if Trump's actions on January 6, 2021, were wrong.“I think it was shown how he was in the White House and did nothing while things were going on. He should have come out stronger,” DeSantis said of Trump, his main opponent in the Republican primary.Trump said Tuesday that he has been notified he is the target of…

A rough week for Lucas Giolito got even worse Tuesday night after a rough start at Citi Field.The Chicago White Sox right-hander announced on social media last week that he and his wife, Ariana Dubelko, have mutually agreed to end their marriage after more than four years together. In his first start since the announcement, he allowed five runs in the first inning against the New York Mets as part of a tough outing.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Lucas Giolito #27 of the Chicago White Sox reacts in the second inning against the New York Mets at…

The Arizona Diamondbacks rookie outfielder has had a breakout 2023 season for a team that has benefited from his All-Star level of play. Once the top prospect in the organization, the D-Backs expected Carroll to quickly catch on with the big boys, and he has done so with his solid bat, advanced fielding game and arguably his greatest asset, his speed. That was on display Tuesday night in Atlanta as the Diamondbacks, who are hoping to return to the top of the NL West after being swept by the Toronto Blue Jays early in the second half, faced the Braves.…