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BANGKOK — Hundreds of LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand are expected to make their wedded status legal Thursday, the first day a law took effect granting them the same rights as heterosexual couples. The enactment of the Marriage Equality Act makes Thailand the first country in Southeast Asia and the third place in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage, after Taiwan and Nepal. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Marriage registration is customarily done at district offices, but on Thursday, around 300 couples are expected to complete the formalities at a daylong gala celebration in an exhibition hall at a shopping mall in central Bangkok.

President Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO) is extremely regrettable. Quite simply, less funding will weaken the ability of the WHO to continue to do the life-saving work to the extent it does, and this will be especially true in poorer, more disadvantaged countries.

This article is part of The D. C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. The pitch was as plausible as it was persuasive: a second term for Donald Trump would be less erratic, more disciplined, and savvier about the presidential powers he barely understood when he had them the first time.

With respiratory-disease season in full swing and a bird flu outbreak rapidly evolving, the new Trump Administration has ordered federal health agencies to secure White House approval before communicating with the public. “As the new Administration considers its plan for managing the federal policy and public communications processes, it is important that the President’s appointees and designees have the opportunity to review and approve any regulations, guidance documents, and other public documents and communications (including social media),” through Feb.

Former Colorado Bureau of Investigation DNA analyst Yvonne “Missy” Woods (Photo courtesy of First Judicial District Attorney’s Office) A longtime Colorado Bureau of Investigation scientist who mishandled DNA testing in hundreds of criminal cases was charged with 102 felonies this week, the latest turn in a year-long scandal that has shaken Colorado’s court system and cost the state more than $11 million. Yvonne “Missy” Woods, 64, was charged Tuesday with 52 counts of forgery of a government-issued document, 48 counts of attempting to influence a public servant, a single count of perjury and a single count of committing a cybercrime, court records show. The most serious charge is the cybercrime count, which alleges she altered, damaged or interrupted data in a computer system in such a way as to cause more than $1 million in damages.

Denver International Airport officials on Wednesday announced record passenger and cargo traffic, maintaining a trajectory driven by growth in global connections that’s made it one of the world’s busiest airports. DIA handled 82.4 million passengers in 2024, a 5.8% increase over 2023, the latest airport data shows. Related Articles Colorado News | How cold did it get in Colorado during final hours of arctic blast?