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Editorial: Pregnant women are not incubators. Antiabortion states should not deny them emergency care
It’s absurd that in the 21st century, the Supreme Court is debating how close to death pregnant women need to be before doctors can perform a medically necessary abortion.
But that’s where we are nearly two years ...Read more
They all started companies. Some from wheelchairs
ATLANTA -- The entrepreneurs who arrived for the awards ceremony in a vast Cobb County ballroom wore tuxedos and gowns, suits and vibrant colors. One woman sported an eye patch with a sparkly skull and cross bones, like a ...Read more
Recognizing symptoms of Parkinson's disease
April is Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month, which make this a good time to learn about the symptoms of Parkinson's disease.
An estimated 1 million people in the U.S. and more than 10 million people worldwide are living ...Read more
Editorial: In eco-minded California, there's still no constitutional right to clean air and water
California may be a leader in the fight against climate change, but the state is years, even decades, behind other states when it comes to granting environmental rights to its citizens.
While a handful of other state ...Read more
Emerson College protest arrests divides along public safety vs political lines
The arrest of 108 at Emerson College in the pre-dawn hours had politicians taking shots at the police who warned the students pitching tents in a public way gave them no choice.
Social media video of the police sweep ...Read more
Kim Jong Un tests new rockets to strike Seoul and perhaps sell to Putin
Leader Kim Jong Un oversaw tests of a new North Korean rocket system that could bolster his ability to attack Seoul and it may become a weapon he attempts to sell to Russia for use in its assault on Ukraine.
Kim watched ...Read more
Senate candidate Steve Garvey: College campus protests over Gaza could trigger less federal aid to schools
Republican Senate candidate Steve Garvey strongly condemned campus protests critical of Israel’s war in Gaza and warned he’d push to take away federal aid to schools that appear to encourage dissent that’s ...Read more
High-capacity gun magazines stay illegal in Washington state, court commissioner rules
SEATTLE — High-capacity magazines, those holding more than 10 bullets, will remain illegal to buy or sell in Washington, while the state appeals a lower-court ruling that found the ban unconstitutional, the state Supreme...Read more
At UC Irvine, hundreds turn out to demonstrate in support of Palestine
IRVINE, Calif. — During the two hours protesters at the University of California, Irvine chanted and marched on campus calling for the university to divest financial ties from Israel on Thursday, there was zero visible ...Read more
Pecker at hush money trial says Trump feared trysts would hurt image, but didn't mention Melania
Donald Trump never mentioned worrying about his wife getting wind of his alleged trysts with porn star Stormy Daniels and Playboy model Karen McDougal — only his future in politics, a Manhattan jury heard Thursday during...Read more
Presidents crisscrossing New York create a stark split-screen
President Joe Biden and Donald Trump will be mere miles apart from each other this week in Manhattan, but the backdrops couldn’t be more stark: the presumptive Republican nominee sitting in a dingy courtroom and the ...Read more
Electric vehicle 'workforce hub' coming to Michigan, White House says
WASHINGTON — Michigan will be among four new "workforce hubs" designated to help prepare workers for new manufacturing jobs, the White House said Thursday. The Michigan hub will focus specifically on electric vehicles.
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California bill that could change how companies insure, renew policies moves forward
A bill that would require insurers to factor in wildfire protection efforts when determining whether to cover properties moved forward Wednesday, despite concerns from lawmakers and strong opposition from insurance ...Read more
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker pushes increased funding to fight racial disparities in homelessness
Gov. J.B. Pritzker used the release of a report on Black homelessness in Illinois to press the case for his proposal to increase funding on efforts to address the issue in next year’s budget by $50 million, which would ...Read more
US, allies press Hamas for 'immediate release' of hostages
The U.S. and 17 other nations pressed Hamas to release their citizens who are missing or held hostage in the Gaza Strip, in a bid to revive cease-fire talks that have stalled out in recent weeks and unlock more ...Read more
As UN appeals for aid for Haiti, Pentagon sends in another military flight with supplies
Short on funding and with barely enough hot meals to last for the next six weeks, the World Food Program is appealing for humanitarian assistance for Haiti.
The organization’s deputy executive director, fresh off a ...Read more
City College of New York becomes latest site of heated pro-Palestinian demonstrations
NEW YORK — Students set up a pro-Palestinian encampment Thursday at City College of New York, with one passerby being driven away when a protester claimed she could “smell” he was a “Zionist.”
Concern about ...Read more
Haiti enters new era of governing: Presidential council sworn in, prime minister resigns
Haiti entered a new era of governance on Thursday with the official installation of a new nine-member presidential council in a two-part ceremony in the country’s gang-ridden capital.
In a last-minute decision, members ...Read more
Karen Read murder trial will be held in smaller courtroom
BOSTON — The Karen Read murder trial, which has become a hot-button case not only locally but for true crime lovers across the nation, will be held in a much smaller courtroom.
Norfolk Superior Court Judge Beverly ...Read more
Pro-Palestinian protests grow at UCLA and UC Santa Barbara
LOS ANGELES — Pro-Palestinian protests grew Thursday at California colleges and universities, including a new encampment at UCLA and demonstrations at UC Santa Barbara, a day after police in riot gear arrested 93 ...Read more
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