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How brother of a 9/11 firefighter is helping house homeless veterans in LA
LOS ANGELES — With its donations swelling, a charity formed by the older brother of a firefighter who died in the 9/11 ... Read More
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After mass shootings, lawmakers weigh body armor bans
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Calls for new gun restrictions inevitably follow most American mass shootings, including the one that killed 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket six weeks ago. But in the wake of the Tops supermarket ...Read more
Commentary: The end of Roe will lead to baseless attacks on gay rights
Within hours of the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, abortion was banned in 13 states when so-called trigger laws went into effect. The grim impact of criminalizing women’s choices about their bodies will ...Read more
White House touts abortion pill as answer to Roe reversal but FDA rules limit use
The Biden administration says it’s taking steps to increase access to medication abortion in response to the Supreme Court decision to reverse Roe v. Wade, but some of the administration’s own policies stand in the way...Read more
Abortion clinics fear they'll be targeted by out-of-state prosecutors
Many of Kristina Tocce’s patients drive or fly hundreds of miles to see her in Denver. Colorado is one of the strongholds for abortion services that are quickly disappearing elsewhere. But since Friday, when the Supreme ...Read more
California budget ends high-speed rail standoff, sends billions to other projects
After wrangling over the future of California’s high-speed rail, state lawmakers plan to release a critical batch of money to finish a bullet train in the Central Valley, while also establishing an inspector general to ...Read more
North Korea blames COVID-19 outbreak on 'alien things' from South
North Korea blamed its COVID-19 outbreak on “alien things” likely sent by balloon across its border with South Korea, saying a teenage soldier and a five-year-old girl in April were the first people in the country ...Read more
The end of 'Remain in Mexico' immigration policy uplifts hope for immigration advocates but changes little for asylum seekers at the border, say Chicago-area advocates
Over the past three years, Julie Contreras, an immigration and humanitarian activist from the Waukegan area, has visited the makeshift tent encampments filled with asylum-seekers on the southwestern border that were ...Read more
Florida advocates of legal abortion cheer rare victory. Foes say they'll win in the end
MIAMI — Florida advocates for legal abortion won a respite Thursday from the parade of bad news for their cause after a judge in Leon County said he would block implementation of a 15-week abortion ban just a day before ...Read more
At north Minneapolis town hall, U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar praises new gun safety law, decries Roe's demise
MINNEAPOLIS — U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar and others expressed gratitude for new federal gun legislation at a forum in north Minneapolis on Thursday night, but the message included a reminder that there is much more to be done....Read more
Musk's SpaceX can serve planes, cars with broadband, FCC says
Elon Musk’s SpaceX won permission from U.S. regulators to offers its Starlink broadband-from-space service to users in vehicles, vessels and aircraft.
The Federal Communications Commission announced the decision in an ...Read more
Ukraine considering debt-restructuring options as payments loom
Ukrainian officials are exploring the possibility of debt restructuring as the war-ravaged country’s funding options are at risk of running out, according to three people familiar with the discussions.
Multiple ...Read more
'We're really worried.' Coronavirus cases jump at LA County workplaces, sparking new safety push
An upswing in coronavirus infections has spawned a rise in worksite case clusters in Los Angeles County, prompting health officials to recommend additional measures aimed at tamping down transmission, including reducing ...Read more
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Josh Hawley became a symbol of the Jan. 6 insurrection. He hasn’t come up in the hearings
WASHINGTON — The Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol has presented a lot of evidence about...Read more
Newsom signs state budget bills, with gas refunds to 17.5 million California taxpayers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday signed into law key elements of a new $307.9-billion state budget, a spending plan centered on gas refunds for 17.5 million taxpayers to soften the sting of ...Read more
How California will fight Supreme Court's limits on EPA climate enforcement
LOS ANGELES — Many public officials and environmental advocates in California were dismayed by Thursday’s Supreme Court decision to limit federal authority on greenhouse gases from power plants, citing a collective ...Read more
Trump derides Jan. 6 committee witness Cassidy Hutchinson as 'this girl' in new rant
Former President Donald Trump belittled Cassidy Hutchinson, who testified before the Jan. 6 committee on Tuesday, as “this girl” in an angry new attack on the House panel investigating the attack on the Capitol.
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NYPD Special Victims unit faces Justice Department probe into allegations cops 're-traumatizing' sex assault victims
The Justice Department on Thursday said it will investigate the NYPD’s scandal-plagued Special Victims Division due to rampant allegations that detectives are “retraumatizing” sex assault victims.
Federal ...Read more
California won't pay for travel to four states over laws prohibiting transgender girls in sports
California is banning state-funded travel to four states that passed laws this year prohibiting transgender women and girls from competing in school sports according to their gender identities.
State agencies will no ...Read more
Man who sold pistol used in Colleyville synagogue hostage crisis pleads guilty to crime
The Dallas man who sold Malik Faisal Akram the gun he used to kidnap hostages in a Colleyville synagogue pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal gun crime, according to a federal official in Dallas.
Henry “Michael” ...Read more
Judge orders new trial for two accused Whitmer kidnapping plotters
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A federal judge on Thursday ordered two men accused of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to stand for a retrial, nearly three months after jurors failed to reach a unanimous verdict on their ...Read more
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- State judge says he'll delay Florida's 15-week abortion law
- North Korea blames COVID-19 outbreak on 'alien things' from South
- Florida advocates of legal abortion cheer rare victory. Foes say they'll win in the end
- Commentary: The end of Roe will lead to baseless attacks on gay rights
- At north Minneapolis town hall, U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar praises new gun safety law, decries Roe's demise
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