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Supreme Court sounds wary of Idaho's ban on emergency abortions for women whose health is in danger
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court justices voiced doubt Wednesday about a strict Idaho law that would make it a crime for doctors to perform an abortion even for a woman who arrives at a hospital suffering from a serious, but not life-threatening, medical emergency.
Solicitor Gen. Elizabeth B. Prelogar, representing the Biden administration, ...Read more
Michigan prosecutor issues first charges under new safe storage law after boy, 8, shoots himself in head
WARREN, Mich. — Warren police and the Macomb County prosecutor on Wednesday implored gun owners to secure their firearms after announcing charges against the father of an 8-year-old who shot himself in the head in Warren last week, the first time a parent in the county has been charged under Michigan's new safe storage law.
Prosecutor Peter ...Read more
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez threatens to quit, putting Spain on course for elections
MADRID, Spain — Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced that he may resign over right-wing attacks against him and his wife, a move that would push Spain into unchartered political territory and raise the possibility of a new general election.
Sanchez, 52, canceled his public appearances through the weekend and said he’d reflect on the ...Read more
LA Metro declares emergency over attacks on bus operators
LOS ANGELES — The stabbing of a bus driver in Willowbrook this month amid a spate of increasingly violent assaults on public transit operators prompted transit officials this week to declare an emergency to speed up the building of enclosed protective barriers for drivers.
"These incidents have occurred with no prompting or warning and have ...Read more
Gilgo Beach serial slayings investigators probe woods 50 miles away, report says
NEW YORK — Detectives investigating Long Island’s Gilgo Beach serial slayings have launched a painstaking search in a thatch of woods nearly 50 miles from where the victims’ bodies were discovered, according to reports.
The search, which is being conducted off the Long Island Expressway near Exit 70 in Manorville, is part of the Gilgo ...Read more
House Speaker Johnson calls for Columbia University president Shafik resignation ahead of campus visit
NEW YORK — U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday called on Columbia University President Minouche Shafik to resign over her handling of the Gaza protests ahead of an afternoon campus visit with Jewish students, who say they feel unsafe amid campus unrest.
“President Shafik has shown to be a very weak and inept leader,” Johnson said...Read more
David Pecker's bombshell testimony at hush money trial detailed media manipulation that helped Trump win
NEW YORK — Publishing honcho David Pecker’s testimony this week at Donald Trump’s Manhattan trial opened a rare window on an unholy alliance that helped propel Trump into the Oval Office and spawned a vortex of unflattering stories smearing his political opponents and manipulating news cycles to divert the attention of the American ...Read more
The law is 'clear,' Idaho AG Labrador says. Supreme Court hears case on abortion ban
WASHINGTON — Outside the front steps of the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday morning, anti-abortion groups and abortion rights advocates battled to make their stances known, each wielding signs, stickers and blaring PA systems.
Inside the court’s cool marble walls, the tension over abortion access — specifically whether Idaho can enforce ...Read more
Loose military horses stampede through central London
Five military horses, including one that appeared to be covered in blood, stomped through central London Wednesday, where they ran into a double-decker bus, a taxi and other vehicles, according to the BBC.
The spooked animals reportedly got loose when building materials were dropped next to them during a rehearsal for The King’s Birthday ...Read more
Want to lower your dementia risk? Becoming a teacher is a good start
From your 30s to well into your 60s, a new study proposes working a mentally challenging job can pay off in more ways than one. It can even help maintain your cognitive health while preventing dementia later in life.
“Our results show the value of having an occupation that requires more complex thinking as a way to maintain memory and ...Read more
Hamas releases video of American-Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin
Hamas released Wednesday a propaganda/proof of life video of American-Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin.
The 24-year-old was one of the hundreds of people taken hostage in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel. He’s one of 133 hostages remaining in Gaza, though dozens of them are believed to be dead.
In the heavily edited video, which is also ...Read more
Bill would allow Arizona abortion providers to practice in California ahead of possible surge in patients
SACRAMENTO — Arizona abortion providers could practice in California under a new law designed to provide care to women who cross the state line as they face newly restrictive prohibitions at home.
The bill introduced on Wednesday aims to expedite temporary authorization for those Arizona doctors to practice in both states and is the latest ...Read more
Water quality has improved dramatically in the Chicago River. But how safe is swimming?
CHICAGO — When organizers announced their plans for an open swim in the Chicago River in September, residents across the city raised their eyebrows.
The days when the river was a dumping ground for the largest slaughterhouse in the world are long past. And, sewage that once flowed directly into the river is now funneled through wastewater ...Read more
Why are so few Haitian refugees arriving by boat in Florida? DeSantis has a theory -- and claims credit
MIAMI — Gov. Ron DeSantis offered a theory Wednesday about why boats carrying Haitian refugees aren’t arriving on Florida’s shores, even as the Caribbean nation’s capital is largely ruled by violent gangs.
The reason, DeSantis said, is people who might want to leave Haiti don’t try because they know if they’re found on the open ...Read more
US-required bridge inspections don't test for ship strike. Then, one hit the Key Bridge
BALTIMORE — When the Francis Scott Key Bridge was inspected in May 2021, it earned high marks.
Its railings and guardrails met modern standards. Its foundations were “stable” and didn’t show signs of erosion at the riverbed. The protection around its piers was “functioning,” the best grade in that category.
It wasn’t, however, ...Read more
Biden signs foreign aid bill, says weapons to be sent to allies within hours
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed a $95.3 billion emergency spending bill that will send military aid to Ukraine, Israel and Pacific partners, capping a dramatic week that culminated with a rare bipartisan outcome.
“When our allies are stronger, we are stronger,” Biden said. “I’m making sure the shipments start ...Read more
Supreme Court sounds wary of Idaho's ban on emergency abortions for women whose health is in danger
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court justices voiced doubt Wednesday about a strict Idaho law that would make it a crime for doctors to perform an abortion even for a woman who arrives at a hospital suffering from a serious, but not life-threatening, medical emergency.
Solicitor Gen. Elizabeth B. Prelogar, representing the Biden administration, ...Read more
Case highlights debate over 'life of the mother' exception
WASHINGTON — Idaho’s near-total ban on abortion — the subject of a case pending before the Supreme Court — has become part of a complicated debate on what constitutes a medical emergency urgent enough to necessitate an abortion in the aftermath of Roe v. Wade being overturned.
In arguments before the high court Wednesday, the federal ...Read more
Donald Payne Jr., who filled father's seat in the House, dies at 65
WASHINGTON — Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., a former Newark, N.J., city council president who followed his trailblazing father to Congress, has died at age 65, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced Wednesday.
“With his signature bowtie, big heart and tenacious spirit, Donald embodied the very best of public service,” Murphy said in a statement...Read more
VIDEO: NYU pro-Gaza protesters chase NYPD chief into campus building
NEW YORK — An NYPD chief and several of his officers were chased down a Manhattan street by pro-Palestinian NYU protesters who forced the cops to retreat into a campus building, startling video shows.
NYPD Assistant Chief James McCarthy, the head of Patrol Borough Manhattan South, was helping two cops in riot gear complete the arrest of a ...Read more
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