TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Texas Supreme Court blocked a lower court order late Friday night that said clinics could continue performing abortions, just days after some doctors had resumed seeing patients after the fall of Roe v. Wade. It was not immediately clear whether Texas clinics that had resumed seeing […]
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Crenshaw celebrates Nipsey as accused killer stands trial
Nipsey Hussle, known as “Neighborhood Nip,” dedicated his life to building the streets of Crenshaw in South Los Angeles where he grew up. It is on those streets where the rapper, whose full name is Ermias Asghedom, was killed on March 31, 2019. Eric Holder Jr., an acquaintance of Hussle […]
Period-tracking apps may help prosecute users, advocates fear
The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, leaving it up to individual states to decide whether to allow abortion procedures, has prompted abortion-rights advocates to urge women using period-trackers, and other digital apps that track reproductive health, to delete them. “If you are using an online period tracker […]
Suspect arrested in the death of 20-year-old mom gunned down on NYC street
New York Police Department Commissioner Keechant Sewell announced Friday evening the arrest of a 22-year-old suspect for the murder of a 20-year-old woman was fatally shot in the head while pushing her 3-month-old baby in a stroller on New York City’s Upper East Side on Wednesday night. Isaac Argro, 22, […]
Uvalde DA make rare comments on school shooting investigation
The district attorney investigating the May 24 massacre that killed two teachers and 19 students in Uvalde, Texas, revealed Friday that she has been meeting with the families of victims to update them on the ongoing investigation. “We’re trying to make sure that they’re getting the resources that they need,” […]
Police: Child left in hot car by father dies in N. Carolina
MEBANE, N.C. — A 1-year-old North Carolina child died Friday after being left inside a hot car by the father after he went to work, police said. The Mebane Police Department said officers responded to a call from a manufacturing plant after 12:20 p.m. following a report of someone in […]
Will Apple see a wave of unionization like Starbucks?
A recent surge of U.S. labor organizing has spotlighted, above all, union campaigns at two high-profile corporations: Amazon and Starbucks. But a watershed union victory last month at an Apple store in Towson, Maryland, may set off a nationwide labor campaign that combines the massive corporate heft of a company […]
Democratic governors urge Biden to use federal facilities for abortion care
President Joe Biden on Friday met virtually with Democratic governors to talk reproductive health care amid some party disappointment over the administration’s response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade. New York’s Kathy Hochul provided a list to Biden of potential actions, including additional funding for family planning services more […]
Trump PAC paid nearly $500K to law firms repping allies subpoenaed by Jan. 6 panel
Former President Donald Trump’s political action committee has paid nearly half a million dollars to multiple law firms that employ attorneys representing close allies of Trump who have been targeted by the Jan. 6 committee investigating the Capitol attack, according to a review of financial records by ABC News — […]
Maryland law expanding who can perform abortion takes effect
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A Maryland law taking effect Friday will enable nurse practitioners, nurse midwives and physician assistants who receive special training to perform abortions, as some states seek to expand access to the procedure after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Medical professionals other than physicians with the […]