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Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled a group of doctors lacked legal standing to challenge the Food and Drug Administration’s regulation of the abortion pill mifepristone, preserving access to the medication nationwide. The unanimous opinion was authored by Justice Brett Kavanaugh. The case put abortion access back in the […]
ABC (LOS ANGELES) — Family and friends of slain actor Johnny Wactor gathered at the downtown Los Angeles site where Wactor was shot to death to push for arrests in the unsolved case. “I’m here because one of the best men — if not the best man — I’ve ever known, was tragically and brutally […]
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously rejected on Thursday a bid by a group of antiabortion doctors that would have potentially blocked widespread access to a common abortion pill. In the opinion, written by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, the court determined that the group had no legal standing to challenge the U.S. […]
Getty Images – STOCK (GREECE) — A sweltering heat wave in Greece, recorded as the season’s earliest-ever, has prompted authorities to close public schools, limit outdoor attractions and release safety alerts. Primary schools and kindergartens closed Wednesday and Thursday in areas of Greece where temperatures sustained heat wave levels and soared well over 100 degrees […]
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson hold a press conference at Mr. Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, April 12, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Donald Trump made a rare appearance in Washington on Thursday to lay out his second-term agenda to Republican lawmakers as […]
Getty Images – STOCK (PHOENIX) — A damning new report from the Justice Department released Thursday has concluded that the Phoenix Police Department has engaged in a “pattern or practice of conduct” that “deprives people of their rights under the Constitution and federal law.” A DOJ investigation found “systemic problems” within the department’s policies, training, […]
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — While experts and advocacy groups applauded the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Thursday to not restrict nationwide access to the abortion pill mifepristone, they warn access to medication abortion remains at risk — as does the very foundation of the Food and Drug Administration’s regulation of all medications. The court […]
Getty Images – STOCK (GREECE) — A search and rescue operation is underway for a 59-year-old American who was reported missing Tuesday after failing to return from a hike on a Greek island. Albert Calibet, a former LA Sheriff’s Department deputy, failed to return from a hike on the Greek island Amorgos amid extreme heat, […]
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (ITALY) — President Joe Biden touted on Thursday several new major U.S. commitments for Ukraine that were announced this week, including a 10-year bilateral security agreement, sanctions to disrupt Russia’s war machine, and a sign-off from the G7 on a $50 billion loan backed by frozen Russian assets. Biden, in during a […]
Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Firearms are the leading cause of death in the United States for children aged 0-19 years, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting over 4,700 pediatric gun-related deaths in 2021. Many of those deaths are unintentional. A new study published by the CDC described how often […]
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