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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 […]
Valentyn Semenov / EyeEm/Getty Images (FASANO, Italy) — G7 leaders on Thursday agreed to lend Ukraine $50 billion this year — backed by profits from frozen Russian assets — to help the country’s war effort and rebuilding. This plan has been years in the making. It’s a win for President Joe Biden, who has been […]
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 is making a rare appearance in Washington on Thursday to lay out his second-term agenda to Republican lawmakers […]
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.) — Over 2 feet of torrential rain is inundating South Florida, flooding neighborhoods, canceling flights, shutting down roads and forcing residents to evacuate their homes. Rain totals have reached 25 inches in Collier County, 20 inches in North Miami and 19 inches in Hollywood. Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a […]
AlasdairJames/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Food and Drug Administration failed to heed warning signs that there were mounting concerns with one of the nation’s largest infant formula makers, as a series of babies’ severe illnesses and whistleblower complaints began to accumulate ahead of a critical shortage in 2022, the agency’s watchdog has found. Eventually […]
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Eight climate protesters were arrested on Wednesday after being tackled on the field during the Congressional Baseball Game, U.S. Capitol Police said in a statement. The self-described “youth-led group,” Climate Defiance, took credit for the protest and shared videos on X of protesters rushing the field, calling the “Chevron-sponsored” game “unconscionable.” […]
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The White House on Wednesday declined to rule out a presidential commutation for Hunter Biden following his conviction earlier this week on federal gun charges. When asked specifically by a reporter on Air Force One as President Joe Biden traveled to the G7 summit in Italy — about whether a […]
Newborn elephant twins, a female (R) and a male (L), stand next to their mother Jamjuree at the Ayutthaya Elephant Palace and Royal Kraal in Ayutthaya on June 10, 2024. (Manan Vatsyayana/AFP via Getty Images) (LONDON) — An Asian elephant in Thailand has given birth to a rare set of elephant twins, non-profit conservation group […]
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Texas Civil Rights Project and other civil rights organizations have filed a federal complaint challenging a recent executive order from President Joe Biden, which limits access to asylum. On Tuesday, June 4, Biden issued a proclamation that restricts access to asylum for migrants […]
Getty Images – STOCK (OCALA, Fla.) — The Marion County Sheriff’s Office released video of detectives questioning Susan Lorincz, the Florida woman charged in the fatal shooting of Ajike “AJ” Owens, a Black mother of four who lived across the street from Lorincz. The video, released on Monday, showed the moment Lorincz, who is white, […]
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