How three states are moving to protect abortion rights after the fall of Roe v. Wade
Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A week after the U.S. Supreme Court voted to strike down Roe v. Wade, ending a nearly 50-year precedent, several governors are moving to protect abortion rights in their states.
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Ending Roe vs. Wade opens the door to a nationwide abortion ban. But how likely is it?
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, overseeing a very narrow Democratic majority, issued a warning to voters after the Supreme Court struck down Roe vs. Wade.
Republicans are “plotting a nationwide abortion ban” and w…
Listeria outbreak linked to Florida ice cream brand
LauriPatterson/Getty Images(ATLANTA) — A listeria outbreak that caused one death in Illinois and sickened at least 23 other people has been linked to a Florida ice cream brand, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The CDC advi…
Imposter Fraud Alert: That call is not from Amazon!
I keep getting emails, texts, and phone calls that claim to be from Amazon. I know you’re getting them, too. Here’s one example of a recent robocall message: “An unauthorized purchase of an iPhone XR 64 gigabytes
Survey: A growing number of credit cardholders say they won’t be able to pay their next bill in full
As inflation is putting a squeeze on family budgets, and many people are relying on credit cards to pay their bills. A new survey by LendingTree finds that cardholder confidence “crashed” in June. According to the latest
Mayorkas calls for new immigration law amid renewed scrutiny and tragedy at the border
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Congress “must pass” new immigration laws, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Sunday while defending the administration’s policies amid renewed scrutiny of the high amount of migration at the s…
Family pleads for release of Texas father held in Russia following custody battle
David Barnes is seen in an undated photo provided by his family. – Courtesy Carol Barnes(HUNTSVILLE, Ala.) — A Texas man who has spent more than five months in a Russian detention center is facing a different challenge from other recent American detai…
Jayland Walker was unarmed when eight Ohio officers opened fire on him, body camera footage shows
MATTHEW HATCHER/AFP via Getty Images(AKRON, Ohio) — Ohio police officials released officer body-camera footage of a 25-year-old Black man killed in a hail of bullets fired by eight officers while he was unarmed and running away.
As Jayland Walker’s f…
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russian strikes near Odesa after Snake Island withdrawal
STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to the east. Ukrainian troops hav…
Two women killed in shark attacks in Egypt’s Red Sea, officials say
Anton Petrus/Getty Images(CAIRO) — Two women were killed in shark attacks in Egypt’s Red Sea over the weekend, prompting officials to close off a stretch of the coastline.
The Egyptian Ministry of Environment said in a statement Sunday that the women…