Nation and World
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Ukrainian army leaving battered city for fortified positions
Jun 24, 2022 1:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - After weeks of ferocious fighting, Ukrainian forces have begun retreating from a besieged city in the country's east to move to stronger positions, a reg...
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Illinois' neighbors move quickly to ban abortions following Supreme Court rulingJun 24, 2022 1:00 am - Two of the five states bordering Illinois have already banned abortions following Friday's overturning of Roe v. Wade by the U.S. Supreme Court, and the other three are ...
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How U.S. states have banned, limited or protected abortion
Jun 24, 2022 1:00 am - The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that had provided a constitutional right to abortion. The ruling is expected to lead to aborti...
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'This is a health care crisis': VP Kamala Harris reacts to overturning of Roe v. WadeJun 24, 2022 1:00 am - Calling Friday's Supreme Court decision a health care crisis, Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday called on people to elect leaders who will protect abortion rights. ...
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Ukrainians cheer nation's EU candidacy amid wartime woes
Jun 24, 2022 1:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - The European Union's decision to make Ukraine a candidate for EU membership offered war-weary Ukrainians a morale boost and hope of a more secure future ...
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Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; states can ban abortion
Jun 24, 2022 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Friday stripped away the nation's constitutional protections for abortion that had stood for nearly a half-century. The decision by the...
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'This is not over': Biden vows abortion fight, assails 'extreme' court ruling
Jun 24, 2022 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden said Friday he would fight to preserve access to abortion after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, and he called on Americans to ...
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Federal agencies reverse Trump limits on habitat protection
Jun 23, 2022 7:00 am - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - The Biden administration on Thursday withdrew a rule adopted under former President Donald Trump that limited which lands and waters could be...
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California Senate rejects involuntary servitude amendment
Jun 23, 2022 7:00 am - SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A proposal aimed at removing the last remnant of slavery from California law failed to pass the state Senate on Thursday after Gov. Gavin Newso...
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Feds: Ghislaine Maxwell deserves at least 30 years in prison
Jun 23, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell should spend at least 30 years in prison for her role in the sexual abuse of teenage girls over a 10-year period by h...