By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa attorney general’s office said it is still working on an audit of its victim services that has held up emergency contraception funding for victims of sexual assault. Attorney General Brenna Bird, a Republican, paused the funding while awaiting the results of the audit
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Ferrera Click here for updates on this story SPRINGVILLE, New York (WKBW) — A Springville school bus driver went above and beyond to make a 10-year-old boy’s dreams of “riding the big bus” come true. Aiden Morrison is driven to and from school every day by “Mr. Ben.” However, Aiden rides a bus
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — When doctors told Katrina Barry that she had a rare and serious condition called pulmonary arterial hypertension or PAH, they warned her not to Google it. Come on, she thought; they wanted a young woman who was bound for graduate school, who had survived a transatlantic plane flight while
Continue ReadingHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A federal court has dismissed an attempt by conservative Pennsylvania lawmakers to overturn automatic voter registration, along with lawmakers’ other challenges to actions designed to boost voter access. Pennsylvania U.S. District Judge Jennifer Wilson wrote in her decision Tuesday that the lawmakers did not have legal standing in their filing. The
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Manuel Estuardo Rodríguez Valladares, director general del Instituto Guatemalteco de Migración, anunció este martes en un comunicado la renuncia irrevocable a su cargo ante el presidente Bernardo Arévalo. El ahora exfuncionario ocupó ese puesto durante dos años y medio, según confirmó el Instituto a CNN. En el escrito,
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Manuel Rosales parece ser la carta que le queda a la oposición en Venezuela. Después de que Corina Yoris no pudiera inscribir su candidatura en reemplazo de la inhabilitada María Corina Machado —ganadora de las primarias—, Un Nuevo Tiempo (UNT), uno de los partidos políticos que había apoyado a Machado,
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Advocates for adult victims of childhood sexual abuse say they will ask Louisiana’s Supreme Court to reconsider a ruling that wiped out 2021 legislation giving them a renewed opportunity to file damage lawsuits. The ruling bucked a trend. Advocates say 24 other states have laws that
Continue ReadingCNN By Devan Cole, Jen Christensen, Tierney Sneed and Dan Berman, CNN (CNN) — A majority of Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical Tuesday of the idea of a nationwide ban or new limits on mifepristone, the primary drug used for medication abortions. The case was the first abortion-related hearing since the court reversed Roe v.
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Nicole Shanahan, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ‘s pick to be his running mate in his independent bid for president, brings youth and considerable wealth to Kennedy’s long-shot campaign but is little known outside Silicon Valley. Shanahan, 38, is a California lawyer and philanthropist. Shanahan leads the
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says a controversial policy that allows service members to be reimbursed for travel if they or a family member have to go out of state for reproductive health care — including abortions — was only used 12 times from June to December of last year.
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California police department has been handcuffed by Lego after the toy company asked the agency to stop adding Lego heads to cover the faces of suspects in images it shares on social media. The Murrieta Police Department has been using Lego heads and emojis
Continue ReadingBy YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A prominent journalist in Belarus has been designated a political prisoner by the country’s leading human rights group. The classification on Tuesday came following Ihar Karne’s conviction on charges widely seen as part of an ongoing crackdown on dissent. Karnei used to write for Radio Free
Continue ReadingBy Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko appears to have cast doubt on Russia’s claims that Ukraine was involved in the brutal attack at a Moscow concert hall last week. ISIS claimed responsibility for the massacre, which killed at least 139 people, and released graphic footage of the incident, but Russian President
Continue ReadingVeronica Pages (CNN Español) — El país alcanzó un máximo histórico de casos registrados de dengue en una semana, según el Boletín Epidemiológico del Ministerio de Salud. Las estadísticas oficiales informan que el brote de esta temporada es de mayor magnitud y más persistente que en temporadas anteriores. Más allá de lo gráficos y los
Continue ReadingJOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. (AP) — An Army helicopter crashed at a military base in Washington state during a routine training exercise Monday night, sending the two pilots to a hospital. A Joint Base Lewis-McChord spokesperson told The News Tribune Tuesday that what the person called an “aviation mishap” on Monday night involved a U.S.
Continue ReadingJOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. (AP) — An Army helicopter crashed at a military base in Washington state during a routine training exercise Monday night, sending the two pilots to a hospital. A Joint Base Lewis-McChord spokesperson told The News Tribune Tuesday that what the person called an “aviation mishap” on Monday night involved a U.S.
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW PERRONE, AMANDA SEITZ and CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday did not appear ready to limit access to the abortion pill mifepristone, in a case that could have far-reaching implications for millions of American women and for scores of drugs regulated by the Food and Drug
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A mountain lion killed a man and seriously wounded his brother last weekend in northern California. But such attacks on humans are rare. The mauling last weekend was the first fatal encounter with a mountain lion in the state in two decades. The big cats that
Continue ReadingBy Kaitlin Knapp Click here for updates on this story FORT MYERS, Florida (WFTX) — While it may not look like much right now, Legacy Island, which sits next to the Edison Bridge, will soon become a public park. “It does look a little shabby right now,” said Nicole Setzer, a city engineer. Over the
Continue ReadingBy Barry Simms Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WBAL) — A class action lawsuit against a national car dealer is moving forward. A judge gave the green light for the lawsuit against Carvana to advance. Marylanders and thousands of others nationwide claim they had serious problems getting registration and title information
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