By DAVID SHARP Associated Press An effort to amend the Maine Constitution to enshrine the right to an abortion is coming up short. The measure fell shy of a two-thirds majority in the Maine House on Tuesday night, failing to clear the hurdle for sending the amendment to voters for ratification. Both chambers have to
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at best-selling author and Oscar-winning actress, Shirley MacLaine. Personal Birth date: April 24, 1934 Birth place: Richmond, Virginia Birth name: Shirley MacLean Beaty Father: Ira O. Beaty, school administrator Mother: Kathlyn (MacLean) Beaty, drama teacher Marriage: Steve Parker (1954-1982, divorced) Children: Stephanie Sachiko “Sachi” Parker Other
Continue ReadingBy Anna Chernova, Christian Edwards and Caitlin Danaher, CNN (CNN) — Floods have swamped parts of Russia and Kazakhstan after Europe’s third-longest river burst its banks, forcing more than 100,000 people to evacuate and sparking protests against the authorities. The Ural River, which flows from Russia’s Ural Mountains through Kazakhstan to the Caspian Sea, was
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of television, film and stage actress Carol Burnett. Personal Birth date: April 26, 1933 Birth place: San Antonio, Texas Birth name: Carol Creighton Burnett Father: Joseph Thomas “Jody” Burnett, movie theater manager Mother: Ina Louise (Creighton) Burnett Marriages: Brian Miller (November 24, 2001-present); Joe
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at Kurdish people. Kurds do not have an official homeland or country. Most reside within countries in the Middle East including northern Iraq, eastern Turkey, western Iran and small portions of northern Syria and Armenia. About Population: Estimates range between 25 million and 45 million worldwide.
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, Republicans insisted the ruling would mostly impact those seeking abortions to end unwanted pregnancies. But that hasn’t been the case. Women who never intended to end their pregnancies have nearly died because they couldn’t get emergency treatment.
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Enron, an energy trading company that collapsed after a massive accounting fraud scheme was revealed. Its 2001 bankruptcy filing was the largest in American history at the time. Estimated losses totaled $74 billion. Facts Enron was ranked as America’s fifth largest company by Fortune magazine in
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is some background information about affirmative action as well as a few notable court cases. Affirmative action policies focus on improving opportunities for groups of people, like women and minorities, who have been historically excluded in United States’ society. The initial emphasis was on education and employment. President John
Continue ReadingBy Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — While the birth of a baby is always exciting for the family, it rarely makes front page news. Not only did Frankie Redenbaugh’s birth make the front page of the local paper, but area television stations and
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the US Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade. Case 1971 – The case is filed by Norma McCorvey, known in court documents as Jane Roe, against Henry Wade, the district attorney of Dallas County, who enforced a Texas law that prohibited abortion, except to save a
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Gowling Click here for updates on this story OTTAWA (CTV Network) — The Bank of Canada held its policy rate at 5 per cent on Wednesday, saying it needs to see a sustained decline in inflation before rate cuts can begin. “I realize that what most Canadians want to know if when we
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The Green Bay Packers will play the Philadelphia Eagles when the NFL holds its first regular-season game in Brazil on Sept. 6. The matchup in Sao Paulo will mark the first time since 1970 that the NFL has played a Friday night game on the season’s opening weekend. NFL Commissioner Roger
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — People who make physical or financial threats against others in Kansas to force them to get an abortion could spend a year in prison and be fined up to $10,000 under one of several proposals pushed through the Republican-controlled Legislature. Abortion opponents in Kansas pursued
Continue ReadingBy Stephane Giroux Click here for updates on this story MONTREAL (CTV Network) — A school teacher who took part in the Quebec version of the Survivor reality TV show took time off work to be a contestant is now out of a job. Survivor Québec isn’t that different from the original American series —
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A Portland cat is in the running for a national contest for having one of the wackiest pet names in the country. Tony “Scarface” Baloney is one of 30 pets up for Nationwide’s “Wacky Pet Names” contest. His owners say he
Continue ReadingBy Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — A potato chip commercial that features nuns receiving the crispy snacks for communion is “blasphemy” and should be taken off the air, according to an Italian Catholic organization. The spot by Amica Chips features doe-eyed young nuns inside a convent delighting that their communion wafer, known as
Continue ReadingBy Kate Golembiewski, CNN (CNN) — In a matter of weeks, they will dig their way out from underground, red eyes shining, deafening song filling the air. It will be a confluence of creatures the likes of which hasn’t been seen in the United States since Thomas Jefferson was president — and won’t happen again until
Continue ReadingBy Quinn Pramberger and Marcy Jones Click here for updates on this story MERIDEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — A 5-year-old died from a go-kart crash in Meriden on Tuesday night. According to Lt. Darrin McKay from Meriden police, officers were dispatched to the area of 88 Westview Dr. at approximately 7:45 p.m. The incident happened at
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story ALPHARETTA, Georgia (WANF) — A man is facing several charges in an alleged rape and kidnapping of a rideshare driver, according to the Alpharetta Police Department. Demarcus Johnson, 32, was charged with rape, kidnapping, aggravated assault and theft by taking in connection to the March
Continue ReadingBy SAMYA KULLAB and ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Authorities say a Russian attack has hit a grocery store and a pharmacy in a Ukrainian village close to the border with Russia, killing three people. Officials Another strike with guided aerial bombs destroyed a hospital in Vovchansk, also near the border in
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