Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration told emergency room doctors they must perform emergency abortions when necessary to save a pregnant woman’s health, following last week’s Supreme Court ruling that failed to settle a legal dispute over whether state abortion bans override a federal law requiring hospitals to provide stabilizing treatment. In a
Continue ReadingBy Sananda McCall Click here for updates on this story Minnesota (KIMT) — In the summer of 2023, Minnesota became the first state to enforce a widespread ban of non-compete agreements between employers and employees. However, in March 2024, one of the bill’s writers saw a loophole that permitted “shadow” non-compete agreements to remain legal.
Continue ReadingBy Mike TeSelle Click here for updates on this story STANISLAUS COUNTY, California (KCRA) — The Stanislaus County Sheriff turned to social media to urge opposition to the release of a sexually violent predator into a community near Turlock. On Monday, the case of Kevin Gray returned to the courtroom. “I want to take this
Continue ReadingBy Margot Rowe Click here for updates on this story OROVILLE, California (KHSL) — Deputies arrested a wanted man after a standoff in Oroville at the Super 8 Hotel on Monday. Butte County Sheriff Deputies were in a standoff Monday afternoon with 39-year-old Jeremiah Weed of Oroville. The standoff lasted for about three hours as
Continue ReadingBy Robert Desaulniers Click here for updates on this story EUGENE, Oregon (KEZI) — With fireworks banned in Eugene, the Eugene Police Department is holding an amnesty event where anyone in possession of banned fireworks can get rid of them without being fined. In 2022, the Eugene city council voted 6-2 to ban fireworks within
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security says it has deported 116 Chinese migrants from the United States in the first “large charter flight” in five years. The agency says that the flight happened over the weekend. DHS didn’t respond to questions about how long the migrants had been in the U.S.
Continue ReadingABC News says George Stephanopoulos will conduct the first extended interview with President Biden since his alarming debate performance against Donald Trump last week. Stephanopoulos will speak to Biden Friday on the campaign trail, with portions of the interview appearing on “World News Tonight” on Friday and the extended talk on the Sunday morning show
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Ann Wilson, lead singer of rock band Heart, says she has cancer and the band is postponing the remaining shows on its Royal Flush Tour while she undergoes treatment. Wilson said in a statement Tuesday that she underwent a surgery to remove a cancerous growth and is recovering steadily, but that
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday proposed a new rule to address excessive heat in the workplace, warning — as tens of millions of people in the U.S. are under heat advisories — that high temperatures are the country’s leading weather-related killer. If finalized, the measure would protect an estimated 36
Continue ReadingBy Jake Shindel Click here for updates on this story CATONSVILLE, Maryland (WBAL) — The Baltimore County Police Department announced the arrest of a Baltimore City Public Schools teacher on Monday in relation to a Pikesville girl who was reported missing on June 21, court records show. The department’s Crimes Against Children Unit arrested Lewis
Continue ReadingBy Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — The driver who authorities say plowed his SUV into a Long Island nail salon Friday, killing four people and injuring nine others, told police he had consumed 18 beers the night before the accident, according to CNN affiliate WABC. Steven Schwally, 64, was intoxicated when he drove his SUV into Hawaii Nail & Spa. When
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — Of 90 Iowa school districts, 40 say they will not let trained teachers bring firearms onto school grounds, despite a new law that allows district leaders to do so. The Iowa Legislature passed HF 2586 during the 2024 legislative session.
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Bend police turned to the public for a brief period Tuesday for help in finding a 75-year-old Michigan resident visiting the city who went for a walk and failed to return, but officers soon found him in good condition.
Continue ReadingBy Edward-Isaac Dovere, Jamie Gangel and Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — Defiance has become as much a part of Joe Biden’s psychology as Delaware. But as the president and his inner circle dig in following his disastrous debate performance last week, a growing number of Democratic leaders are saying they want him to step aside
Continue ReadingBy Sooji Nam Click here for updates on this story PALM BEACH COUNTY, Florida (WPBF) — There is a new law in the state of Florida that officially adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of “antisemitism.” “Very good tool to be able to understand the nature of antisemitism as it exists today,” said Josephine
Continue ReadingBy Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden has scheduled his first television interview following his disastrous debate with former President Trump last week that led many within Biden’s own party to question whether he should be the Democratic nominee. ABC will air parts of George Stephanopoulos’ interview with Biden on Friday at 6:30
Continue ReadingAP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials have approved another Alzheimer’s drug that can modestly slow the disease, providing a new option for patients in the early stages of the incurable, memory-destroying ailment. The Food and Drug Administration approved Eli Lilly’s Kisunla on Tuesday for mild or early cases of dementia caused by Alzheimer’s.
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Tres cuartas partes de los votantes estadounidenses dicen que el Partido Demócrata tendría más posibilidades de ganar la presidencia en 2024 si alguien que no fuera el presidente Joe Biden encabezara la elección, según una nueva encuesta de CNN realizada por SSRS. Su índice de aprobación también alcanzó un nuevo mínimo
Continue ReadingBy Kaila Nichols and Shawn Nottingham, CNN (CNN) — The Atlanta City Council voted Monday to approve a $2 million settlement for two students forcibly pulled from their car and tased by police during a protest following the death of George Floyd. Messiah Young and Taniyah Pilgrim will each receive $1 million as part of the settlement.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The last two remaining survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre are asking the Oklahoma Supreme Court to reconsider the case they dismissed last month. Attorney Damario Solomon Simmons on Tuesday also called on the Biden administration to help 110-year-old Viola Fletcher and 109-year-old Lessie Benningfield Randle seek justice.
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