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Late abortions are rare. The US just lost a clinic that offered the procedure for over 50 years
According to the Later Abortion Initiative by Ibis Reproductive Health, fewer than 20 clinics provide abortions after 24 ...
Lawmaker from Detroit joins crowded race for US Senate
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A lawmaker from Detroit is joining the crowded field of Democrats vying for the battleground state's ...
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy plans to reduce flight capacity at Newark airport
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy plans to reduce the number of flights in and out of the Newark Liberty International ...
From the left and right, US Catholics hope new pope fulfills their hopes
NEW YORK (AP) — News that the global Catholic church would get its first-ever U.S.-born pope was welcomed by Catholics across ...
Milford zoning change restores longstanding tradition of live outdoor music at downtown businesses
After years of operating without formal approval, live outdoor music will now be legally permitted at downtown restaurants ...
A split jury and a lie sent him to prison. Now he’s working to change Louisiana’s law
Even though two jurors didn't believe Gumpright's story, Hudson was found guilty by a split jury, a practice that 20 years ...
Turkish Tufts University student back in Boston after release from Louisiana detention center
BOSTON (AP) — A Tufts University student from Turkey returned to Boston on Saturday, one day after being released from a ...
Economic jitters and soaring gold prices create a frenzy for US jewelry merchants
LOS ANGELES (AP) — At the biggest jewelry center in the United States, Alberto Hernandez fired up his machine on a recent day ...
Trump is bringing white South Africans to the US as refugees, but what persecution are they facing?
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The Trump administration is bringing a small number of white South Africans to the United ...
Trump team mulls suspending the constitutional right of habeas corpus to speed deportations. Can it?
Republican President George W. Bush did not move to suspend habeas corpus after the Sept. 11 attacks, but his administration ...
Alert: Zelenskyy calls Putin’s peace talks proposal 'a positive sign,' but insists on ceasefire first
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Zelenskyy calls Putin’s peace talks proposal 'a positive sign,' but insists on ceasefire first.
India-Pakistan ceasefire shouldn’t disguise fact that norms have changed in South Asia, making future de-escalation much harder
Today, however, America’s diplomatic attention has shifted significantly away from South Asia. The process began with the end of the Cold War, but accelerated dramatically after the U.S. withdrawal ...