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House OKs bill to protect contraception from Supreme Court

House OKs bill to protect contraception from Supreme Court

WASHINGTON (AP) — The right to use contraceptives would be inscribed into law under a measure that Democrats pushed through the House on Thursday, their latest campaign-season response to concerns a conservative Supreme Court that already erased fede
Biden scraps announcing crime plan after positive COVID test

Biden scraps announcing crime plan after positive COVID test

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden abruptly canceled a trip to Pennsylvania, where he had planned to propose a steep funding increase for police on Thursday, after testing positive for COVID-19 .
Tokyo Olympic aftermath still being untangled a year later

Tokyo Olympic aftermath still being untangled a year later

TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Olympics survived the COVID-19 postponement, soaring expenses and some public opposition. A year later, the costs and benefits remain as difficult to untangle as the Games were to pull off.
2 Texas men are indicted in the migrant death-trailer case

2 Texas men are indicted in the migrant death-trailer case

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Two men were indicted Wednesday in the case of a hot, airless tractor-trailer rig found with 53 dead or dying migrants in San Antonio, officials said. A federal grand jury in San Antonio indicted Homero Zamorano Jr.
Funeral held for Ivana Trump; ex-president pays tribute

Funeral held for Ivana Trump; ex-president pays tribute

NEW YORK (AP) — Ivana Trump, the 1980s style icon and businesswoman who helped Donald Trump build the empire that put him on a road toward the White House, lived a “beautiful life,” the former president recalled as loved ones paid final respects to h
Indiana Republicans propose banning abortion with exceptions

Indiana Republicans propose banning abortion with exceptions

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Leaders of Indiana’s Republican-dominated Senate on Wednesday proposed banning abortion with limited exceptions — a move that comes amid a political firestorm over a 10-year-old rape victim who came to the state from neighboring O
Italian PM Draghi wins vote but his unity govt is in peril

Italian PM Draghi wins vote but his unity govt is in peril

ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Mario Draghi won a confidence vote Wednesday in the Senate, but it was a hollow victory after boycotts by three of his key coalition allies in the voting virtually doomed any prospects for his unity government's survival.
Appeals court says Georgia abortion law should take effect

Appeals court says Georgia abortion law should take effect

ATLANTA (AP) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday overturned a lower court ruling and said Georgia’s restrictive 2019 abortion law should be allowed to take effect. The Georgia law bans most abortions once a “detectable human heartbeat” is present.
Alex Murdaugh pleads not guilty to murdering wife and son

Alex Murdaugh pleads not guilty to murdering wife and son

WALTERBORO, S.C.
Sunak, Truss in runoff to replace Boris Johnson as UK leader

Sunak, Truss in runoff to replace Boris Johnson as UK leader

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Conservative Party on Wednesday chose former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss — a fiscal moderate and a low-tax crusader — as the two finalists in a party election to replace departing Prime Minister