Health

North Dakota judge to decide whether to temporarily block part of abortion law that limits doctors
Dec 20, 2023

North Dakota judge to decide whether to temporarily block part of abortion law that limits doctors

Physicians and the former sole abortion provider in North Dakota have asked a state district court judge to temporarily block the enforcement of part of a revised law that bans most abortions so doctors can perform the procedure to save patients' lives or health


Dec 20, 2023

Paramedics gave Elijah McClain a sedative he didn't need, leading to his death, prosecutor says

A Colorado prosecutor says two paramedics failed to properly care for Elijah McClain when they overdosed the Black man with a sedative that he didn’t need


Dec 19, 2023

Missouri Supreme Court strikes down law against homelessness, COVID vaccine mandates

A Missouri law that prohibited homeless people from sleeping on state land has been struck down


Reproductive rights group urges Ohio prosecutor to drop criminal charge against woman who miscarried
Dec 19, 2023

Reproductive rights group urges Ohio prosecutor to drop criminal charge against woman who miscarried

The physicians’ group behind Ohio’s new reproductive rights amendment is urging a local prosecutor to drop criminal charges against a woman who miscarried in the restroom at her home


These kids want to go to school. The main obstacle? Paperwork
Dec 19, 2023

These kids want to go to school. The main obstacle? Paperwork

Thousands of kids went missing from schools during the pandemic


Attorneys for Kentucky woman seeking abortion withdraw lawsuit
Dec 18, 2023

Attorneys for Kentucky woman seeking abortion withdraw lawsuit

Attorneys for a Kentucky woman who sued demanding the right to an abortion have withdrawn the lawsuit after the woman learned her embryo no longer has cardiac activity


Patriots wide receivers Demario Douglas, DeVante Parker return to face Chiefs
Dec 17, 2023

Patriots wide receivers Demario Douglas, DeVante Parker return to face Chiefs

Receivers Demario Douglas and DeVante Parker returned to the field for the New England Patriots to face the Kansas City Chiefs


Federal agency quashes Georgia's plan to let pharmacies sell medical marijuana
Dec 17, 2023

Federal agency quashes Georgia's plan to let pharmacies sell medical marijuana

Federal drug officials are warning Georgia to shelve its plans to be the first state to allow pharmacies to dispense medical marijuana


UK parliamentarian admits lying about lucrative pandemic contracts but says she's done nothing wrong
Dec 17, 2023

UK parliamentarian admits lying about lucrative pandemic contracts but says she's done nothing wrong

A member of Britain’s House of Lords has acknowledged that she repeatedly lied about her links to a company that was awarded lucrative contracts to supply protective equipment during the coronavirus pandemic


Dec 16, 2023

Order blocking enforcement of Ohio abortion ban stands after high court dismisses appeal

The Ohio Supreme Court has dismissed the state’s challenge to a judge’s order that’s blocked enforcement of Ohio's near-ban on abortions for the past 14 months