Politics Jun 22 A year after fall of Roe v. Wade, 25 million women live in states with abortion bans or restrictions Saturday is the one year anniversary of the court's Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization ruling, which struck down Roe v. Wade. Abortion law is now in the hands of state lawmakers and courts.
Nation May 30 Ruling clears way for Purdue Pharma to settle opioid claims, protect owners from lawsuits The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York reversed a 2021 ruling that found bankruptcy court judges did not have the authority to shield from civil lawsuits members of the Sackler family who own Purdue and who have…
Politics Apr 27 North Dakota’s latest attempt at abortion ban likely to face lawsuit The state joins a handful that have passed new abortion bans this year — and several that have tweaked their abortion policy as the landscape continues to shift in the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court last year overturning the…
Politics Apr 18 Fox, Dominion Voting Systems reach $787 million settlement over false election claims Fox and Dominion Voting Systems reached a $787 million settlement Tuesday in the voting machine company’s defamation lawsuit, averting a trial in a case that exposed how the top-rated network chased viewers by promoting lies about the 2020 presidential election.
Nation Apr 18 Dominion Voting Systems’ lawsuit against Fox News heads to trial The trial began with the judge conferring with attorneys on both sides after he granted a one-day delay that offered time to see if they could work out a settlement.
Nation Apr 12 Mix of vet tranquilizer, fentanyl ‘emerging threat,’ White House drug office says The U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy is designating the tranquilizer xylazine when mixed with fentanyl as an emerging threat.
Politics Apr 10 Next abortion battlefront opens between states with clashing laws States with strict abortion bans are trying to reach outside their borders to keep their residents from getting abortions in other states. But legal observers say there's no precedent offering guidance about what would hold up in court.
Health Mar 29 Narcan just got over-the-counter approval. Here’s what you need to know The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved selling naloxone without a prescription, setting the overdose-reversing drug on course to become the first opioid treatment drug to be sold over the counter.
Nation Mar 20 State lawmakers consider harsher penalties for fentanyl possession Proponents say prosecutors and police need more tools to help with the fight because fentanyl and other synthetic opioids are so deadly. But other advocates worry harsher penalties will result in even more dangerous drug supplies and punish people who…
Politics Mar 10 DeSantis backing stricter abortion ban in Florida TALLAHASSE, Fla. (AP) — A stricter abortion ban under consideration for Florida could have practical implications for women throughout the South and political implications for Gov. Ron DeSantis.