Aug 25 Abortion bans to take effect in 4 more GOP-led states By Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press Four more Republican-led states will ban almost all abortions this week. Continue reading
Aug 25 Federal appeals court says Arkansas can't ban treatment for transgender kids By Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press A federal appeals court has agreed with a judge's ruling preventing the state from enforcing a ban on transgender children receiving gender affirming medical care. Continue reading
Aug 24 Uvalde school board fires police chief Arredondo after mass shooting response By Acacia Coronado, Associated Press The Uvalde school district's embattled police chief has been fired following allegations that he made several critical mistakes during a mass shooting that left 19 students and two teachers dead. Continue reading
Aug 24 Kobe Bryant widow awarded $16 million in trial over crash photos By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press The jurors who returned the verdict Wednesday agreed with Vanessa Bryant and her attorneys that her privacy was invaded when they took and shared photos of the remains of Kobe Bryant and their 13-year-old daughter Gianna. Continue reading
Aug 24 Cosmetics giant Sephora settles customer data privacy lawsuit By Don Thompson, Associated Press Sephora Inc. has settled a lawsuit claiming the company sold customer information without proper notice in violation of the California's landmark consumer privacy law. Continue reading
Aug 24 Uvalde school chief defends actions ahead of possible firing By Acacia Coronado, Associated Press Uvalde residents and families of the May 24 massacre packed a meeting Wednesday in which Arredondo was set to potentially become the first officer to lose his job over the hesitant response by hundreds of heavily armed law enforcement personnel. Continue reading
Aug 24 Watch 5:19 News Wrap: New fighting erupts in Ethiopia's Tigray region By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Wednesday, new fighting broke out in Ethiopia's Tigray region after a months-long cease-fire, the U.S. military carried out airstrikes in Syria against militias linked to Iran, a congressional report has more details on how the Trump… Continue watching
Aug 24 Gender dysphoria covered by Americans with Disabilities Act, federal court rules By Denise Lavoie, Associated Press Advocates for transgender people say a federal ruling that gender dysphoria is covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act could halt conservative political efforts to restrict access to gender-affirming care. Continue reading
Aug 24 Watch 9:58 New York, Florida primaries renew Democrats' hopes for the midterms By Lisa Desjardins, Matt Loffman, Cai Pigliucci There's just 76 days to go until the midterm elections that will determine which party controls Congress next year. Voters in Florida and New York on Tuesday chose their nominees in House and Senate races, setting up major November showdowns. Continue watching
Aug 24 Watch 9:46 Ukraine marks Independence Day as Russia strikes civilian targets By PBS NewsHour A Russian attack on a train station in Ukraine killed more than a dozen people and left 50 others wounded. The attack coincided with Ukraine's Independence Day and came exactly six months after the start of the war. Amna Nawaz… Continue watching