Jul 03 Abortion ruling puts spotlight on gerrymandered legislatures By David A. Lieb, Associated Press Whether those elected officials are truly representative of the people is a matter of debate, thanks to another high court decision that has enabled control of state legislatures to be skewed to the right or left. Continue reading
Jul 03 Texas clinics shut down abortion services after state high court ruling By Acacia Coronado, Associated Press/Report for America, Ed White, Associated Press The Friday night ruling stopped a three-day-old order by a Houston judge who said clinics could resume abortions up to six weeks into pregnancy. The following day, the American Civil Liberties Union said it doubted that any abortions were now… Continue reading
Jul 02 Palestinians give bullet that killed Al Jazeera journalist to U.S. forensic experts By Josef Federman, Associated Press The Palestinians, along with Abu Akleh's colleagues who were with her at the time, say she was killed by Israeli fire. The Israeli army says that she was caught in the crossfire of a battle with Palestinian gunmen, and that… Continue reading
Jul 02 Watch 2:55 News Wrap: Embattled Uvalde schools police chief steps down from city council By PBS NewsHour Weekend In our news wrap Saturday, the district police chief for Uvalde schools has resigned from his position on the City Council amid a growing outcry, Texas' top court ruled against a temporary four-day window to abortion access, New York reimposed… Continue watching
Jul 02 Watch 5:34 Biden encounters obstacles as he searches for options to protect abortion access By PBS NewsHour Weekend President Biden this week confronted the political and legal realities about abortion in America and protecting access to it, with a lack of votes from Democrats to reform the filibuster and legalize abortion nationally and limitations under the law. Leah… Continue watching
Jul 02 Watch 5:25 How the Roe reversal could impact domestic violence survivors By PBS NewsHour Weekend The Supreme Court's reversal on Roe is setting off ripple effects as states implement abortion bans. Among them, rising concern for women abused by those close to them. Natalie Nanasi, a professor at SMU Law School, and Lori Gonzalez from… Continue watching
Jul 02 Watch 6:32 U.S. soccer legend Briana Scurry opens up about the highs and lows of her career By Geoff Bennett, Lorna Baldwin, Kaisha Young Soccer trailblazer Briana Scurry is telling her story in a new memoir, "My Greatest Save,” sharing the highs of Olympic gold medals and World Cup wins and the lows like the on-field collision that ended her career. Geoff Bennett recently… Continue watching
Jul 02 Fourth of July holiday weekend takes U.S. airport traffic to pandemic high By Associated Press Friday's passenger volume marked a 13% increase from July 1 last year, which fell on the Thursday before Fourth of July. This year's number of passengers going through U.S. airports also eclipsed the 2.35 million screened at security checkpoints on… Continue reading
Jul 02 Uvalde schools' police Chief Pete Arredondo resigns from City Council By Associated Press Chief Pete Arredondo told the Uvalde Leader-News on Friday that has decided to step down for the good of the city administration. He has been on administrative leave from the school district since June 22. Continue reading
Jul 02 Democrats pull in $80 million following Supreme Court ruling on Roe By Brian Slodysko, Associated Press Party officials say donors are giving much of that money to national campaigns and causes instead of races for state office, where abortion policy will now be shaped as a result of the court's decision. Continue reading