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News Wrap: Kentucky, Florida judges block abortion limits

In our news wrap Thursday, judges in Kentucky and Florida became the latest to block new abortion limits since the end of Roe v. Wade, Hong Kong prepares for the 25th anniversary of its return from British to Chinese rule,…

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WATCH: Rep. Liz Cheney debates Wyoming GOP primary opponents amid ongoing Jan. 6 hearings

By Mead Gruver, Associated Press

The U.S. Capitol insurrection dominated Thursday's debate in Wyoming among U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney and her four Republican primary challengers.

Rural parents are less likely to say their pediatrician recommended COVID shots. Here's why that matters

By Laura Santhanam

What a pediatrician recommends serves as a strong predictor of whether or not a caregiver chooses to get their child vaccinated against COVID.

All eyes on airlines as Fourth of July holiday weekend nears

By David Koenig, Associated Press

If you're flying this holiday weekend, be prepared for crowded airports, full planes, and higher-than-normal chances that your flight will be delayed or even canceled.

Much of northern Yellowstone park to reopen Friday

By Associated Press

Yellowstone National Park is reopening its flood-damaged north loop at noon on Saturday, in time for the Fourth of July holiday weekend.

Alabama cites abortion ruling to argue for transgender medication ban

By Kim Chandler, Associated Press

Alabama is using the U.S. Supreme Court decision on abortion to argue that the state should also be able to ban gender-affirming medical treatments for transgender youth.

Supreme Court rules Biden administration properly ended Trump-era 'Remain in Mexico' program

By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press

The Supreme Court has ruled that the Biden administration properly ended a Trump-era policy forcing some U.S. asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico.

Kentucky abortions can resume after judge temporarily blocks state's near-total ban

By Bruce Schreiner, Associated Press

A judge cleared the way Thursday for abortions to resume in Kentucky, temporarily blocking the state's near-total ban on the procedure that was triggered by the Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade.

Supreme Court limits EPA in regulating power plant emissions, in blow to climate change fight

By Associated Press

In a blow to the fight against climate change, the Supreme Court has limited how the nation's main anti-air pollution law can be used to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.

WATCH: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in as first Black woman on Supreme Court

By Associated Press

Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in to the Supreme Court on Thursday, shattering a glass ceiling as the first Black woman on the nation’s highest court.