Jun 29 As states ban abortion, clinics scramble to divert patients By Heather Hollingsworth, Lindsey Tanner, Associated Press The Supreme Court's ruling allowing states to regulate abortion has set off a travel scramble in some parts of the U.S., as abortion providers redirect patients to states that still allow the procedure. A growing number of states are moving… Continue reading
Jun 29 Driver of tractor-trailer tried to hide amid survivors, Mexican official says; death toll rises to 53 By Juan A. Lozano, Fabiola Sanchez, Mark Stevenson, Associated Press The driver and two other men from Mexico remained in custody Wednesday as the investigation continued into the tragedy that killed 53 people in the nation’s deadliest smuggling episode on the U.S.-Mexico border. Continue reading
Jun 29 R. Kelly is sentenced 30 years in sex trafficking case By Tom Hays, Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press R. Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for using his R&B superstardom to subject young fans to systematic sexual abuse. Continue reading
Jun 29 WHO chief says U.S. abortion ruling is 'a setback' and will cost lives By Associated Press The head of the World Health Organization has criticized the U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called the decision to no longer recognize a constitutional right to abortion “a setback” that would… Continue reading
Jun 29 R. Kelly in court for federal sex trafficking sentencing By Tom Hays, Associated Press R. Kelly is being sentenced in a sex trafficking case that could put him behind bars for years. A judge is set to impose the sentence Wednesday in a federal court in New York City. Continue reading
Jun 29 Michigan Supreme Court throws out Flint water charges against ex-governor By Ed White, Associated Press The Michigan Supreme Court has thrown out charges against former Gov. Rick Snyder and others in the Flint water scandal. Continue reading
Jun 29 Supreme Court limits 2020 ruling on tribal lands in Oklahoma By Associated Press The Supreme Court has ruled that Oklahoma can prosecute non-Native Americans for crimes committed on tribal land when the victim is Native American. Continue reading
Jun 29 FBI opens investigation into sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church in New Orleans By Jim Mustian, Associated Press More than a dozen alleged abuse victims have been interviewed this year as part of the probe that’s exploring among other charges whether predator priests can be prosecuted under the Mann Act, a more than century-old, anti-sex trafficking law that… Continue reading
Jun 29 Half of the people found dead in trailer in San Antonio believed to be from Mexico, according to officials By Associated Press Among the dead, 27 are believed to be of Mexican origin based on documents they were carrying, according to Rubén Minutti, the Mexico consul general in San Antonio. Continue reading
Jun 29 How the opioid crisis is driving deaths and abuse in prisons By LJ Dawson, Kaiser Health News The alcohol and drug overdose death rate increased fivefold in prisons from 2009 through 2019, according to a recent study from the Pew Research Center — a surge that outpaced the national drug overdose rate, which tripled in the same… Continue reading