Apr 08 Idaho Supreme Court temporarily blocks new abortion law By Associated Press The Idaho Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a new state law that would ban abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy and allow it to be enforced through lawsuits. Continue reading
Apr 08 Kentucky governor vetoes proposed 15-week abortion ban By Bruce Schreiner, Associated Press Gov. Andy Beshear issued the veto Friday. He raised doubts about the bill's constitutionality. And he criticized it for not including exceptions for pregnancies caused by rape or incest. Continue reading
Apr 08 Transgender kids fear Alabama laws targeting medicine, bathrooms By Kim Chandler, Associated Press Bills have been introduced to ban gender-affirming care and block transgender children from using school restrooms or playing on sports teams that don't match their sex at birth. Continue reading
Apr 08 Watch 5:46 News Wrap: Second Proud Boys member pleaded guilty to conspiracy in Capitol attack In our news wrap Friday, a second Proud Boys member pleaded guilty to conspiracy in the Jan. 6 attacks, the White House celebrated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's Supreme Court confirmation, Pakistan's prime minister accepts ruling blocking bid to dissolve parliament,… Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch 5:37 Federal jury in Michigan clears 2 defendants for plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer By John Yang, Courtney Norris A Michigan jury found two men accused of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer not guilty Friday and failed to reach a verdict against two others. Federal prosecutors allege they planned to take Whitmer in the hopes it would disrupt… Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch 6:52 Minneapolis-based Children's Theatre Company debuts play about race and policing By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sam Lane Prosecutors this week declined to charge a white Minneapolis police officer in the fatal shooting of a Black man, Amir Locke. It comes nearly two years after the murder of George Floyd. Those killings have forced parents to grapple with… Continue watching
Apr 08 Proud Boys member pleads guilty to conspiracy in Jan. 6 insurrection By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press A North Carolina man has become the second member of the Proud Boys to plead guilty to conspiring with other members of the extremist group to stop Congress from certifying the Electoral College vote. Continue reading
Apr 08 Thousands of Puerto Ricans without power after mass power outage strikes island By Dánica Coto, Associated Press Crews have restored power to some 650,000 customers out of nearly 1.5 million, but people in several neighborhoods have complained that the electricity went out once again as the island struggles to emerge from the blackout that also left more… Continue reading
Apr 08 SpaceX launches 3 visitors to space station for $55M each By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press SpaceX launched three rich businessmen and their astronaut escort to the International Space Station on Friday for more than a week’s stay, as NASA joins Russia in hosting guests at the world’s most expensive tourist destination. Continue reading
Apr 08 Michigan jury deadlocks on some charges in Whitmer kidnapping plot trial By John Flesher, Ed White, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker told the jury Friday to keep working on the unresolved charges. Decisions to convict or acquit must be unanimous. Continue reading