Feb 23 Bible-quoting Alabama chief justice sparks church-state debate in embryo ruling By Peter Smith, Tiffany Stanley, Associated Press When the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are considered children under state law, its chief justice had a higher authority in mind. Continue reading
Feb 23 This week’s cellphone outage makes it clear: In the United States, landlines are languishing By Deepti Hajela, Associated Press When some people's cellphone service went down for a while because of an AT&T network outage, among the alternatives suggested were using landlines. But landlines have practically reached urban legend status among many age groups in today’s America. Continue reading
Feb 22 Watch 4:44 News Wrap: Navalny’s mother says Russia won’t release body without secret burial agreement In our news wrap Thursday, the mother of Alexei Navalny says Russian authorities won't hand over his remains unless she agrees to a secret burial, a federal judge in California blocked a state law that targets guns designated as abnormally… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch 5:20 Family seeks answers after nonbinary teen in Oklahoma dies following school altercation By Amna Nawaz, Adam Kemp, Courtney Norris There are new details about an Oklahoma teenager who died the day after a physical altercation in a school restroom. Nex Benedict, who was nonbinary, attended high school in Owasso, a suburb of Tulsa. Nex's death is raising concerns in… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch 6:24 Research reveals depths of racial and ethnic bias in health care By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas We’ve long known about racial and ethnic bias in health care, but now we’re getting some first-hand knowledge of how pervasive it is through interviews with health care workers in the largest study of its kind. William Brangham breaks down… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch 5:29 U.S. company lands private spacecraft on surface of the moon By Geoff Bennett, Miles O'Brien, Shoshana Dubnow It's the first U.S.-built spacecraft to land on the moon in more than 50 years, and the first ever by a private company. The Odysseus lander took off from Cape Canaveral last week and made it to the lunar surface… Continue watching
Feb 22 Florida lawmakers pass ban on social media for kids and teens under 16 despite constitutional concerns By Brendan Farrington, Associated Press Supporters in Florida hope that if the bill becomes law, it would withstand legal challenges because it focuses on addictive features rather than the content on social media sites. Continue reading
Feb 22 How Louisiana cancer patients navigate the ‘hidden’ costs of participating in clinical trials By Roby Chavez Each year, more than 25,000 Louisianans receive a new cancer diagnosis. But many patients don’t have access to new trials and therapies near their home. Continue reading
Feb 22 Planned Parenthood asks Wisconsin Supreme Court to find 1849 abortion law unconstitutional By Todd Richmond, Associated Press The organization filed a petition Thursday asking the high court to find the law unconstitutional without letting any lower courts rule first. Liberals hold a 4-3 majority on the Supreme Court, and one justice has repeatedly declared her support for… Continue reading
Feb 22 A 2nd Alabama IVF provider pauses parts of its program after court ruling on frozen embryos By Kim Chandler, Associated Press Alabama Fertility Services said in a statement Thursday that has "made the impossibly difficult decision to hold new IVF treatments due to the legal risk to our clinic and our embryologists. Continue reading