Jan 25 Police defend response, say yellow flag law limited them before Army reservist killed 18 in Maine By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press Law enforcement officers say Maine's yellow flag law that allows guns to be confiscated from someone in a mental health crisis is cumbersome and time consuming. Continue reading
Jan 25 Georgia lawmakers pass bill that would define antisemitism in state law The proposal seeks to adopt a definition of antisemitism that would help prosecutors identify hate crimes and illegal discrimination targeting Jewish people. Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch 5:13 News Wrap: Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro sentenced to prison for contempt of Congress In our news wrap Thursday, former Trump adviser Peter Navarro was sentenced to four months in federal prison for contempt of Congress, the U.S. economy is showing more signs of surprising resilience thanks to robust consumer spending and the Hamas-run… Continue watching
Jan 25 Watch 5:49 Study estimates 64,000 pregnancies from rape in states that enacted abortion bans post-Roe By John Yang Polls show about seven in 10 Americans say abortion should be legal in cases of rape or incest. But since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, nine states have banned abortion in those cases. A study in the Journal… Continue watching
Jan 25 In states with abortion bans, rape exceptions ‘fail to provide reasonable access’ to survivors, researchers say By Laura Santhanam The resulting estimate is likely conservative, according to authors of the research letter published this week in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine. Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch 9:38 How demand for lithium batteries could drain America’s water resources By Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at Arizona State University The push towards a green, battery-powered future comes with a major tradeoff. Student reporters from the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at Arizona State University discovered that increased mining for lithium inside the United States will stress freshwater aquifers. Caitlin… Continue watching
Jan 25 Watch 5:53 Ohio becomes latest state to restrict gender-affirming care for minors By Stephanie Sy, Shoshana Dubnow, Dorothy Hastings Ohio is the latest state to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth and limit trans athletes' participation in school sports. A total of 23 states have passed trans healthcare bans with 20 approved just in the past year. Stephanie Sy… Continue watching
Jan 25 Alabama set to execute inmate with nitrogen gas, new method critics call cruel and experimental By Kim Chandler, Associated Press Kenneth Eugene Smith is scheduled to die Thursday night for his conviction in the 1988 murder-for-hire slaying of Elizabeth Sennett. Continue reading
Jan 24 Federal court says Alabama can carry out first nitrogen gas execution; Supreme Court appeal expected By Kim Chandler, Associated Press A federal appeals court says Alabama can carry out the nation's first execution using nitrogen gas. A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refused to block the execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith by nitrogen hypoxia. Continue reading
Jan 24 Arizona GOP chairman quits after leaked tape shows him floating a job for Kari Lake to skip Senate race By Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press Arizona Republican Party Chairman Jeff DeWit resigned Wednesday after he could be heard in a leaked recording offering a job and asking U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake to name a price that would keep her out of politics. Continue reading