Aug 25 Watch 4:20 News Wrap: Kremlin denies involvement in Prigozhin plane crash In our news wrap Friday, the Kremlin denied involvement in the plane crash that likely killed Yevgeny Prigozhin, all 19 people charged in Georgia's election interference case have now turned themselves in, storms in Michigan killed five people and left… Continue watching
Aug 25 South Carolina abortion ban with ‘fetal heartbeat’ definition creates confusion, doctors say By James Pollard, Associated Press Up for debate is whether the law's definition of "fetal heartbeat" as "cardiac activity" or the "rhythmic contraction of the fetal heart" refers to the same or two separate points in a pregnancy. Continue reading
Aug 25 Backers blast revised ballot language for Ohio’s fall abortion amendment as misleading By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press The new language changes the word "fetus" to "unborn child," and suggests that the amendment would prohibit citizens from limiting abortion access when it would actually limit the government from doing so. Continue reading
Aug 25 Activists furious Democratic leaders haven’t denounced plan to check every ‘Stop Cop City’ signature By R.J. Rico, Associated Press The Georgia Republican Party praised the plan while voting rights groups have spoken against it. But the state's Democratic senators have been silent, enraging activists. Continue reading
Aug 25 In Iowa and elsewhere, bans on widely discredited ‘conversion therapy’ become a conservative target By Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press One of Iowa's largest cities is the latest municipality to repeal its ban on so-called LGBTQ+ conversion therapy. That's the discredited practice of trying to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity through counseling. Continue reading
Aug 25 Statehouses employ various rules restricting acts of protest By Kimberlee Kruesi, Jeff Amy, Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press In some cases, lawmakers have pursued policies that effectively limit acts of protest, leading to legal resistance and free speech criticisms. Continue reading
Aug 25 Donald Trump and 18 others indicted in Georgia election case meet the deadline to surrender at jail By Kate Brumback, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump and the 18 people indicted along with him in Georgia on charges that they participated in a wide-ranging illegal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election have all turned themselves in to a jail… Continue reading
Aug 25 Maui County sues power company for negligence during deadly wildfires By Associated Press Maui County has sued Hawaiian Electric Company over the fires that devastated Lahaina, saying the utility negligently failed to shut off power despite exceptionally high winds and dry conditions. Continue reading
Aug 25 Hawaii releases the names of 388 people still missing after deadly wildfire By Associated Press Maui County has released the names of 388 people still missing more than two weeks after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century. Continue reading
Aug 24 Watch 7:30 What experts are doing to combat the rise in maternal mortality among Black Americans By Amna Nawaz, Christina Romano For too many American women, giving birth can be deadly. The United States has the highest rate of maternal mortality among developed nations, but the risk is even higher for Black American women who are three times as likely to… Continue watching