Jul 05 North Carolina governor vetoes 3 LGBTQ+ restrictions in ongoing fight with GOP supermajority By Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed a trio of bills aimed at LGBTQ+ youth that would restrict gender-affirming health care and sports participation for transgender minors and limit classroom instruction about gender identity and sexuality. Continue reading
Jul 05 Man gets life sentence for raping 9-year-old girl who later sought an abortion in Indiana By Associated Press A man who confessed to raping and impregnating a 9-year-old Ohio girl has been sentenced to life in prison in a case that became a national flashpoint on abortion rights because the girl had to travel out of state to… Continue reading
Jul 05 WATCH: Biden supports Sweden's NATO bid, hosting prime minister at the White House By Aamer Madhani, Chris Megerian, Associated Press Sweden and neighbor Finland ended their longstanding policy of military nonalignment after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. Both applied for NATO membership, but Sweden's admission has been held up by Turkey and Hungary. Continue reading
Jul 05 Ohio abortion rights ballot measure receives nearly double the needed signatures By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press Groups hoping to enshrine abortion rights in Ohio’s constitution have delivered nearly double the number of signatures needed to place an amendment on the fall statewide ballot. Continue reading
Jul 05 The U.S. citizenship test is changing. Here's why some advocates are concerned By Trisha Ahmed, Associated Press The proposed format could make the citizenship test harder for people who struggle with English literacy. That includes refugees, elderly immigrants and people with disabilities that interfere with their test performance. Continue reading
Jul 05 Conservatives move to red states and liberals move to blue as the country grows more polarized By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Americans are segregating themselves by their politics at a rapid clip, helping fuel the greatest divide between the states in modern history. Continue reading
Jul 05 WATCH: Secret Service investigating discovery of cocaine in the West Wing lobby, White House says By Colleen Long, Zeke Miller, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press On Wednesday, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the White House had confidence in the Secret Service. “The president think it's incredibly important to get to the bottom of this,” she said. Continue reading
Jul 04 Watch 2:16 Fourth of July celebrations marred by mass shootings in several U.S. cities By Amna Nawaz, Jonah Anderson This Fourth of July has brought all of the annual festivities and fireworks. But it's all happening in the shadow of more mass shootings, including two Monday night in Philadelphia and Fort Worth, Texas. President Biden branded the attacks "tragic… Continue watching
Jul 04 Watch 8:05 How the American Revolution has become part of the current political divide By Lisa Desjardins The American Revolution and the founding founders are two parts of U.S. history celebrated on July 4. But two centuries later, 1776 was a rallying cry for rioters disrupting a national election at the Capitol. It's an example of how… Continue watching
Jul 03 Watch 6:52 Exonerated member of 'Central Park Five' on his historic city council primary win By Geoff Bennett, Kyle Midura In 1989, Yusef Salaam was one of five teenagers arrested and wrongly imprisoned after the brutal rape of a jogger in New York’s Central Park. They were exonerated in 2002 when DNA evidence linked another person to the crime. Now,… Continue watching