May 31 Missouri’s only abortion clinic can keep stay open, according to judge’s order By Jim Salter, David A. Lieb, Associated Press St. Louis Circuit Judge Michael Stelzer issued a temporary restraining order preventing Missouri from taking away the clinic's license. He said Planned Parenthood "has demonstrated that immediate and irreparable injury will result" if its abortion license is allowed to expire. Continue reading
May 31 Awash in marijuana, Oregon takes steps to curb production By Andrew Selsky, Associated Press If growing marijuana in Oregon were to stop today, it could take more than six years by one estimate to smoke or eat it all. Continue reading
May 31 2 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in separate events By Isabel Debre, Associated Press Israeli police shot and killed a 16-year-old near the West Bank city of Bethlehem, while in Jerusalem's Old City, an alleged Palestinian attacker was killed after stabbing and injuring two Israelis. Continue reading
May 31 Lawyers of Minneapolis officer convicted of shooting request no prison time By Associated Press Mohamed Noor was convicted of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Justine Ruszczyk Damond, a dual citizen of the U.S. and Australia. Continue reading
May 30 Judge considering Missouri abortion clinic license case By Jim Salter, Summer Ballentine, Associated Press If the St. Louis clinic's license is not renewed before it expires at midnight Friday, Planned Parenthood officials said Missouri would become the first state without a functioning abortion clinic since the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision legalizing… Continue reading
May 30 Historic cemeteries and family memories stand in the path of Trump’s border wall By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press Under current plans for the border wall, one 19th century cemetery could be lost entirely. Some graves would have to be exhumed; others without a headstone might be paved over. Continue reading
May 30 Lawsuit calls Mississippi’s rules for choosing governors racist By Emily Wagster Pettus, David A. Lieb, Associated Press In 1890, as white politicians across the South cracked down on the black population with Jim Crow laws, Mississippi inserted into its constitution an unusually high bar for getting elected governor or winning any other state office. Continue reading
May 30 Levees strained as Arkansas River holds at record levels By Hannah Grabenstein, Associated Press Officials expected hundreds of homes to flood in Fort Smith, Arkansas' second-largest city. In nearby Van Buren, officials warned that a levee protecting a mostly rural area was "showing signs of significant leakage and deterioration."… Continue reading
May 30 3 reasons why the U.S. economy may have already peaked for the year By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press The U.S. economy grew at a solid 3.1 percent annual rate in the January-March quarter — a pace that will likely prove to be the high-water mark for the year before growth weakens in the coming months. Continue reading
May 30 GOP blocks disaster aid bill in the House for the third time By Associated Press Another attempt to pass a $19 billion disaster aid bill in the House has failed after Republican John Rose of Tennessee stepped in to block it during Thursday's pro forma session. Continue reading