Tennessee’s abortion wait period law faces court arguments
Four years after Tennessee passed a law requiring a 48-hour waiting period for women seeking abortions, a lawsuit challenging the statute’s constitutionality is finally going to trial …
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Prosecution fines rescinded in Mexican church leader case
A Los Angeles judge has rescinded sanctions against two prosecutors who she said failed to turn over evidence in a case against a Mexican megachurch leader charged with child rape and human trafficking …
Storm-scarred Texas coast picks up after lmelda’s deluge
Tropical Storm Imelda has presented another test of catastrophic weather for an already storm-scarred stretch of Gulf Coast, and like past ones, the response hasn’t escape second-guessing …
Court denies release for Manson follower Leslie Van Houten
A California appeals court has denied the latest parole bid by Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten. …
Goodbye, Three Mile Island: Remaining reactor shuts down
The money-losing Three Mile Island, site of the United States’ worst commercial nuclear power accident, has been shut down by its energy giant owner …
NYPD commander who took Son of Sam’s confession dies at 99
The police official who led New York City’s manhunt for the Son of Sam killer has died at age 99 …
AP Photos: Youths worldwide call for action on climate
AP Photos: ‘I want to have a future’: Young people around the world hit the streets to demand action on climate change …
Gulf Coast seafood biz slammed by freshwater from floods
Freshwater flooding has killed oysters in three states and cost Mississippi half of its blue crabs …
Sheriff: 1 officer dead, 1 injured in Louisiana shooting
Two police officers have been shot in Louisiana, one fatally, after a vehicle chase north of New Orleans; two suspects in custody …
Pittsburgh prepares to commemorate 2018 synagogue attack
Jewish leaders are preparing to discuss plans to commemorate the deadly shooting that killed 11 worshippers inside a Pittsburgh synagogue almost a year ago …