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What the Trump-appointed Supreme Court justices previously said about Roe’s precedent
Win McNamee/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Comments on abortion rights made by the recent conservative additions to the Supreme Court during their Senate confirmation hearings are under fresh scrutiny after a leaked draft Supreme Court [Read More…]
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Tulsa Race Massacre survivors lawsuit to move forward
Jason Marz/Getty Images (TULSA COUNTY, Okla.) — A judge in Oklahoma ruled Monday that a Tulsa Race Massacre reparations lawsuit may proceed. The decision by Tulsa County Judge Caroline Wall was welcome news to 107-year-old [Read More…]
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At least 19 states to offer refuge to trans youth and families amid anti-LGBTQ legislation wave
Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — At least 19 states plan to offer legal refuge to transgender youth and their families displaced by anti-LGBTQ legislation that criminalizes the families and physicians [Read More…]
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Why the cameras weren’t working during the NYC subway shooting
Aaron Katersky, Mark Crudele, and Meredith Deliso, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A faulty fan caused the glitch that prevented cameras at a Brooklyn subway station from transmitting during a mass shooting on a rush-hour [Read More…]
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Five things to know as leaked Supreme Court draft ruling puts focus on abortion
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An unprecedented leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion on abortion is putting a new spotlight on what could happen if the court overturns Roe v. Wade, [Read More…]
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US officials to negotiate Brittney Griner’s release from ‘wrongful’ detention in Russia
Christian Petersen/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. government now considers WNBA star Brittney Griner to be “wrongfully detained” in Russia, the State Department said. “The welfare and safety of U.S. citizens abroad is among the [Read More…]
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Who leaked Supreme Court draft opinion on abortion?
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A draft of the SCOTUS decision on the Mississippi case that challenges Roe v. Wade was leaked Monday night, first reported by Politico. According to the copy of the draft [Read More…]
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With Supreme Court poised to reverse Roe, most Americans support abortion rights: POLL
Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Amid reports of a draft Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, an ABC News/Washington Post poll finds that majorities of Americans support upholding Roe, say [Read More…]
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GOP senator slams Kavanaugh, Gorsuch after leaked SCOTUS draft opinion on abortion suggests flip flop
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With the bombshell leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion indicating a reported majority of conservative justices is ready to overturn Roe v. Wade, all eyes [Read More…]
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Biden reacts to leaked draft Supreme Court opinion on abortion
NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden weighed in Tuesday morning on the leaked draft Supreme Court opinion showing the panel’s conservative majority of justices is poised to overturn nearly 50 years [Read More…]
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Chief Justice Roberts responds to leaked Supreme Court draft opinion
Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court and Chief Justice John Roberts put out rare, written statements Tuesday to address the leak of a draft opinion showing the panel’s conservative majority of justices [Read More…]
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Missing Alabama inmate, corrections officer had ‘special relationship’: Sheriff
Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office, Alabama (FLORENCE, Ala.) — The corrections officer and escaped murder suspect who have been missing for days had “a special relationship,” the local sheriff confirmed. Inmate Casey White and Lauderdale County [Read More…]
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Trump will repay $750K to settle inauguration lawsuit over hotel payments
Scott Olson/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — The Trump Organization and Donald Trump’s presidential inaugural committee have agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by Washington, D.C., Attorney General Karl Racine over allegations that Trump and his [Read More…]
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Cops hold courthouse rally for state trooper arraigned in killing of alleged teen carjacker
Natasha Moustache/Getty Images (MILFORD, Conn.) — Dozens of police officers from multiple states held a rally outside a Connecticut courthouse Tuesday as a white state trooper they contend was charged with manslaughter for doing his [Read More…]
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Man who assaulted flight attendants, was duct taped on Frontier flight, sentenced to jail
DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images (MIAMI) — A 23-year-old man featured in a video that went viral after he groped two flight attendants, punched a third, screamed his parents had $2 million and was duct [Read More…]
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Paul Whelan still wondering why he was left behind in Russia, brother says
KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Even though the U.S. successfully negotiated the release of Trevor Reed from a Russian prison, after nearly three years of captivity, the brother of another detained American [Read More…]
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“Be free, my beautiful mother. Be free”: Ashley Judd shares moving post in honor of mother Naomi Judd
Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Ashley Judd is taking a walk down memory lane as she reflects on the passing of her mother, Naomi Judd. The actress took to Instagram following The Judds‘ induction [Read More…]
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Judge refuses to dismiss Johnny Depp’s defamation suit against Amber Heard; trial to resume
Paul Morigi/Getty Images (NOTE CONTENT) In a Virginia courtroom today, attorneys for Amber Heard were unsuccessful in their motion to lobby Judge Penny Azcarate to dismiss the $50 million defamation lawsuit leveled against the actress [Read More…]
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The first ‘Spider-Man’ movie turns 20 today
Maguire and Dunst in 2002 — Kevin Winter/Getty Images It might be hard to believe, but director Sam Raimi‘s first Spider-Man film turns 20 Tuesday. It technically wasn’t the first hit film to star a [Read More…]
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Russia-Ukraine live updates: Civilians evacuated from plant arrive safely in Zaporizhzhia
SERGEY BOBOK/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to the [Read More…]