Wisconsin Supreme Court’s liberal majority strikes down 176-year-old abortion ban
The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s liberal majority struck down the state’s 176-year-old abortion ban on Wednesday, ruling 4-3 that it was…
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Daughter of assassinated civil rights leader sees painful echoes of political violence in America
More than 60 years after a white supremacist assassinated civil rights leader Medgar Evers, his daughter still sees the same strain of…
US judge says China’s Huawei must face criminal case for racketeering
A U.S. judge has ruled that China’s Huawei Technologies, a leading telecoms equipment company, must face criminal charges in a…
The US plans to begin breeding billions of flies to fight a pest
TOPEKA, Kan. — The U.S. government is preparing to breed billions of flies and dump them out of airplanes over…
He pioneered the cellphone, changing how people connect — and disconnect — globally
DEL MAR, Calif. — Dick Tracy got an atom-powered two-way wrist radio in 1946. Marty Cooper never forgot it. The…
Iowa's civil rights protections no longer include gender identity as new law takes effect
Iowa became the first state to remove gender identity from its civil rights code under a law that took effect…
The White House took down the nation's top climate report. You can still find it here
A resident of Altadena, Calif., during wildfires in January 2025. Wildfires are getting more extreme because of climate change. The…
Federal investigation finds Harvard violated civil rights law
A Harvard sign is seen at Harvard University's campus in May. Rick Friedman | AFP via Getty Images A Trump…
Senate passes Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill as Vance breaks 50-50 tie
Senate Republicans hauled President Donald Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill to passage Tuesday on the narrowest of…
Poll: Most feel democracy is threatened and political violence is a major problem
The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Ahead of the July Fourth holiday and the country's…