How three states are moving to protect abortion rights after the fall of Roe v. Wade
Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A week after the U.S. Supreme Court voted to strike down Roe v. Wade, ending a nearly 50-year precedent, several governors are moving to protect abortion rights in
Ending Roe vs. Wade opens the door to a nationwide abortion ban. But how likely is it?
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, overseeing a very narrow Democratic majority, issued a warning to voters after the Supreme Court struck down Roe vs. Wade. Republicans are “plotting a nationwide abortion ban” and
Mayorkas calls for new immigration law amid renewed scrutiny and tragedy at the border
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Congress “must pass” new immigration laws, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Sunday while defending the administration’s policies amid renewed scrutiny of the high amount of migration at the southern border. “Because
Family pleads for release of Texas father held in Russia following custody battle
David Barnes is seen in an undated photo provided by his family. – Courtesy Carol Barnes (HUNTSVILLE, Ala.) — A Texas man who has spent more than five months in a Russian detention center is facing a
Jayland Walker was unarmed when eight Ohio officers opened fire on him, body camera footage shows
MATTHEW HATCHER/AFP via Getty Images (AKRON, Ohio) — Ohio police officials released officer body-camera footage of a 25-year-old Black man killed in a hail of bullets fired by eight officers while he was unarmed and running away.
One person dead in accident at Michigan air show involving jet-powered truck
ChristopherBernard/Getty Images (BATTLECREEK, Mich.) — One person is dead after an accident during the “pyrotechnic portion” of an air show in Michigan, police said. The incident occurred Saturday shortly after 1 p.m. at the Battle Creek Field
Two dead, three officers injured in Haltom City, Texas, shooting
kali9/Getty Images (HALTOM CITY, Texas) — Two people were shot and killed and four others injured, including three police officers, Saturday night in Haltom City, Texas, police said. Sgt. Rick Alexander of Haltom City police said during
Five-year-old killed in drive-by shooting in Houston, 8-year-old wounded
mbbirdy/Getty Images (HOUSTON) — A 5-year-old child was killed in a drive-by shooting on Sunday that also injured an 8-year-old in a Houston neighborhood, Houston Police said. Police received several phone calls around 1 a.m., saying there