Here are all of the abortion debates happening this week in US courts and statehouses
Abortion bans are back on the agenda for lawmakers in the Carolinas and Nebraska this week
2023-05-17 22:58
Massachusetts US Attorney sought to improperly influence local election-report
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins improperly used her position at the Justice Department
2023-05-17 22:56
DeSantis signs Florida ban on gender-affirming treatment for transgender minors
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) -Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed into law a bill that bans gender-affirming medical care
2023-05-17 22:56
US attorney in Massachusetts leaked sensitive information to journalist and lied under oath, DOJ watchdog report says
Rachael Rollins, the US attorney for Massachusetts, leaked sensitive Justice Department information to a journalist in an effort to influence a local election, according to a report released Wednesday by the department's inspector general.
2023-05-17 22:49
Prince Harry, Meghan involved in car chase while being followed by photographers
A spokesperson for Prince Harry and his wife Meghan says the couple were involved in a car chase while being followed by photographers
2023-05-17 22:48
Russia agrees to extend Ukraine grain deal in a boost for global food security
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Russia has agreed to extend a deal that has allowed Ukraine to ship grain through the Black Sea to parts of the world struggling with hunger
2023-05-17 22:47
Trump lawyer Parlatore exits legal team amid US special counsel probes
By Jacqueline Thomsen WASHINGTON Tim Parlatore, an attorney who has represented Donald Trump in a pair of U.S.
2023-05-17 22:27
Judicial panel defends decision to not request DOJ probe into Clarence Thomas in 2011
The federal courts' policy-making body is defending its decision in 2011 to not refer Justice Clarence Thomas to the Justice Department to investigate allegations that his pattern of nondisclosure on his financial reports broke federal law.
2023-05-17 22:17
Arab foreign ministers welcome Syria's return to the Arab League ahead of Jeddah summit
Arab foreign ministers in Saudi Arabia have welcomed Syria back to the Arab League, and called for a cease-fire in conflict-hit Sudan ahead of the organization's annual summit taking place in the kingdom
2023-05-17 22:17
Ukrainian trauma surgeon operates on soldiers all day long amid Russia's war
The lead trauma surgeon at a military hospital in Ukraine’s capital has his hands deep in a war churning hundreds of miles away
2023-05-17 21:51
Ecuadorian president puts end to impeachment proceedings against him by dissolving National Assembly
Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso has put an end to impeachment proceedings against him by dissolving the opposition-led National Assembly which had accused him of embezzlement
2023-05-17 21:50
Syria's Assad to steal spotlight at Arab summit after years in the cold
By Aziz El Yaakoubi RIYADHSyrian President Bashar al-Assad, a pariah for more than a decade, is expected to
2023-05-17 21:27