Archives for July 2022

Georgia's abortion law changed so abruptly Wednesday afternoon that some patients who were in an office waiting for abortions were told that what had been legal that morning was no longer legal in the state and sent home. … [Read more...] about Quick Georgia abortion restrictions send some patients home

Lottery officials on Thursday raised the Mega Millions grand prize to $660 million, giving players a shot at what would be the nation's ninth largest jackpot. … [Read more...] about Mega Millions jackpot now $660M, nation's 9th largest prize

A House Democrat from Hawaii is pushing to strip the military decorations -- including 20 Medals of Honor -- from U.S. soldiers who took part in the Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890, where nearly 300 Lakota Sioux people were killed at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. … [Read more...] about Top medals for soldiers at Wounded Knee should be rescinded, Democratic lawmaker says

The biggest wrinkle in President Biden's new anti-crime plan is that the same plan didn't work when former President Clinton tried it nearly 30 years ago. … [Read more...] about Biden aims to curb crime wave by reviving troubled 1990s-era Clinton plan

New York health officials on Thursday reported a polio case, the first in the U.S. in nearly a decade. … [Read more...] about New York reports first U.S. polio case in nearly a decade