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Idaho court tosses lawsuits aiming to block abortion bans

Idaho court tosses lawsuits aiming to block abortion bans

Idaho's Constitution does not implicitly enshrine abortion as a fundamental right, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday as it dismissed a series of lawsuits brought by Planned Parenthood.
McCarthy fails for 3rd day in bitter GOP House speaker fight

McCarthy fails for 3rd day in bitter GOP House speaker fight

WASHINGTON (AP) — For a long and frustrating third day, divided Republicans kept the speaker’s chair of the U.S.
Force behind Arizona's 'show me your papers' law dead at 75

Force behind Arizona's 'show me your papers' law dead at 75

PHOENIX (AP) — Russell Pearce, a Republican lawmaker who was the driving force behind Arizona's landmark 2010 immigration legislation known as the “show me your papers” law and other anti-immigrant measures, has died. He was 75.
Palestinian backers and Israel at odds over holy site visit

Palestinian backers and Israel at odds over holy site visit

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Palestinians and many Muslim and non-Muslim supporters sharply disagreed with Israel on Thursday at an emergency U.N.
South Carolina Supreme Court strikes down state abortion ban

South Carolina Supreme Court strikes down state abortion ban

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a ban on abortion after six weeks, ruling the restriction enacted by the Deep South state violates a state constitutional right to privacy.
Biden visits Vatican embassy to pay respects to Benedict XVI

Biden visits Vatican embassy to pay respects to Benedict XVI

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday paid his respects to Benedict XVI, the first pope to resign in six centuries, following his burial during a ceremony at the Vatican.
Belarus opens trial of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Bialiatski

Belarus opens trial of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Bialiatski

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Belarusian court on Thursday opened the trial of jailed human rights activist Ales Bialiatski, one of the winners of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize.
Canadian government tells travellers in Mexico to shelter in place due to violence

Canadian government tells travellers in Mexico to shelter in place due to violence

OTTAWA — Canadian tourists were trapped inside a Mexican hotel Thursday as buses that were supposed to take them to an airport and safely home burned outside.
Biden agenda, lithium mine, tribes, greens collide in Nevada

Biden agenda, lithium mine, tribes, greens collide in Nevada

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Opponents of the largest lithium mine planned in the U.S. urged a federal judge in Nevada on Thursday to vacate the U.S.
US to send Ukraine dozens of Bradleys in $2.85B aid package

US to send Ukraine dozens of Bradleys in $2.85B aid package

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will send Ukraine nearly $3 billion in military aid, in a massive new package that will for the first time include several dozen Bradley fighting vehicles, U.S.
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