Chaos on Mexico border averted, for now, as US turns page in migration rules
JR – May 13, 2023
The U.S. has turned the page on pandemic-era immigration restrictions with relative calm at its border with Mexico as migrants...
Read MoreA Texas woman was fatally shot by a boyfriend angry she had an abortion, police say
JR – May 12, 2023
Police in Dallas say a man angry that his girlfriend had an abortion in another state fatally shot the 26-year-old...
Read MoreWhat to know about judge’s ruling on age limit for young gun buyers
JR – May 12, 2023
A judge’s ruling striking down a federal law that bans licensed federal firearms dealers from selling handguns to young adults...
Read MoreNew menopause drug for hot flashes gets FDA approval
JR – May 12, 2023
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new type of drug to treat hot flashes caused by menopause.
Read MoreDemocrats in Minnesota Senate hold firm to pass contentious gun control measures
JR – May 12, 2023
Democratic Minnesota senators held firm despite only a one-vote majority to pass gun control legislation strongly supported by the governor.
Read MoreEarly heat wave in Pacific Northwest could break records
JR – May 12, 2023
An early May heat wave this weekend could surpass daily records in parts of the Pacific Northwest.
Read MoreHodding Carter III, State Department spokesman during Iran hostage crisis, dies at 88
JR – May 12, 2023
Hodding Carter III, a Mississippi newspaperman and award-winning television journalist who kept Americans informed about the Iran hostage crisis as...
Read MoreUS Postal Service honors civil rights leader, Ponca tribe Chief Standing Bear, with stamp
JR – May 12, 2023
A Ponca tribe chief whose landmark lawsuit in 1879 established that a Native American is a person under the law...
Read MoreEx-correctional officer charged with sexually abusing 3 inmates in California federal prison cells
JR – May 12, 2023
A former correctional officer at a federal women’s prison in California where inmates say they were subjected to rampant sexual...
Read MoreLiam and Olivia continue to reign atop Social Security’s top baby names in the U.S.
JR – May 12, 2023
Dutton and Wrenlee are on the rise but they’re no match for champs Liam and Olivia as the top baby...
Read MoreUS Postal Service taking new steps to prevent carrier robberies, stolen mail
JR – May 12, 2023
The U.S. Postal Service is replacing thousands of antiquated keys used by postal carriers and installing thousands of high-security collection...
Read MoreWave of anti-transgender bills in Republican-led states divides US faith leaders
JR – May 12, 2023
As Republican-governed states across the nation advance numerous bills targeting transgender young people, America’s faith leaders are starkly divided in...
Read MoreAmid confusion along US-Mexico border, El Paso pastors provide migrants with shelter and counsel
JR – May 12, 2023
As confusion pervades El Paso, one of the busiest illegal crossings points for migrants fleeing poverty and strife, faith leaders...
Read MoreFor Buffalo shooting victims’ kin, Mother’s Day is a reminder of loss, a lesson in navigating grief
JR – May 12, 2023
Tirzah Patterson will dedicate this Mother’s Day to the hardest part of a mother’s job, trying to help her child...
Read MoreCalifornia condors confront bird flu in flight from extinction
JR – May 12, 2023
Forty years after California condors were on the brink of extinction, aggressive conservation efforts and breeding-in-captivity programs remain as essential...
Read MoreYouth climate lawsuit attorneys say Montana tried to scuttle trial by dropping energy policy
JR – May 12, 2023
Attorneys for a group of youths suing Montana over damages caused by climate change say officials repealed the state’s energy...
Read MoreGOP boycott in Oregon threatens abortion, transgender bills and protesters’ own political careers
JR – May 12, 2023
A boycott by Republican state senators in Oregon threatens to derail dozens of bills, including on gun control and abortion...
Read MorePandemic-related asylum restrictions known as Title 42 expire, straining US immigration system
JR – May 12, 2023
Pandemic-related asylum restrictions that expelled migrants millions of times have ended in a shift that threatens to put a historic...
Read MoreMan who fatally choked another NYC subway rider to surrender on manslaughter charge
JR – May 12, 2023
A man who kept a chokehold around the neck of an agitated fellow passenger on a New York City subway,...
Read MoreFacing influx of asylum-seekers, New York City says it has reached its limit on migrants
JR – May 11, 2023
New York City officials say they will be unable to accommodate an expected influx of asylum-seekers as the federal government's...
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