Outspoken abortion provider LeRoy ‘Lee’ Carhart dies at 81
Outspoken abortion provider LeRoy “Lee” Carhart has died.
California man guilty of killing 3 after ‘ding dong’ prank
A Southern California man accused of killing three 16-year-old boys by intentionally ramming their car after they played a doorbell-ringing prank on him has been found guilty of murder.
Victim’s sister tells jurors about quick funeral, remarriage
The sister of a woman killed in what prosecutors say was a doomsday-focused plot told jurors Friday that her sister’s funeral was held so quickly that some family members couldn’t attend.
Conflict over transgender rights simmers across the US
Access to gender-affirming care is taking center stage in state governments across the U.S., with some states passing restrictions and others protections.
Tennessee Gov. Lee says session on guns likely after July 4
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee says a special lawmaking session dedicated to possible changes to the state’s gun laws in the wake of a deadly school shooting last month would likely have to take place after July 4.
Audit: Marijuana-rich Oregon must prep for US legalization
Oregon should prepare for the U.S. government eventually legalizing marijuana and position the state as a national leader in the industry.
2 abortion bans failed, 1 passed in US statehouses this week
With measures to protect abortion access becoming law in two states, a ban in a third state and court action elsewhere, the status of abortion law in the U.S. remains unsettled.
N. Carolina justices hand GOP big win with election rulings
In massive victories for Republicans, North Carolina’s state Supreme Court has thrown out previous rulings that threw out a previous ruling against gerrymandered voting maps and upheld a photo voter identification law that colleagues had struck down as racially biased.
Colorado governor signs gun control bills after massacre
Colorado’s governor has signed four gun control bills months after a mass shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub.
Tech-rooted groups seek to shake up San Francisco politics
Tech entrepreneurs who flocked into San Francisco two decades ago bringing jobs and wealth, and also soaring housing prices and gentrification, are becoming a rising political force in a city they say is woefully off track.