Maxwell, 60, could be sentenced to up to 55 years in prison — the most concrete punishment yet for the sex-trafficking conspiracy she operated with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Read more ...Californians can vote to add abortion to the state's constitutional rights National News
The amendment, which comes three days after the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case, will go to midterm elections on Nov. 8.
Read more ...Instagram and Facebook begin removing posts offering abortion pills National News
Social media posts ostensibly aimed to help women living in states where preexisting laws banning abortion suddenly snapped into effect last Friday.
Read more ...More than 40 migrants are found dead in the back of a tractor-trailer in South Texas National News
A U.S. official says at least 46 people have been found dead inside a tractor-trailer in a presumed migrant smuggling attempt in South Texas.
Read more ...The Supreme Court's abortion ruling shifts legal battles to state courts National News
Judges temporarily blocked abortion bans Monday in Louisiana and Utah, while abortion rights advocates challenged laws in Texas, Idaho, Kentucky and Mississippi.
Read more ...Some cities cancel Fourth of July fireworks because of shortages and fire concerns National News
Some major fireworks displays are canceled again this year — some over wildfire concerns amid dry weather and others because of enduring pandemic-related staffing and supply chain issues.
Read more ...3 dead, multiple injured after an Amtrak train hits a truck and derails in Missouri National News
Two people from the Amtrak train were killed in addition to one person in the dump truck, Missouri State Highway Patrol Corporal Justin Dunn told reporters during a news conference Monday afternoon.
Read more ...Idaho's fight against the far right, then and now National News
The arrest of white nationalists in North Idaho gained national attention. But it has deeper significance for residents who say the region has a history of attracting — and fighting — extremists.
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