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What GOP-named justices had said about Roe to Senate panel
WASHINGTON — The nine justices of the Supreme Court, in a landmark ruling Friday, made clear their views on abortion, with the conservative majority overturning the Roe v. Wade decision from 1973 and stripping away women’s constitutional protections for abortion. The vote was 6-3 to uphold Mississippi’s law banning most...
3 wounded, suspect arrested in Illinois warehouse shooting
BOLINGBROOK, Ill. — Three people were wounded and one person was arrested following a shooting Saturday at an automotive interior products warehouse in suburban Chicago. Bolingbrook police responded about 6:25 a.m. to reports of the shooting at the WeatherTech facility, Capt. Anthony Columbus told WLS-TV. The suspected shooter fled the...
Religious schools may face another hurdle to state tuition
AUGUSTA, Maine — Religious schools got what they wanted when the Supreme Court allowed them to participate in a state tuition program. But the state attorney general said the ruling will be for naught unless the schools are willing to abide by the same antidiscrimination law as other private schools...
Gunman’s act kills 2, injures over 20 at Oslo Pride fest; terror suspected
OSLO, Norway — A gunman opened fire in Oslo’s nightlife district early Saturday, killing two people and leaving more than 20 wounded in what the Norwegian security service called an “Islamist terror act” during the capital’s annual LGBTQ Pride festival. Investigators said the suspect, identified as a 42-year-old Norwegian citizen...
Pfizer says tweaked covid-19 shots boost omicron protection
Pfizer announced Saturday that tweaking its covid-19 vaccine to better target the omicron variant is safe and works — just days before regulators debate whether to offer Americans updated booster shots this fall. The vaccines currently used in the U.S. still offer strong protection against severe covid-19 disease and death...
Alex Bowman seeks big Nashville weekend for sponsor Ally
LEBANON, Tenn. — Alex Bowman looks back at last year’s return to Nashville Superspeedway as a bit of a bust. The weekend opened just fine: Hendrick Motorsports announced a two-year contract extension with Bowman that locked him in the No. 48 Chevrolet through 2023. The deal aligned Bowman with sponsor...
To some defenders, gun ruling could right a racial wrong
NEW YORK — When the U.S. Supreme Court struck down New York’s tight restrictions on who can carry a handgun, condemnation erupted from liberal leaders and activists. But some public defenders, often allies of progressive activists, praised the court’s ruling, saying gun-permitting rules like New York’s have long been a...
Police at Arizona Capitol fire tear gas, disperse protesters
PHOENIX — Police fired tear gas to disperse anti-abortion demonstrators from outside the Arizona Capitol on Friday night, forcing lawmakers to huddle briefly in a basement inside the building as they rushed to complete their 2022 session. Thousands of protesters had gathered earlier on the Capitol grounds in Phoenix, divided...
Biden signs landmark gun measure, says ‘lives will be saved’
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Saturday signed the most sweeping gun violence bill in decades, a bipartisan compromise that seemed unimaginable until a recent series of mass shootings, including the massacre of 19 students and two teachers at a Texas elementary school. “Lives will be saved,” he said at...
Lightning win Game 5, deny Avalanche chance to take Stanley Cup
DENVER — The Tampa Bay Lightning spoiled the Colorado Avalanche’s party to stay in the hunt for a third straight Stanley Cup title, winning 3-2 on Friday night in Game 5. Ondrej Palat scored with 6 minutes, 22 seconds remaining, and Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 36 shots in front of a...
Emotional Freddie Freeman given ovation, World Series ring in return to AtlantaVideo
ATLANTA — Freddie Freeman expected to be emotional during his anticipated return to Atlanta. He wasn’t prepared for the flood of feelings — and tears — that came before his first game back as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night. A rush of them forced him...
Chun shoots 69 to lead by 6 at Women’s PGA ChampionshipVideo
BETHESDA, Md. — After another sparkling start, In Gee Chun finally hit a wayward tee shot: into the thick rough on the eighth hole at Congressional Country Club. It was the closest she has come to a shaky stretch through the first two days of the Women’s PGA Championship. Chun...
Aftershock in Afghanistan as quake toll rises to 1,150 dead
GAYAN, Afghanistan — Tents, food and medical supplies rolled into the mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan where thousands were left homeless or injured by this week’s powerful earthquake, which state media said killed 1,150 people. An aftershock Friday took five more lives and deepened the misery. Among the dead from...
Wisconsin doctors halt abortions following court ruling
MADISON, Wis. — Doctors across Wisconsin immediately stopped providing abortions on Friday, turning away women in waiting rooms and calling to cancel pending appointments following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling striking down its Roe v. Wade decision. The immediate halt to abortions came even as questions remained about the enforceability...
With Roe over, some fear rollback of LGBTQ and other rights
TOPEKA, Kan. — The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision allowing states to ban abortion stirred alarm Friday among LGBTQ advocates, who feared that the ruling could someday allow a rollback of legal protections for gay relationships, including the right for same-sex couples to marry. In the court’s majority opinion overturning the...
Xander Schauffele shoots 63 to take 5-shot lead at Travelers
CROMWELL, Conn. — Xander Schauffele shot his second straight 7-under-par 63 on Friday to take a five-stroke lead in the Travelers Championship. The Olympic champion shot a 31 on the front nine at TPC River Highlands with four birdies, then had a 32 on the back, making birdies on 11,...
North Korea ratchets up tensions amid nuclear buildup
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un doubled down on his nuclear arms buildup to overwhelm “hostile forces” at a key meeting where military leaders approved unspecified new operational duties for front-line army units. Members of the ruling Workers’ Party’s Central Military Commission decided to supplement an...
AP source: Blackhawks aim for Canadiens assistant Luke Richardson
CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks are nearing a deal with Luke Richardson to become their next coach, turning to the former NHL defenseman to help lead their already-painful rebuilding process. Richardson and the Blackhawks are working on a contract, according to a person familiar with the talks, and the move...
Paolo Banchero arrives in Orlando day after being No. 1 pick
ORLANDO, Fla. — The secret that Orlando was going to take Paolo Banchero with the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft was incredibly well kept. Among those who didn’t know: Banchero himself. Banchero said even he was kept out of the Magic decision loop until about 30 seconds before...
After Roe, Dems seek probe of tech’s use of personal data
WASHINGTON — With the Supreme Court ending the constitutional protections for abortion, four Democratic lawmakers are asking federal regulators to investigate Apple and Google for allegedly deceiving millions of mobile phone users by enabling the collection and sale of their personal data to third parties. The decision Friday by the...
Idaho will ban most abortions after U.S. Supreme Court ruling
BOISE, Idaho — The overturning of Roe v. Wade by the U.S. Supreme Court with a 6-3 vote on Friday triggers a 2020 Idaho law banning all abortions except in cases of reported rape or incest, or to protect the mother’s life. That law takes effect 30 days after the...
U.S. abortion ruling sparks global debate, polarizes activists
NAIROBI, Kenya — The end of constitutional protections for abortions in the United States on Friday emboldened abortion opponents around the world, while advocates for abortion rights worried it could threaten recent moves toward legalization in their countries. The U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision...
Aaron Judge, Yankees agree to $19 million deal, avoid hearingVideo
NEW YORK — Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees avoided an arbitration hearing Friday by agreeing to a $19 million, one-year contract, a deal that leaves the slugger on track to become a free agent after the World Series. Unable to agree to a long-term deal in talks that...
Congress sends landmark gun violence compromise to Biden
WASHINGTON — The House sent President Joe Biden the most wide-ranging gun violence bill Congress has passed in decades on Friday, a measured compromise that at once illustrates progress on the long-intractable issue and the deep-seated partisan divide that persists. The Democratic-led chamber approved the election-year legislation on a mostly...
A look at 50 years of Supreme Court abortion decisions
WASHINGTON — A look at some of the Supreme Court’s major abortion rulings over the last 50 years. During that time, the court’s membership and views on abortion regulations have changed. 1973 — The court legalizes abortion nationwide in the landmark Roe v. Wade decision. 1976 — The court strikes...
