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Nation & World

Published
May 3, 2022

Sen. Collins calls draft abortion ruling ‘completely inconsistent’ with what Supreme Court nominees told her

Maine's Republican senator is expected to face an angry backlash for her votes in favor of conservative justices based on their assurances that abortion access was settled law.
Published
May 3, 2022

Gov. Mills pledges to protect abortion access; LePage emphasizes his support of restrictions

After a report suggests the Supreme Court will overturn Roe v. Wade, Gov. Janet Mills says she will fight to protect reproductive rights while former Gov. Paul LePage emphasizes his support of abortion restrictions.
Published
May 2, 2022

Draft opinion suggests U.S. Supreme Court will overturn Roe v. Wade

The document suggests a majority of justices earlier this year had thrown support behind overturning the 1973 case that legalized abortion nationwide.
Published
May 2, 2022

Sydney man admits pushing gay American off a cliff in 1988

Scott White appears in Australian court Monday for a sentencing hearing after he pleaded guilty in January to the murder.
Published
May 2, 2022

Trump says contempt judge ‘unfair,’ seeks halt to $10,000 daily fine

Former President Donald Trump’s lawyer asked a New York appellate court to place the fine on hold, calling it 'patently improper and impermissible by law.'

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Published
May 2, 2022

Herschel Walker, other candidates test skipping debates

Football great Herschel Walker has gone to great lengths to dodge tough questions during his run for the U.S. Senate in Georgia.
Published
May 2, 2022

Arrest warrant issued in Alabama for missing jail official

Authorities say she may have helped an 'extremely dangerous' murder suspect to escape.
Published
May 2, 2022

New Zealand welcomes back tourists as pandemic rules eased

Travelers from the U.S., Canada, Britain, Japan and more than 50 other countries were let in Monday for the first time in more than two years.
Published
May 2, 2022

Supreme Court rules against Boston over refusal to fly Christian flag

Justice Stephen Breyer wrote that 'the city’s lack of meaningful involvement in the selection of flags or the crafting of their messages leads us to classify the flag raisings as private, not government, speech.'
Published
May 2, 2022

Amazon workers at second NYC warehouse reject union in a reversal of fortune

Amazon warehouse workers rejected a union bid on Monday, dealing a blow to organizers who last month pulled off the first successful U.S. organizing effort in the retail giant’s history.