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Abortion rights advocates, Democrats score wins in US elections

Democrats and abortion rights advocates notched a string of electoral victories on Tuesday, including in conservative Ohio and Kentucky, an early signal that reproductive

Abortion rights advocates, Democrats score wins in US elections
Election|News|Political|US

Abortion foes in Ohio aim to snap losing streak with 2024 election looming

At a recent hog roast fundraiser for the Clark County Republican Party, Ohio Right to Life CEO Peter Range offered his audience a stark warning: The outcome

Abortion foes in Ohio aim to snap losing streak with 2024 election looming
Election|News|US

With eye on 2024, Republicans push for early voting despite Trump's rhetoric

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has been crisscrossing the state ahead of November's legislative elections with a central message for Republicans: Vote early.

With eye on 2024, Republicans push for early voting despite Trump's rhetoric
Education|News|US

Fearful and grieving, Gen Z Americans clash over Israel conflict

Kevin Khadavi, a Jewish student at Stanford University, got a call from his grandmother last week urging him not to wear his Star of David necklace around

Fearful and grieving, Gen Z Americans clash over Israel conflict
Election|News|US

Arkansas election official rejects proposed abortion ballot measure

The top Arkansas election official has rejected petitions submitted to qualify an abortion rights measure for November's ballot in the Republican-dominated state, saying

Arkansas election official rejects proposed abortion ballot measure
Election

Trump running mate J.D. Vance vows to fight for 'forgotten' workers

Donald Trump's vice presidential running mate, U.S. Senator J.D.

Trump running mate J.D. Vance vows to fight for 'forgotten' workers
Election|News|US

Trump recounts attempt on his life, then abandons unity theme in marathon convention speech

Donald Trump described on Thursday how he narrowly survived an attempt on his life, telling a rapt audience at the Republican National

Trump recounts attempt on his life, then abandons unity theme in marathon convention speech
Environment|News|US

California wildfire explodes, becomes largest in US

Thousands of firefighters were battling a rapidly growing wildfire in northern California on Saturday after the blaze more than doubled in size in a 24-hour span.

California wildfire explodes, becomes largest in US
Election|US

Democrats Harris, Walz test Midwest credentials at Michigan and Wisconsin rallies

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her new running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, put his Midwestern

Democrats Harris, Walz test Midwest credentials at Michigan and Wisconsin rallies
News|US

How US public schools became a new religious battleground

It is a foundational democratic tenet taught in every basic U.S. history course: the Constitution bars the government from endorsing an official religion or

How US public schools became a new religious battleground
News|Uncategorized|US

Minnesota court upholds Walz-backed law restoring felons' right to vote

The Minnesota

Minnesota court upholds Walz-backed law restoring felons' right to vote
Education|MidEast|News|US

UCLA must protect Jewish students' access to campus, judge rules

The University of California in Los Angeles cannot allow pro-Palestinian protesters to block Jewish students from accessing campus buildings, classes and services, a federal

UCLA must protect Jewish students' access to campus, judge rules
News|US

US military sex assault cases much higher than official estimates, study finds

The number of sexual assaults in the U.S. military is likely significantly higher than official government estimates, according to a new study released on Wednesday.

US military sex assault cases much higher than official estimates, study finds
Election|News|US

Vance, Walz agree to Oct.1 vice presidential debate

U.S. Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance and Democratic rival Tim Walz will debate on Oct. 1 on CBS, after Vance said in a post on X that he had agreed to the date.

Vance, Walz agree to Oct.1 vice presidential debate
Election|US

Trump says Harris easier than Biden to beat as race for Pennsylvania heats up

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Saturday he believed Democrat Kamala Harris will be easier to beat than

Trump says Harris easier than Biden to beat as race for Pennsylvania heats up
Election|News|US

Republican-controlled Georgia election board passes rule that may delay vote certification

Georgia's Republican-controlled state election board approved a new rule on Monday that voting rights advocates say could permit local election officials to delay

Republican-controlled Georgia election board passes rule that may delay vote certification
Election|News|US

New York's top court upholds mail-in voting for all, rejecting Republican challenge

New York's highest court upheld a state law on Tuesday that allows any voter to cast a ballot by mail, rejecting a Republican-led lawsuit challenging the statute.

New York's top court upholds mail-in voting for all, rejecting Republican challenge
Crime|News|US

US death row inmate to get life in prison after DNA testing weakens conviction

A Missouri inmate convicted of fatally stabbing a woman in 1998 will avoid the death penalty and instead be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole,

US death row inmate to get life in prison after DNA testing weakens conviction
Crime|News|US

Kentucky highway shooting suspect still at large as manhunt paused overnight

The man suspected of opening fire on cars traveling along Interstate 75 in rural Kentucky was at large on Sunday night after a daylong manhunt

Kentucky highway shooting suspect still at large as manhunt paused overnight
Election|News|US

Harris puts Trump on defensive in combative debate

Democratic candidate Kamala Harris put her Republican rival Donald Trump on the defensive in a combative presidential debate on

Harris puts Trump on defensive in combative debate
Election|Political|US

Trump's insults of Harris in debate carry big risks - for both candidates

In the 2016 presidential debates, Republican candidate Donald Trump loomed over Democratic contender Hillary Clinton, called her a "nasty woman" and said she didn't have the "

Trump's insults of Harris in debate carry big risks - for both candidates
Education|News|US

Harvard's Black enrollment dips after US Supreme Court bars affirmative action

The percentage of Black students in Harvard University's freshman class dropped by more than a fifth following a landmark U.S.

Harvard's Black enrollment dips after US Supreme Court bars affirmative action
Election|News|US

North Carolina Republican denies calling himself Black Nazi, vows to stay in governor's race

North Carolina's Republican candidate for governor promised to stay in the race on Thursday after CNN reported that he once called himself a "black NAZI!"

North Carolina Republican denies calling himself Black Nazi, vows to stay in governor's race
Election|News|US

Georgia election board orders hand count of votes in US presidential contest

Georgia's Republican-controlled election board voted on Friday to require a labor-intensive hand count of potentially millions of ballots in November, a move

Georgia election board orders hand count of votes in US presidential contest
Election|US

Republican bid to alter Nebraska's electoral system to boost Trump stymied

A last-minute Republican effort to award Nebraska's five Electoral College votes on a winner-take-all basis - a change that would help Donald Trump's odds of winning the White

Republican bid to alter Nebraska's electoral system to boost Trump stymied

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