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While the decisions cannot undo abortion bans in the 13 states they exist, it could make a huge difference where the right is protectedThis week, the federal government announced two decisions designed to improve abortion access in the US. The first, a…
Advocates attack president’s failure to uphold campaign pledges ahead of first visit to southern border since he took officeUnder pressure to address a surge of migrants at the US-Mexico border, Joe Biden announced a far-reaching crackdown on migrants …
Campaigners urge government to stop ‘cruel trade’ as documents show highly pathogenic agents entered the US with monkeysUS authorities are continuing to allow imports of long-tailed macaques from Cambodia, despite revelations that deadly pathogenic age…
ACLU and Pen America back former Human Rights Watch chief Kenneth Roth and say decision ‘raises serious questions’Leading civil rights organisations have condemned Harvard Kennedy School’s denial of a position to the former head of Human Rights Watch o…
A 28-year-old graduate student faces four counts of murder – but families of the victims await answers to the question of whyFor a student of criminology, Bryan Kohberger appears to have been remarkably indifferent to modern methods of detective work.T…
Quarter of school complaints involve allegations of sexual violence in report released at beginning of this monthSexual misconduct allegations mired public schools in Chicago throughout 2022, with more than 25% of the complaints involving allegations o…
New York Times suggests Spare could be one of most divisive celebrity memoirs as comedians and talkshow hosts weigh inConcern, comedy, and confusion – Prince Harry’s upcoming book has generated different reactions across the US, his adopted home countr…
Newport News superintendent George Parker urges gun control after attack that left school teacher with life-threatening injuriesThe superintendent of the public school district in Newport News, Virginia, has called for increased gun control while conde…
Bakersfield, in California’s unfashionable Central Valley, has been thrown back into focus by the sorry saga in CongressKevin McCarthy’s home town – the hardscrabble city of Bakersfield, in California’s Central Valley – has experienced plenty of bruise…
Dennis Perkins, 47, to spend rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty to a slew of crimes including child sexual abuseA former Louisiana sheriff’s deputy has been given a 100-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to a spree of sexual abuse…