The Associated Press

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Supreme Court to weigh whether doctors can provide emergency abortions in states with bans

Nearly two years after overturning the constitutional right to abortion, the Supreme Court will consider how far state abortion bans can extend to women in medical emergencies

2:41PM ( 5 months ago )

When can doctors provide emergency abortions in states with strict bans? Supreme Court to weigh in

Nearly two years after overturning the constitutional right to abortion, the Supreme Court will consider how far state abortion bans can extend to women in medical emergencies

2:41PM ( 5 months ago )

New federal rule would bar companies from forcing 'noncompete' agreements on employees

U.S. companies would no longer be able to bar employees from taking jobs with competitors under a rule approved by a federal agency, though the rule is sure to be challenged in court

2:35PM ( 5 months ago )

New federal rule would bar 'noncompete' agreements for most employees

U.S. companies would no longer be able to bar employees from taking jobs with competitors under a rule approved by a federal agency, though the rule is sure to be challenged in court

2:35PM ( 5 months ago )

Georgia prison officials in 'flagrant' violation of solitary confinement reforms, judge says

A federal judge says Georgia prison officials have flagrantly violated a court order to reform conditions for inmates in solitary confinement at a state prison south of Atlanta

2:12PM ( 5 months ago )

Martian skies over Athens? Greece's capital turns an orange hue with dust clouds from North Africa

Skies over southern Greece have turned an orange hue as dust clouds blown across the Mediterranean Sea from North Africa engulfed the Acropolis and other Athens landmarks

2:07PM ( 5 months ago )

Transgender Louisianans lost their ally in the governor's seat. Now they're girding for a fight

Unlike recent years when there was an LGBTQ+ ally in the Louisiana governor's office, nothing stands in the way this year of legislation hostile to transgender people

2:02PM ( 5 months ago )

Defensemen injuries are already piling up early in the NHL playoffs

Defenses around the NHL playoffs have been depleted by existing and new injuries, from Tampa Bay’s Mikhail Sergachev and Colorado’s Samuel Girard being out long term to Carolina’s Brett Pesce going down Monday night and Washington being down to minor leaguers to fill its many voids

1:50PM ( 5 months ago )

Get better sleep with these 5 tips from experts

Nearly a third of American adults don't get the recommended seven to nine hours of sleep per night

1:30PM ( 5 months ago )

Lithuanian soprano Asmik Grigorian makes belated Metropolitan Opera debut as Madame Butterfly

Opera singer Asmik Grigorian is at the peak of her career, but there’s one major opera venue she hasn’t yet performed at — New York’s Metropolitan Opera

1:24PM ( 5 months ago )