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Abortion ruling exposes deep chasm over the issue in the US

America was convulsed with anger, joy, fear and confusion Friday after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. The canyon-like divide across the country over the right to terminate a pregnancy was o...

Jun 24, 2022

Suspects charged over puzzling needle attacks in France

PARIS (AP) - Several suspects around France have been detained or given preliminary charges in recent days for allegedly pricking people with a needle in nightclubs or at concerts, following a surge i...

Jun 24, 2022

Morocco: 5 migrants dead in stampede in bid to enter Melilla

RABAT, Morocco (AP) - Moroccan authorities said that five migrants were killed and scores of migrants and police officers were injured in a "stampede" of people trying to cross into the Spanish North ...

Jun 24, 2022

Biden to speak about abortion ruling, outline his plans

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden will speak from the White House about the U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision that legalized abortion nationwide. The remarks...

Jun 24, 2022

Live updates | Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade

WASHINGTON (AP) - Former President Barack Obama has condemned the U.S. Supreme Court ending constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years. Obama said on Twitter that t...

Jun 24, 2022

Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; states can ban abortion

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years in a decision by its conservative majority to overturn Roe v. Wade. Friday'...

Jun 24, 2022

Death toll from Afghanistan's quake rises to 1,150 people

GAYAN, Afghanistan (AP) - The death toll from a devastating earthquake in Afghanistan continued to climb days after it turned brick and stone homes into rubble, killing 1,150 people and wounding score...

Jun 24, 2022

UK Conservatives lose 2 elections in blow to PM Johnson

LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's leadership of the Conservative party suffered a heavy double blow as voters rejected the Tories in two by-elections. In the the southwestern consti...

Jun 23, 2022

Agents search home of Trump-era Justice Dept. official

WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal agents have searched the Virginia home of a Trump-era Justice Department official who championed efforts by President Donald Trump to overturn the results of the 2020 electio...

Jun 23, 2022

1/6 panel to hear of Trump's pressure on Justice Department

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Jan. 6 committee will hear from former Justice Department officials who faced down a relentless pressure campaign from Donald Trump over the 2020 presidential election results wh...

Jun 23, 2022