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US House takes up far-reaching anti-abortion bill
The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday sought to shore up their support from conservatives with a vote on one of the most far-reaching anti-abortion bills in years. The measure to restrict abortions to the first 20 weeks after conception will be ignored by the Democratic-controlled Senate but not ...
Turkey's defiant PM says police to get more power
Turkey's prime minister on Tuesday brushed aside international criticism over his government's crackdown on widespread demonstrations and vowed to increase the police's powers to deal with the unrest. Meanwhile, more than 90 people were detained in police raids linked to the protests. Recep Tayyip Erdogan's defiant stance appeared aimed at ...
Audit: Lawmakers need to define school readiness
A state audit of South Carolina First Steps says lawmakers need to define "school readiness" and implement pre-school testing to better determine which children most need help and how to boost chances for success. A report released Tuesday by the Legislative Audit Council finds the percentage of at-risk children in ...
Biden vows to 'beat the gun lobby' and pass laws
A scrappy Vice President Joe Biden vowed Tuesday to "beat the gun lobby" by ultimately passing stronger firearm laws and said some lawmakers who voted against background checks have privately told him they want another chance. With President Barack Obama away in Europe, Biden held a White House event to ...
Correction: Bank Robber-Death Sentence story
In a story June 17 about a Supreme Court of Georgia decision to reinstate a man's death sentence, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the court reserved a lower court's decision. The story should say the Georgia Supreme Court reversed the lower court's decision. A corrected version of the story ...
Civil rights groups sue NY police on Muslim spying
The New York Police Department's widespread spying programs directed at Muslims have undermined free worship by innocent people and should be declared unconstitutional, religious leaders and civil rights advocates said Tuesday after the filing of a federal lawsuit. "Our mosque should be an open, religious, a spiritual sanctuary, but NYPD ...
Civil rights groups sue NYPD over Muslim spying
The New York Police Department's widespread spying programs directed at Muslims have undermined free worship by innocent people and should be declared unconstitutional, religious leaders and civil rights advocates said Tuesday after the filing of a federal lawsuit. "Our mosque should be an open, religious and spiritual sanctuary, but NYPD ...
Trial of NM man in national kidnapping case set
A New Mexico man is standing trial on charges from a kidnapping that was thwarted by a witness who chased the child snatcher's van down and rescued the 6-year-old girl. Jury selection continued Tuesday in the case of Phillip Garcia, 31, who is charged with kidnapping, child abuse and reckless ...
Not guilty plea in case alleging North Korea ties
A Taiwanese businessman's son has pleaded not guilty to charges he sought to help bypass a U.S. ban on the export of weapons machinery to North Korea. Yueh-Hsun Tsai (YOO'-SUHN'-SEYE') pleaded not guilty Tuesday at federal court hearing in Chicago. The 36-year-old Glenview man and his father are both charged ...
Sentencing postponed in Pitt online threats case
Sentencing has been postponed for an Ohio man who claimed to have hacked into the University of Pittsburgh's computer system. Twenty-six-year-old Brett Hudson, of Hillsboro, Ohio, pleaded guilty in October. His co-defendant, Alexander Waterland, of Loveland, Ohio, has already been sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison. ...
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