Abortion-rights measure appears headed for November ballot in Arizona
PHOENIX — Arizona abortion rights supporters on Wednesday turned in more than double the signatures needed to put the issue on November’s ballot in the key…
Judge’s order restricts enforcement of rule protecting LGBTQ+ students
TOPEKA, Kan. — Enforcement of a federal rule expanding antidiscrimination protections for LGBTQ+ students has been blocked in four states and a patchwork of places elsewhere…
Mississippi legislative districts dilute Black voting power, judges say
JACKSON, Miss. — Three federal judges are telling Mississippi to redraw some of its legislative districts, saying the current ones dilute the power of Black voters…
Federal court rules Mississippi must add new Black-majority state districts
The Mississippi Legislature's redistricting map passed in 2022 is illegal under civil rights laws and must be redrawn to add three new Black-majority districts, a…
Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law raises preferential treatment concerns
Christians and Jews believe in the Ten Commandments — just not necessarily the version that will hang in every public school and state-funded college classroom…
Supreme Court ruling could jeopardize California environmental rules
A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling will probably pave the way for more legal challenges — and potential setbacks — for California’s groundbreaking clean air…
Athletics’ request to get involved in Nevada court case is denied
In February, the Oakland Athletics asked a Nevada court for permission to get involved in a lawsuit between a state teachers’ union and the state…
Giuliani disbarred in N.Y. as court finds he lied about 2020 election
NEW YORK — Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former New York City mayor, federal prosecutor and legal advisor to Donald Trump, was disbarred in the state on…
UNESCO finds Islamic State group-era bombs in Mosul mosque walls, years after the defeat of IS
The U.N. cultural agency has discovered five bombs hidden within the walls of the historic al-Nouri Mosque in the city of Mosul in northern Iraq,…
Supreme Court puts off ruling on Florida, Texas social media laws
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday said it is putting off a ruling for now on whether social media laws adopted by Florida and Texas…
Opinion: If you were relieved by the Supreme Court’s abortion rulings this term, think again
Emergency access to abortion has been a flashpoint in the chaotic aftermath of the Supreme Court’s overturning of the right to terminate a pregnancy in…
California ballot could include $10-million climate and school bonds
SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers have announced plans to pursue bond measures that would add $20 billion to the state’s debt but help fund the response to…
‘Southern California is ready to burn’: Sierra fire scorches Fontana
Nearly 200 San Bernardino and Riverside County firefighters responded Sunday to a blaze that had consumed hundreds of acres and threatened buildings in Fontana —…
A court will enforce California-style climate goals in Hawaii
This week, 13 young Hawaiian plaintiffs were set to take the state’s Department of Transportation to trial for failing to make real headway on reducing…
At debate, Trump and Biden make clear their abortion stances
Abortion took center stage during Thursday’s debate between President Biden and former President Trump. CNN anchor Dana Bash opened the conversation by asking Trump whether…
Supreme Court upsets $10 -billion opioid settlement
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a mass settlement related to the nation’s opioid crisis that would have paid an estimated $10 billion to…
Supreme Court rejects Idaho appeal to ban abortions in emergencies
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court retreated Thursday from ruling on Idaho’s near total ban on abortions, leaving in place a judge’s order that for now allows…
Sitting in traffic sucks. Climate change is worse
The more time I spend writing about climate change — and air pollution, and freeways, and heat, and nuclear power, and lithium-ion batteries — the…
Supreme Court wipes out anti-corruption law that bars officials from taking gifts for past favors
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down part of a federal anti-corruption law that makes it a crime for state and local officials to…
State of Origin: New South Wales blitz Queensland to set up decider
New South Wales: Edwards, To'o, Mitchell, S Crichton, Lomax, Luai, Moses, J Trbojevic, Robson, Haas, Martin, A Crichton, Murray.Interchanges: Watson, Yeo, Olakau'atu, Leniu.Queensland: Walsh, Coates,…