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Missouri judge finds state laws restricting abortion violate voter-approved constitutional amendment
A Missouri judge this week struck down a series of restrictions on abortion, finding they violated a constitutional amendment that voters approved in 2024. Many of the provisions were already on hold because of an earlier, preliminary court ruling. But it is resulting in one major change: The ...
Judge denies Biden’s bid to block release of transcripts linked to special counsel inquiry
A federal judge on Friday rejected former President Joe Biden's attempt to block the Trump administration from releasing to a conservative group the recordings that Biden made with a ghostwriter. U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich found that the public interest in the material outweighed ...
Trump unveils the new Air Force One, a converted Qatari jet
JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday showed off the new Air Force One, a formerly Qatari-owned jumbo jet that has been converted into the official U.S. presidential aircraft. The new aircraft eschews the Kennedy-era robin's egg blue exterior of the old plane for a ...
Cargo ship’s chief engineer charged in 2024 Francis Scott Key bridge collapse in Baltimore
BALTIMORE (AP) — Prosecutors have filed a criminal charge against the chief engineer of a cargo ship involved in the deadly 2024 collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, accusing him of failing to notify the U.S. Coast Guard of hazardous conditions on the ship. Karthikeyan ...
Lawrence school district leaders to present findings from community engagement efforts
Lawrence school district officials on Monday will present the latest findings from a series of community conversations held earlier this year. During the 2024-2025 school year, the district held multiple community conversations and asked people to participate in a survey to engage hundreds of ...