‘Roe is on the ballot’: Supreme Court’s ruling on abortion rights raises stakes in midterms
The fight over abortion moved to the forefront of this fall’s midterm elections on Friday, as Democrats urged voters to view November as their best...
See Planned Parenthood leader’s response to Liz Cheney Supreme Court tweet
Planned Parenthood Federation of America President and CEO Alexis McGill Johnson reacts to a tweet from Republican Rep. Liz Cheney on the Supreme Court ruling...
Rail strikes: Travellers braced for third day of disruption
People are advised to only travel by train if necessary, with just a fifth of services running....
Biden will sign first major federal gun safety legislation in decades on Saturday, White House says
President Joe Biden will sign a bipartisan bill to address gun violence into law Saturday before departing for Europe, the White House announced Friday....
Protests underway in cities from Washington to Los Angeles in wake of Supreme Court abortion decision
After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday, holding that there is no longer a federal constitutional right to an abortion, protesters and...
Roe v Wade: Abortion clinics start to close after Supreme Court ruling
After the Supreme Court removed the constitutional right to abortion, some states have outlawed it....
Roe v Wade: Why this is a seismic day in America
The divide in America has become even deeper after this Supreme Court ruling, writes Sarah Smith....
Afghanistan earthquake: Survivors count horrific cost
Near the epicentre of the quake that struck Afghanistan this week, houses lie in ruins....
USS Samuel B Roberts: World’s deepest shipwreck discovered
The US Navy ship “Sammy B” sank off the Philippines in a ferocious WWII battle with the Japanese....
Pompeii: Ancient pregnant tortoise surprises archaeologists
The reptile’s 2,000-year-old remains are discovered by archaeologists buried in volcanic ash and rock....