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Saturday 24 June marks a 12 months for the reason that US Supreme Court overruled Roe v Wade, ending a federal proper to abortion entry. Fourteen states now have a full ban on abortions, with no exception for rape or incest. The overturning was extremely controversial with greater than 100 international well being organisations together with the Birth Medical Association describing it's as a "catastrophic blow to the lives of millions of women, girls and pregnant people".On the Sky News Daily, host Niall Paterson is joined by our US correspondent Marth Kelner to discover the influence of Roe v Wade's overturning in Tennessee, and the way it stays an essential matter within the battle.Click to subscribe to the Sky News Daily wherever you get your podcastsPodcast Producers: Syd...

NEW YORK — New York City will add the pageant of Diwali to the listing of public college holidays in recognition of the expansion of the town’s South Asian and Indo-Caribbean communities, Mayor Eric Adams introduced Monday. ...

A girl charged with homicide after capturing her Uber driver within the head mistakenly believed she was being kidnapped and brought to Mexico, police say.Phoebe Copas, who's from Kentucky, was travelling to El Paso, Texas, to see her boyfriend when she noticed indicators for Juarez. The Mexican metropolis is positioned simply throughout the US border from El Paso - with the 2 cities linked by bridges throughout the Rio Grande.Believing she was being kidnapped, Copas, 48, is accused of grabbing a handgun from her purse and capturing her Uber driver, Daniel Piedra Garcia, within the head.The automobile crashed shortly after and Mr Piedra was rushed to hospital. The 52-year-old was placed on life assist for a number of days, however it was turned off after his household was ins...

JACKSON, Miss. — James Meredith knew he was placing his life in peril within the Sixties by pursuing what he believes was his divine mission: conquering white supremacy within the deeply, and infrequently violently, segregated state of Mississippi. ...

The "monster" who opened fireplace at an LGBT+ nightclub in Colorado final November, killing 5 folks, has been sentenced to life in jail.Anderson Lee Aldrich admitted 5 counts of homicide and 46 counts of tried homicide - and in addition pleaded no contest to 2 hate crimes. Aldrich's responsible pleas imply the victims' households are spared a protracted and painful trial.During a courtroom listening to in Colorado Springs, Aldrich, who identifies as non-binary, instructed decide Michael McHenry that they "intentionally and after deliberation caused the death of each victim".Aldrich, who was 22 on the time of the assault, stormed Club Q in Colorado Springs on 19 November throughout a drag queen's birthday celebration. Police and witnesses mentioned Aldrich barged into the mem...

NEWTON, Mass. (AP) — A pair celebrating their fiftieth marriage ceremony anniversary had been stabbed to dying, together with one other member of the family, in what legislation enforcement officers stated was most likely a random assault. ...

A rape suspect who's alleged to have faked his personal loss of life within the US has denied mendacity as his extradition battle bought below manner in Edinburgh.US authorities need Nicholas Rossi faraway from the UK to face intercourse prices within the state of Utah. The 35-year-old - who's accused of establishing a bogus memorial to mark his personal loss of life - has claimed he's an Irish orphan named Arthur Knight and never a US citizen.It is alleged he fled to the UK to dodge prosecution.But final November, after months of hearings, a Scottish courtroom dominated that he was the person American authorities have been trying to trace down. Rossi was found through a world legislation enforcement purple discover inside a COVID ward in Glasgow in 2021 the place he was arre...

A teen died from excessive warmth and his stepfather died in a automobile crash whereas making an attempt to get assist for the boy at Big Bend National Park in Texas over the weekend, park officers stated. ...

The Supreme Court declined Monday to take up a North Carolina constitution faculty’s enchantment over its skirts-only costume code for ladies. The c...

SEATTLE — The subsequent large advance in most cancers remedy may very well be a vaccine. After a long time of restricted success, scientists say an...