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Supreme Court's abortion ruling sets off new court fights

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The fall of Roe v. Wade shifted the battleground over abortion to courthouses around the country, as abortion foes looked to quickly enact statewide bans and the other side sought to buy more time. The U.S.…

Former Kentucky choir teacher sentenced in student rape case

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A former choir teacher at a Kentucky high school has been sentenced to five years in prison in the rape of an underage student. News outlets reported that former Oldham County High School teacher Haley Reed…

Biden signs landmark gun measure, says 'lives will be saved'

By Will Weissert-Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Saturday signed the most sweeping gun violence bill in decades, a bipartisan compromise that seemed unimaginable until a recent series of mass shootings, including the massacre of 19 students…

Congress approves free student meal extension through summer

By Lisa Rathke-Associated Press (AP)---Congress passed a bill Friday that aims to keep up the expanded, pandemic-era distribution of free meals for all students this summer. Final passage of the Keep Kids Fed Act in the U.S. House came less…

West Virginia helicopter crash victims identified

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Medical examiners in West Virginia have released the names of six people killed in the crash of a Vietnam-era helicopter that gave tour rides. The aircraft crashed Wednesday during its last planned flight at an annual…

Couple faces fines for bringing a raccoon to a pet store

By: Oscar Wells Gabriel II- AP writer ATTICA, N.Y. (AP) — For most people, seeing a raccoon coming their way means they're going the other way. But authorities in New York state say a couple faces fines because they took…

Cook up some fun with Summersgiving!

---It's Summersgiving! According to the National Day Calendar, the Saturday after the Summer Solstice is a time to gather with family and friends, cook or grill up your favorites and celebrate Summersgiving! The day was designed to combine the fun…

NASA demands its roaches back

By Oscar Wells Gabriel II-AP Writer BOSTON (AP) - If you heard someone had some dust and cockroaches that once belonged to you, would you want them back? Probably not - but the national space agency would. NASA has demanded…

Congress sends landmark gun violence compromise to Biden

Summary WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has sent President Joe Biden the most wide-ranging gun violence bill Congress has passed in decades. The bill that passed the House on Friday is a measured compromise that at once illustrates progress on…