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Fred Savage dropped from 'The Wonder Years' amid allegations

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fred Savage has been dropped as an executive producer and director of "The Wonder Years" amid allegations of inappropriate conduct, the show's production company has confirmed. 20th Television did not immediately provide any additional details. [caption…

US added 428,000 jobs in April despite surging inflation

WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added 428,000 jobs in April, extending a streak of solid hiring that has defied punishing inflation, chronic supply shortages, the Russian war against Ukraine and much higher borrowing costs. Friday’s jobs report from the Labor…

Summer Movie Calendar: From 'Top Gun 2' to 'Thor 4' and more

(AP) -- Hollywood's summer movie season kicks off Friday with the release of Disney and Marvel's “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness." Other big May releases include “Downton Abbey: A New Era," “Men” and “Top Gun: Maverick.” In June,…

Satanic Temple asks Boston to fly flag after court ruling

BOSTON (AP) — The Satanic Temple is requesting to fly a flag over Boston City Hall after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the city violated the free speech rights of a conservative activist seeking to fly a Christian flag outside…

Biden showcases deficit progress in bid to counter critics

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is highlighting new figures showing the government’s red ink will grow less than expected this year and the national debt will shrink this quarter as he tried to counter criticism of his economic leadership…

Professor discusses leak of Roe v. Wade draft opinion

JACKSON, Tenn. -- After a leak of a first draft of an opinion by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito published by Politico on overturning the Roe v. Wade law, WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News spoke to a constitutional law expert on…

Possible overturning of Roe sends abortion fight to states

(AP) -- If the U.S. Supreme Court follows through on overturning the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide, it would quickly split the country into states with abortion access and those that outlaw it. Democrats have…

Report: Draft opinion suggests high court will overturn Roe

WASHINGTON (AP) — A draft opinion circulated among Supreme Court justices suggests that earlier this year a majority of them had thrown support behind overturning the 1973 case Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion nationwide. FILE…