The Associated Press
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Three people were taken into custody, but it was unclear if they were definitively connected with human trafficking.
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Facebook and Instagram have begun promptly removing posts that offer abortion pills to women who may not be able to access them following a Supreme Court decision that stripped away constitutional protections for the procedure.
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A lawyer who aided former President Donald Trump’s efforts to undo the 2020 election results says in a federal court filing that FBI agents have seized his cell phone.
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Television actor Mary Mara has died in an apparently accidental drowning in upstate New York.
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The Biden administration has suspended an order that had focused resources for the arrest and deportation of immigrants on those considered a threat to public safety and national security.
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California voters will decide in November whether to guarantee the right to an abortion in their state constitution, a question sure to boost turnout on both sides of the debate during a pivotal midterm election year as Democrats try to keep control of Congress after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
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After a two-hour preliminary hearing, Ventura County Judge David Worley ruled that 40-year-old Jason Allen Alexander should be held to answer on the charge, along with misdemeanor counts of trespassing, vandalism and battery, court records showed.
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The new probe could make it more difficult for Trump to finance his social media company.
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The Supreme Court is siding with a football coach from Washington state who sought to kneel and pray on the field after games.
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For families already strained by inflation and the end of other federal help like expanded child tax credits, advocates say cuts to the aid could mean turning more frequently to food banks.
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A heckler who clapped former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani on the back at a campaign event has been arrested on an assault charge.
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Explorers say they found the wreckage of a U.S. Navy destroyer escort that engaged a superior Japanese fleet in the largest sea battle of World War II in the Philippines.
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New York City can’t let noncitizens vote for mayor and other city officials, a judge ruled Monday, siding with Republicans who challenged the measure as unconstitutional.
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Seven others, including a teacher, also were wounded during the shooting about 30 miles (50 kilometers) north of Detroit.
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The Houston Texans had been told that their former quarterback Deshaun Watson was sexually assaulting and harassing women during massage sessions, but instead of trying to stop him, the team provided him with resources to enable his actions and “turned a blind eye” to his behavior, according to a lawsuit filed Monday.
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In a reversal for President Joe Biden, a federal appeals court in New Orleans on Monday agreed to reconsider its own April ruling that allowed the administration to require federal employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
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A former Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed woman who called 911 to report a possible sexual assault in the alley behind her home was released from prison on parole Monday, months after his murder conviction was overturned and he was resentenced on a lesser charge.
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A sentencing date has now been set in Outagamie County Circuit Court for a man convicted of fatally shooting his grandparents in 2019
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The case before the justices involved Carlos Concepcion, who is serving a 19-year sentence after he pleaded guilty to possessing at least five grams of crack cocaine with an intent to distribute.
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Williams died June 17 following a long non-COVID-19-related illness at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, New York, said his wife, Broadway actress and singer Mary Seymour Williams.
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Queen Elizabeth II has traveled to Scotland and attended a ceremony as part of a week of events.
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With attritional combat devouring soldiers and resources, Ukraine is waging a people's war, fought away from front lines by self-starting networks of donors and volunteers.
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The BET Awards celebrate the contributions that people of color have made through the entertainment realm, highlighting winners in 19 categories.
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With a mix of speed, high-end talent and experience gained Colorado broke through, earning every bit of the championship.
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Police are investigating a weekend fire at a Christian pregnancy center in north-central Colorado as a possible arson.
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Meanwhile, Russian forces have been seeking to swallow up the last remaining Ukrainian stronghold in the eastern Luhansk region.
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U.S. Rep. Mary Miller of Illinois, speaking at a rally Saturday night with former President Donald Trump, called the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade a “victory for white life.”
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Biden and his counterparts will huddle to discuss how to secure energy supplies and tackle inflation, aiming to keep the fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine from splintering the global coalition.
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The annual marches took place after at least one Supreme Court justice signaled that the court could reconsider the right to same-sex marriage recognized in 2015.
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Authorities say most of the victims were minors as young as 13-year-old.
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A Rhode Island police officer accused of punching a woman at an abortion protest while off-duty has now been charged.
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Lawmakers head into the midterm elections in November with control of Congress at stake and elections serving as a referendum on the future of abortion access.
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No arrests have been made, and authorities have provided no details on what led to the shooting or how it happened.
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Russian forces are trying to block a city in eastern Ukraine after their relentless assault on the next-door city forced Ukrainian troops to begin withdrawal after weeks of intense fighting.
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A Rhode Island police officer accused of punching a woman at an abortion protest while he was off-duty was suspended from his job with pay Saturday while the Providence Police Department conducts a criminal investigation into his actions.
Americans were taking stock a day after the Supreme Court overturned a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion, as states began implementing bans and supporters and foes of abortion rights mapped out their next moves.
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President Joe Biden is out to sustain the global alliance punishing Russia for its invasion of Ukraine as he embarks on a five-day trip to Europe as the 4-month-old war shows no sign of abating and its aftershocks to global food and energy supplies are deepening.
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The World Health Organization said the escalating monkeypox outbreak in nearly 50 countries should be closely monitored but does not warrant being declared a global health emergency.
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Here is an overview of abortion legislation and the expected impact of the court’s decision in every state.
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Investigators said the suspect was arrested after opening fire at three locations in downtown Oslo.
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The suspected shooter fled the building, but was found about 9:25 a.m. and taken into custody, police said.
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Pfizer says either an omicron-targeted booster or a combination shot that mixes the original vaccine with omicron protection substantially increases protection.
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Biden signs landmark bipartisan gun measure, says ‘lives will be saved.’
Mohamed Noor is scheduled to be released from custody Monday.
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Up to 40,000 Army National Guard soldiers across the country - or about 13% of the force — have not yet gotten the mandated COVID-19 vaccine.
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The Tampa Bay Lightning spoiled Colorado’s party to stay in the hunt for a third straight Stanley Cup title, beating the Avalanche 3-2 on Friday night in Game 5.
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Democratic officials across the nation hope to harness their party's collective outrage and sadness to improve their political outlook this fall after the Supreme Court's stunning decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
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Abortion bans that were put on the books in some states in the event Roe v. Wade was overturned have started automatically going into effect.
The decision, unthinkable just a few years ago, was the culmination of decades of efforts by abortion opponents.
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The Democratic-led chamber approved the election-year legislation on a mostly party-line 234-193 vote, capping a spurt of action prompted by voters’ revulsion over last month’s mass shootings in New York and Texas.