The number of abortions in Florida dropped after the state's ban on them after sixth week of pregnancy took effect in May
September 12, 2024
Abortion rights questions are on the ballot in nine U.S. states in November and could help draw more voters to the polls
September 06, 2024
About half the U.S. state attorneys general have traveled to France for an event cosponsored by a group largely funded by companies
August 03, 2024
Abortion access ballot measures are the center of a new wave of legal and procedural questions across the U.S. In Arizona, there's a dispute over language to describe a measure that could go before voters in November
July 12, 2024
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, the family that owns it and lawyers for thousands of parties with claims against it are getting ready to work on a new settlement after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the last one
July 09, 2024
Ohio's proposals for gender-affirming care could leave thousands of transgender adults scrambling to find medical providers who would be able to offer hormones and other services they rely on
January 20, 2024
There's action on abortion policy in rulings, legislatures, and campaigns for candidates and ballot measures on the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade
January 22, 2024
Two years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the debate over abortion access is playing out in elections and the courts
June 21, 2024
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is pardoning 175,000 people with cannabis convictions
June 19, 2024
The Supreme Court has decided to uphold federal approval of the abortion pill mifepristone, for now
June 14, 2024
Pride Month is kicking off around the world with parades and festivals in cities large and small
June 01, 2024
A company that helped develop marketing campaigns for OxyContin and other opioids has agreed to a $350 million settlement with U.S. states over the toll of the powerful prescription painkillers
February 01, 2024
Major Republican campaign funders are investing millions in Missouri's GOP attorney general primary
June 05, 2024
Local governments across the country are receiving money from opioid settlements, but not all of them know how to use it
May 12, 2024
Abortion is still consuming U.S. state legislatures, courts and political campaigns two years after the draft of a Supreme Court decision that would upend the status quo was leaked
May 02, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court is considering another abortion-related case while a repeal of Arizona's abortion ban has picked up steam
April 25, 2024
A new federal rule seeks to clarify that a law against sex discrimination at schools includes gender identity, too
April 23, 2024
Several U.S. courts have ruled this week on state laws restricting the rights of transgender young people
April 17, 2024
Abortion was already a major issue in U.S. elections in 2024
April 12, 2024
A Florida ban on abortions earlier in pregnancy is expected to have an impact on providers in other parts of the country
April 03, 2024
The rights of LGBTQ+ people continue to be in flux across the U.S. with a new flurry of developments
March 15, 2024
Alabama lawmakers are moving quickly with legislation to protect clinics that provide in vitro fertilization from lawsuits in response to a ruling last month from the State's Supreme Court that frozen embryos have the rights of children under the state’s wrongful death law
March 05, 2024
A judge in Montana ruled against restrictions in one of several developments this week on how abortion works in the U.S. since Roe v. Wade was overturned
March 01, 2024
Judges some places don't grant divorces when one of the parties is pregnant — and one Missouri lawmaker is trying to change that, at least in her state
March 01, 2024
A Texas prosecutor whose office filed murder charges against a woman who self-managed an abortion has been disciplined and fined
February 29, 2024
Intrigue in Singapore as ex-minister prepares for rare corruption trial
Trump says Zelenskiy wants Democrats to win US elections
Asia stocks hit 2-1/2-year high on China's stimulus measures
A court in Argentina orders the arrest of Venezuela's president and his right-hand man
Investors react to China's broad rate cuts
Miner backed by Canada province vows to compete with China in rare earths
Rookie Jayden Daniels nearly flawless for Commanders in 38-33 win over Bengals
Josh Allen throws 4 TD passes and the Bills roll to a 47-10 win over the unraveling Jaguars
Philadelphia Phillies clinch 1st NL East title since 2011