Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (CHARLESTON, S.C.) — Brian Gray, a black South Carolinian, said he isn’t affiliated with a particular political party, but has tended to vote more blue than red. He has one exception: Nikki Haley. Gray said he voted for her the two times that she ran to beRead More →
Leon Neal/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Two years into the war on Ukraine, the economic sanctions against Russia leveled by the Biden administration are working, according to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, but she said there is more to do. “We’re working with 30-plus other countries all around the globe, to workRead More →
Jason Marz/Getty Images (BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) — Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall does not intend to prosecute in vitro fertilization providers or families in the wake of a state Supreme Court ruling that embryos should be considered children — a decision that has thrown the whole process into chaos. “Attorney GeneralRead More →
Brett Carlsen/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As this week’s Alabama Supreme Court ruling raised concerns on protections for in vitro fertilization treatments, former President Donald Trump is finally breaking his silence, calling on the state legislature “to act quickly to find an immediate solution to preserve the availability ofRead More →
Carlos Duarte/Getty Images (BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) — Since last year, Jasmine York, 34, and her husband have been trying to have a baby. The couple, both nurses, began freezing embryos before they got married in March 2023. York had her first embryo transfer in August 2023, but the transfer failed, sheRead More →
Kali9/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A military helicopter crashed in northeast Mississippi on Friday afternoon during a routine training flight, according to the Mississippi National Guard. The AH-64 Apache crashed in Prentiss County around 2 p.m. Possible casualties have not been confirmed, the Mississippi National Guard said in a statement.Read More →
Mint Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A student at the University of Colorado – Colorado Springs who is accused of gunning down two people in a dorm room had an AK-47-style assault rifle and a handgun in his car when he was arrested, according to prosecutors. Nicholas Jordan was arrestedRead More →
Kelli Merrick/500px/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Old images of African Americans picking cotton remind many of the oppression suffered by generations of Black slaves before the Emancipation Proclamation. For Black Americans in particular, their history with this famous crop, that helps clothe the world, is complicated. Now Julius Tillery, aRead More →
Henrik5000/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Months before they’re set to begin, law enforcement is already planning a massive effort to protect the presidential nominating conventions set for this summer, according to a new federal bulletin. The Republican and Democratic gatherings – the signature gatherings of the 2024 presidential election – wouldRead More →
Surprise Police Department (NEW YORK) — Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg criticized his Maricopa County, Arizona, counterpart who doesn’t want to extradite a New York City murder suspect, saying she’s playing “political games in a murder case.” Raad Almansoori, 26, is in custody in Arizona, where he is charged inRead More →
