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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A proposed amendment to the Ohio Constitution that would limit vaccine mandates imposed by companies, health care providers and governments is one step closer to a statewide vote. The proposal would prohibit those entities from discriminating against people based on vaccination status or from imposing a vaccine, medical procedure, treatment or … Read more
By DYLAN LOVAN – Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (AP) — Attorneys for Kentucky’s two abortion clinics filed for a court order on Wednesday to block the state’s near-total ban on the procedure, one of several attempts nationwide following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling where Roe v. Waden. Jefferson Circuit Judge Mitch Perry last week issued … Read more
By DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS – Associated Press LONDON (AP) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson fought to remain in office on Wednesday, brushing aside calls for his resignation after three cabinet ministers and a slew of senior officials said they could no longer serve under his scandal-plagued leadership. Johnson rejected demands that he … Read more
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS, ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and KEVIN MCGILL – Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – As lawyers in the South argued Tuesday over abortion laws, a Mississippi judge rejected a request by the state’s only abortion clinic to temporarily block a law that would ban most abortions. With no other developments in the Mississippi … Read more
By SUSAN HAIGH – Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – Connecticut’s first major abortion-related legislation in years, which aims to legally protect health care providers and patients from other states’ bans on the procedure, will go into effect Friday. The legislation was passed by the Connecticut General Assembly in late April and signed in May … Read more
By JIM GOMEZ – Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) – Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the eponymous son of a deposed dictator, praised his father’s legacy and covered up his violent past when he was sworn in as Philippine president Thursday after a stunning election victory that opponents say was won by the to whitewash his family’s … Read more
By ZEN SOO – Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) – Chinese leader Xi Jinping has arrived in Hong Kong for the 25th anniversary of the British handover and after a two-year transformation that brought the city closer under Communist Party control. It is Xi’s first trip outside of mainland China in nearly 2 ½ years. … Read more
By ZEN SOO – Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) – According to the Hong Kong Journalists Association, Hong Kong authorities have banned more than 10 journalists from covering events and ceremonies this week to mark the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return, citing “security reasons”. Kong to China. The journalists represent at least seven media … Read more
By SEAN MURPHY – Associated Press Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Republican Governor Kevin Stitt and Democrat Joy Hofmeister easily won their respective primary races on Tuesday, both taking advantage of huge fundraising advantages over their opponents in a state where hot-button issues such as abortion, firearms and the death penalty will continue. likely to … Read more
DOVER, Del. (AP) — The state’s chief investigator was subjected to a damning cross-examination on Tuesday as prosecutors rested their case in the criminal corruption trial of Delaware State Auditor Kathy McGuiness. Franklin Robinson was bombarded with questions from attorney Steve Wood about false and misleading statements he made under oath in an affidavit of … Read more