Appeals court keeps block on Mississippi 6-week abortion ban

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal appeals court is keeping a block on a Mississippi law that would ban most abortions as early as about six weeks — a stage when many women may not even know they are pregnant.

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New Zealand killer of British backpacker sentenced to life

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The New Zealand man was sentenced to life in prison Friday for murdering a British backpacker whose mother told the court a hole had been ripped in her heart by her daughter's stolen …

Lawsuit: 52 people faked Uber accidents for insurance money

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Some South Carolina residents deliberately caused hit-and-run accidents while in Uber rides as part of an insurance scam, a car insurance company says in a lawsuit.

Jury clears hospital in controversial medical abuse case

BOSTON (AP) — Boston Children’s Hospital wasn't medically negligent in its treatment of a Connecticut teen who spent nearly a year in state custody after doctors suspected her parents of medical child abuse, a jury…

Wake Forest apologizes for slavery in university's past

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — The president of Wake Forest University issued a public apology Thursday for the institution's past involvement in slavery.

4th member of Massachusetts family dies after Florida crash

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A fourth member of a family visiting Florida from Massachusetts has died after a four-vehicle crash earlier this week, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

Wounded but defiant, Bloomberg promises to keep fighting

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — His aura suddenly shattered, a defiant Michael Bloomberg sent a pointed message Thursday to a political world grappling with his underwhelming presidential debate debut: He's not going away.

Police: Missouri man may have strangled missing wife

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Investigators believe a Missouri man may have strangled or suffocated his Chinese wife before she went missing in early October, according to a probable cause statement.

Trump savoring scrambled Dem race, Bloomberg's debate debut

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Relishing in Democrats' jumbled primary in the wake of a fractious debate, President Donald Trump offered stinging criticism of his rivals as he sought to take advantage of the moment.

Intellectual disability cited in death row inmate's appeal

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The attorney for an Arkansas death row inmate convicted for fatally shooting a police officer during a 2011 traffic stop told the state Supreme Court Thursday the inmate has an intellectual…

University of Michigan president apologizes to anyone harmed by a school doctor after ex-students allege sexual abuse

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — University of Michigan president apologizes to anyone harmed by a school doctor after ex-students allege sexual abuse.

Lima Group urges world to help bring stability to Venezuela

GATINEAU, Quebec (AP) — Canada and its Western Hemisphere allies called on the rest of the democratic world Thursday to help bring stability to Venezuela as it struggles with an exodus of citizens amid economic col…

Judge gives prison time to friend of gunman who killed 9

CINCINNATI (AP) — A friend of a gunman who killed nine people in a shooting rampage in Dayton, Ohio, was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison on Thursday on unrelated federal firearms charges.

Dominicans protest as officials detain 2 in e-vote probe

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Hundreds joined in a demonstration demanding the resignation of the Dominican Republic’s elections commission Thursday, the fourth consecutive day of protests over the weeke…