Judge strikes down Indiana abortion complications report law

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge has struck down an Indiana law that aimed to require reports from medical providers to the state if they treat women for complications arising from abortions.

Utah to require masks in schools, not statewide, amid surge

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah will require masks in schools as they reopen in the fall, but Republican Gov. Gary Herbert stopped short of a statewide mandate Thursday.

Reports: Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen back in prison, weeks after he was let out as part of effort to slow coronavirus

NEW YORK (AP) — Reports: Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen back in prison, weeks after he was let out as part of effort to slow coronavirus.

Utah governor issues face mask mandate for schools amid coronavirus surge concerns

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah governor issues face mask mandate for schools amid coronavirus surge concerns.

Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen back in federal prison

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, was returned to federal prison Thursday, after balking at certain conditions of the home confinement he was granted because …

Double win at Supreme Court elates religious conservatives

NEW YORK (AP) — Conservative-leaning faith leaders and their allies, outspoken in recent years about what they consider infringements on religious liberties, cheered Wednesday as the Supreme Court issued a pair of …

Ousted NY prosecutor tells panel Barr 'urged' him to resign

WASHINGTON (AP) — The ousted U.S. attorney who was leading investigations into President Donald Trump's allies told the House Judiciary panel on Thursday that Attorney General William Barr “repeatedly urged” him to…

Chemical weapons watchdog's council condemns Syrian attacks

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The governing body of the world's chemical weapons watchdog on Thursday condemned the use of chemical weapons by Syria and called on the government of President Bashar Assad to declare…

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For 1st time, female soldier set to join a Green Beret team

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, a female soldier has graduated from the Army's elite Special Forces course and will join one of the all-male Green Beret teams, capping a yearslong campaign to move women into …

Louisiana governor, lawmakers oppose canceling school sports

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Despite Louisiana's surging coronavirus outbreak, Gov. John Bel Edwards and a majority of state House members oppose a state senator's call for the cancellation of public school athletics th…

CDC: No rewriting of guidelines for reopening schools

WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite President Donald Trump's sharp criticism, federal guidelines for reopening schools are not being revised, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.

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Esper defends use of National Guard in helping with unrest

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Thursday defended using National Guard soldiers to support law enforcement agencies in handling civil unrest triggered by the killing of George Floyd, saying it was…

AP source: Feds worried jailed Epstein confidante Maxwell might kill herself, so took her sheets, gave her paper clothes

WASHINGTON (AP) — AP source: Feds worried jailed Epstein confidante Maxwell might kill herself, so took her sheets, gave her paper clothes.