Guatemalan migrant toddler dies weeks after U.S. detention
A 2-1/2-year-old Guatemalan migrant boy who was detained last month at the U.S.-Mexico border but released from U.S. custody with his mother during treatment for an illness has died in hospital, authorities said on Wednesday.
Alabama governor signs strictest U.S. abortion ban into law
Alabama’s governor signed a bill on Wednesday to ban nearly all abortions in the state, even in cases of rape and incest, in the latest challenge by conservatives to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision establishing a woman’s right to terminate her…
Trump pardons ex-media mogul Conrad Black
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a full pardon for former media mogul Conrad Black, who was convicted in 2007 of fraud and obstruction of justice and spent 3-1/2 years in prison.
Alabama governor signs nation’s strictest abortion ban
Alabama’s governor on Wednesday signed a bill to ban nearly all abortions in the state, even in cases of rape and incest, in political conservatives’ latest challenge to the landmark 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision establishing a woman’s right to term…
Trump signs full pardon for ex-media mogul Conrad Black
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a full pardon for former media mogul Conrad Black, who was convicted in 2007 of fraud and obstruction of justice and spent 3-1/2 years in prison, the White House said.
New York City Mayor de Blasio to join crowded Democratic presidential field
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, who emerged as a progressive standard-bearer in 2013 but has struggled amid middling approval ratings to build a national profile, will enter the 2020 presidential race on Thursday, according to a source close to the…
U.S. anti-abortion groups plot course from state capitals to Supreme Court
Anti-abortion advocacy groups have pushed hard in recent months for the passage of bills to restrict or even ban the procedure outright at the state level, inspired by the perception that the U.S. Supreme Court has tilted in their favor.
Abortion restrictions carry political risk for Republicans in 2020
The move by states like Alabama, Georgia and Ohio to impose drastic restrictions on abortion could bolster Republicans’ support from religious voters wary of President Donald Trump but risks alienating moderates, political experts said on Wednesday.
Alabama governor signs strict abortion ban into law
Alabama’s governor on Wednesday signed a bill to ban nearly all abortions in the state, even in cases of rape and incest, in the latest bid by political conservatives to try to roll back the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark 1973 ruling establishing a woma…
Migrants sleep on ground, rig awnings at Texas Border Patrol station
Reuters photos taken on Wednesday show adults and children outside the U.S. Border Patrol station for migrants in McAllen, Texas, sleeping on the ground and rigging up makeshift awnings with reflective blankets to shelter from the sun.
