Head of Planned Parenthood groups departs, cites differences over abortion
The leader of reproductive services provider Planned Parenthood Federation of America and its political arm said on Tuesday that she was leaving both organizations over philosophical differences in their approaches to abortion rights.
In rare rebuke, dozens of Republicans hit Trump over ‘racist’ tweets
After initial hesitation, a growing number of Republicans in the U.S. Congress – including almost half the Ohio delegation in the House – have openly criticized President Donald Trump over his racially charged attacks on four Democratic lawmakers.
Apollo 11 astronaut returns to launch pad where first humans lifted off for the moon
Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins returned to the launch pad Tuesday at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida where he flew to the moon 50 years ago along with the late Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin.
U.S. to move public lands agency to Colorado from Washington
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management will move its headquarters to Colorado from Washington, officials said on Tuesday, sparking ire from conservationists who said the decision would weaken the agency dedicated to managing the country’s vast public lands…
ACLU files suit to block Trump rule to stop asylum-seekers
The American Civil Liberties Union sued U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday, challenging a sweeping new rule that would bar almost all migrants from seeking asylum at the southern border of the United States.
California gang members charged in L.A. machete murders, racketeering
Twenty-two Los Angeles members of the notorious MS-13 gang with nicknames such as “Desastre” and “Lucifer” have been charged with running a criminal racketeering enterprise enforced with a string of murders, some by machete, prosecutors said on Tuesday…
Planned Parenthood groups announce departure of president, acting leader named
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, a leading provider of reproductive services, and its political arm, the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, said on Tuesday they replaced their president, Dr. Leana Wen, effective immediately.
Singer R. Kelly denied bail on U.S. charges of sex crimes over two decades
R&B singer R. Kelly pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to a raft of federal charges accusing him of running a scheme to force women and girls to provide sex for himself and others, and a judge ordered that he remain in jail without bail.
Planned Parenthood groups announce departure of President Leana Wen, acting leader named
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, a leading provider of reproductive services, and its political arm, the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, said on Tuesday that they replaced their president, Dr. Leana Wen, effective immediately.
U.S. inspector general to probe FAA helicopter oversight
The U.S. Transportation Department’s inspector general said on Tuesday it will probe the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) oversight of doors-off helicopter operations after a New York crash in March 2018 that killed five people.
