Attorneys challenge ‘twisted’ charge against Alabama woman who lost fetus in shooting
Attorneys on Monday urged an Alabama court to throw out a criminal charge against a woman whose fetus died after she was shot during a dispute, calling the state’s legal rationale “flawed and twisted” and the case unsupported by the law.
Millions celebrate LGBTQ pride in New York amid global fight for equality: organizers
Millions lined the streets of New York on Sunday to wave rainbow flags, celebrate the movement toward LGBTQ equality and renew calls for action in what organizers billed as the largest gay pride celebration in history.
Attorneys to challenge criminal charge against Alabama woman who lost fetus in shooting
Attorneys on Monday said they will seek to get manslaughter charges dismissed against an Alabama woman who was charged because a fetus she was carrying died when she was shot during a December dispute police say she started.
U.S. recorded 18 new cases of measles last week
The United States recorded 18 new measles cases last week, taking the total for the year to 1,095 in the worst outbreak since 1992, federal health officials said on Monday.
Investigators examine wreckage of Texas plane crash that killed ten
Federal investigators were examining the wreckage of a private turboprop plane on Monday to find out why it crashed into a hangar at an airport near Dallas soon after takeoff, killing all 10 people aboard.
Government inspectors detail overcrowding at U.S. border station: NBC
U.S. government inspectors reviewing a border station in El Paso, Texas, reported poor conditions for migrants, including overcrowding and a lack of sanitary conditions, NBC News reported on Monday, citing Department of Homeland Security documents.
Democratic presidential hopeful Buttigieg raises nearly $25 million in second quarter
U.S. presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg raised $24.8 million from nearly 300,000 donors in the second quarter this year, his campaign said on Monday, putting him in the top tier among the more than 20 Democrats running for the White House.
U.S. Navy SEAL’s war crimes trial winds to close in San Diego
Closing arguments were due in San Diego on Monday in the war crimes trial of a decorated U.S. Navy SEAL platoon leader charged with murdering a helpless Iraqi captive in his custody and shooting unarmed civilians.
Alaska’s heat wave fuels dangerous smoke, melts glaciers
Alaska’s heat wave is driving wildfires and melting glaciers, choking the state’s biggest cities with smoke and bloating rivers with meltwater.
World Pride parade preempted by anti-corporate dissidents
The world’s marquee gay pride parade was preempted by thousands of anti-corporate dissidents who staged their own protest on Sunday, rejecting a uniformed police presence and commercial sponsorship while also demanding LGBTQ equality.
