
Maine expansion of abortion laws, which would be among broadest in US, passes committee
The state’s current laws allow pregnancy terminations until a fetus becomes viable, which is generally considered to be about 24 weeks

The state’s current laws allow pregnancy terminations until a fetus becomes viable, which is generally considered to be about 24 weeks

At long last “The Flash” is making its way to theaters on June 16, directed by “It” helmer Andy Muschietti and starring Ezra Miller as Barry Allen, who has been attached to a standalone film for almost 10 years

The fact that someone under indictment — twice — could somehow still be considered a viable presidential candidate underscores Trump’s continued grip on the Republican Party, as well as the fundamental ways in which he has transformed American democratic norms

The judge on Friday rejected challenges to the secrecy filed by lawyers for several media outlets and for the U.S. bankruptcy trustee, which serves as a government watchdog in Chapter 11 reorganization cases

The film premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival takes an acutely meta premise in lampooning the tumultuous experience of an inexperienced woman brought in to a direct a play at a small local theater in Glendale, California, after its original male director is accused of misconduct

Republicans and Democrats on the House Transportation Committee proposed Friday to let airlines exclude taxes and fees from advertised fares, as long as the full price is available by clicking a hyperlink or through some other way

With GM and Ford joining Tesla’s charging system, the rest of the auto industry may be forced follow suit. If so, it would provide a major victory to Tesla

Seven inmates and parolees received their associate degrees in general studies on Friday. It was the first graduating class in partnership between the UNH’s Prison Education Program and the Yale Prison Education Initiative

The decision carries extra significance because insurers have held off on paying for the drug, Leqembi, until it has full FDA approval

The Italian team hope their World Cup winning striker outshines Europe’s top scorer and allows them to get in the way of Guardiola’s chase of a historic treble

The president is set to sign an executive order aiming to bolster job opportunities for military and veteran spouses whose careers are often disrupted by their loved ones’ deployments

The Cuba agreement, fully effective as of August, is the first major achievement of total peace, Gustavo Petro’s flagship policy

Johnson quit on Friday after receiving the results of an investigation by lawmakers over misleading statements he made to Parliament about a slew of gatherings in government that breached pandemic lockdown rules

The indictment of real estate developer Nate Paul on Friday is the result of a yearslong FBI investigation that Paxton became entangled in three years ago

The ‘clean slate’ legislation would automatically seal most recent convictions — three years after serving time or parole for a misdemeanor, and eight years for felony convictions

Assange has battled in British courts for years to avoid being sent to the U.S., where he faces 17 charges of espionage and one charge of computer misuse over WikiLeaks’ publication of classified documents

The assignment of U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon is a rare bit of good news for Trump in the face of an indictment with several criminal charges that carries the prospect of a years-long prison sentence

White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby says U.S. intelligence officials believe a plant in Russia’s Alabuga special economic zone could be operational early next year

The president says “it matters a great deal” how everyone is treated in the United States. He spoke directly to LGBTQ+ people who feel under attack, telling them the administration “has your back”

Van der Sloot is accused of seeking $250,000 from Holloway’s mother in exchange for disclosing the location of the young woman’s body. He is serving a 28-year sentence in Peru after confessing to killing a Peruvian woman

The measure’s top Republican sponsor has pushed back over how the Kentucky Department of Education interpreted the provisions in offering guidance to school districts

DeSantis’ recruiters zeroed in on Sacred Heart Catholic Church in El Paso and its bustling migrant shelter to find asylum-seekers to fly to California’s capital city on Florida’s taxpayer-funded jets

General Motors joins Ford in shifting its vehicles to about 12,000 of Tesla’s chargers, and both Detroit automakers are pushing to make Tesla’s connector the industry standard

Newsom’s proposed 28th Amendment would also institute a “reasonable” waiting period for all gun purchases and ban assault rifles throughout the country

This El Nino started earlier than usual, which puts 2023 in the running for warmest year on record

The new U.S.-U.K. agreement will serve as a framework for bolstering cooperation between the two countries on clean energy transition, development of emerging technologies, and protecting technology that is critical to national security

The member countries have sealed agreement on a plan to share out responsibility for migrants entering Europe without authorization, the root of one of the bloc’s longest-running political crises