North Carolina’s House has approved a Republican package of abortion restrictions that would ban abortions after 12 weeks.
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Attorney for man in Ralph Yarl shooting wants case records sealed
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Illinois man using leaf blower in his yard fatally shot by neighbor, authorities say
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New York woman driven to wrong address fatally shot by homeowner, sheriff says
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Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signs law restricting school restroom use by transgender people
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Colorado dentist killed wife by poisoning her protein shakes with arsenic and cyanide, police say
James Toliver Craig, 45, was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder in a “complex and calculated” poisoning of his wife, police said Sunday.
West Virginia Republican Legislature passes bill banning health care for transgender minors
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Virginia judge cites 19th-century slave law to rule frozen human embryos as property
A Virginia judge ruled that frozen human embryos can be legally considered as property, citing a 19th-century law concerning the treatment of slaves.
Journalist and 9-year-old among 3 dead in Florida shootings, sheriff says; suspect arrested
A television journalist and 9-year-old were fatally shot Wednesday near the scene of a fatal shooting in central Florida, authorities said.