Woman raped as a child campaigns with first lady on abortion

Woman raped as a child campaigns with first lady on abortion

WASHINGTON (AP) — A 22-year-old woman who became abortion rights advocate After being raped by her stepfather as a child, she will campaign this weekend alongside first lady Jill Biden in Pennsylvania in the 2024 election around the anniversary of the fall of Roe v . Wade. Hadley Duvall of Owensboro, Kentuckyfirst told her story … Read more

Philadelphia shooting injures 7, police say

Philadelphia shooting injures 7, police say

PHILADELPHIA CREAM — Seven people were injured Wednesday evening in a shooting in Philadelphia, police said. The shooting happened shortly before 6:30 p.m. in North Philadelphia. The victims include a 19-year-old man shot in the leg, a 31-year-old woman shot in the hand, a 23-year-old man shot in the buttock and two women aged 47 … Read more

Philadelphia shooting injures 7, police say

Philadelphia shooting injures 7, police say

Police say seven people injured in Philadelphia shooting June 19, 2024, 8:26 p.m. ET • 1 minute reading PHILADELPHIA — Seven people were injured Wednesday night in a shooting in Philadelphia, police said. The shooting happened shortly before 6:30 p.m. in North Philadelphia. The victims include a 19-year-old man shot in the leg, a 31-year-old … Read more

Plastic surgeon charged after wife died of cardiac arrest while working on her

Plastic surgeon charged after wife died of cardiac arrest while working on her

PENSACOLA, Florida. (AP) — A Florida Panhandle plastic surgeon has been charged in the death of his wife after she suffered cardiac arrest and died days after performing after-hours procedures at his clinic last year last, authorities said. Benjamin Brown was arrested Monday for manslaughter by culpable negligence, which is a second-degree felony. He was … Read more

The US surgeon general calls for labels on social media, like on cigarettes

The US surgeon general calls for labels on social media, like on cigarettes

The U.S. surgeon general has asked Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms similar to those currently available. obligatory on cigarette boxes. In an opinion piece published Monday in The New York Times, Dr. Vivek Murthy said social media contributes to the mental health crisis among young people. “It is time to require … Read more

Northeast and Midwest brace for dangerously hot temperatures and heat dome

Northeast and Midwest brace for dangerously hot temperatures and heat dome

Things are about to heat up across much of the United States with dangerously high temperatures in the Midwest and Northeast next week, prompting health officials to urge people to make plans now to stay safe. The heat wave follows an earlier-than-usual heat wave in the Southwest last week, which saw triple-digit temperatures in cities … Read more

Supreme Court unanimously preserves access to widely used abortion medications

Supreme Court unanimously preserves access to widely used abortion medications

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court Thursday, access to a drug used in Nearly two-thirds of all abortions In the United States last year, in the first court ruling on abortion since conservative justices overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago. The nine judges ruled that abortion Opponents did not have the legal right to … Read more

Dixon, Illinois: Multiple People Reportedly Shot in ‘Mass-Casualty Incident,’ Officials Say

Plastic surgeon charged after wife died of cardiac arrest while working on her

DIXON, ill. (AP) — Several people were shot Wednesday in northern Illinois, authorities said, calling it a “mass casualty incident.” Ambulances and two medical helicopters went to the community of Lost Lake near Dixon, where there was also a massive police presence, according to a post on the Winnebago Boone & Ogle County Fire/Ems Incidents … Read more

Martha’s Vineyard is about to run out of pot

Martha’s Vineyard is about to run out of pot

VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. (AP) – An 81-year-old Martha’s Vineyard woman went to the Island Time dispensary last week to pick up her usual order of pot. But owner Geoff Rose had to tell him the cupboard was empty – it had been forced to temporarily close three weeks earlier after selling out of every last … Read more

Jurors convict 5 defendants in $40 million Minnesota food fraud scheme

Jurors convict 5 defendants in  million Minnesota food fraud scheme

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A jury convicted five Minnesota residents but acquitted two others Friday for their roles in a scheme to steal more than $40 million which was supposed to feed children during the coronavirus pandemic. The case gained attention after someone tried to bribe a junior with a bag of $120,000 in cash. That … Read more