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FDA says its safety review of abortion pill will continue into next year
WASHINGTON | The Food and Drug Administration says its ongoing safety review of the nation’s main abortion pill will continue into next year, a timeline that was quickly condemned by abortion opponents hoping to see the drug’s use curtailed. The FDA gave a court-ordered update on its progress in a legal filing late Wednesday, providing […]
Cornell gang-rape accuser was ‘misled’ about criminal investigation, her lawyer says
ITHACA, N.Y. | The woman accusing several men of raping her at a Cornell University fraternity party was “misled” about the status of the criminal investigation in the weeks after she went to police, her lawyer said Wednesday. Even as she took her allegations about a 2024 gang rape at the Chi Phi fraternity house […]
UK police arrest a 7th man in connection with a security incident at a US-run air base
LONDON | British police on Tuesday arrested a 22-year-old man in London on suspicion of a terror offense over a security incident at a U.S.-run military air base in England that authorities have linked to Iran. The arrest is the seventh in connection with a suspected plot against RAF Fairford, located 100 miles (160 kilometers) […]
Protesting pupils blockade French high schools again, testing a weekslong movement
PARIS | Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched in cities across France on Tuesday in support of protests by school pupils demanding more education funding, increasing pressure on the government of outgoing President Emmanuel Macron. As pupils again blockaded high schools, large crowds waving flags and placards gathered in Marseille, Strasbourg and other cities. The […]
California couple arrested on child abuse charges in horrifying surrogacy probe
LOS ANGELES | A California couple has been arrested on child abuse charges following an investigation into a surrogacy scheme involving at least 21 children ranging in age from a few months to 13 years, authorities said Tuesday. Guojun Xuan, 66, and his wife, Silvia Zhang, 39, face several counts of child abuse, as well […]
Dennis Hastert, longtime Republican House speaker who went to prison, dies at age 84
CHICAGO | Dennis Hastert, whose congressional legacy as the longest-serving Republican House speaker was later fouled by allegations that he had molested high school athletes during his prior career as a teacher and wrestling coach, has died, a coroner said Monday. He was 84. Hastert, who was speaker from 1999 until 2007 and spent more […]
Russia reports a worker at a Siberian plague institute got pneumonia from an unknown cause and died
Russian authorities have quarantined a hospital and are monitoring contacts of an employee at a plague research institute in Siberia who contracted pneumonia of an “unknown” cause. Local state TV said the woman died last week. Russian authorities said they found no evidence that her illness was caused by any of the pathogens she worked […]
‘Jane Doe’ solidarity posts flood social media after Cornell rape lawsuit
NEW YORK | It was one woman, then another, and another, until a trickle became a flood. Countless women, and some men, posting on social media that they were Jane Doe, in support of a young woman using that name to file a lawsuit against Cornell University and seven fraternity members she accuses of raping […]
Search suspended for 6 people on missing medical flight from Bermuda to Boston
Authorities on Sunday suspended the search off the Massachusetts coast for six people on an air ambulance that disappeared during a flight from Bermuda to Boston. The U.S. Coast Guard said authorities searched more than 4,400 miles (7,081 kilometers) over a span of 66 hours for the four Canadians and two people from Bermuda who […]
A new Supreme Court term begins with cases on climate change, immigration and gun rights
WASHINGTON | The Supreme Court’s new term begins Monday with cases on climate change, religious rights and President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration high on the agenda. Here’s a look at what’s in store: Climate change The high court is starting its term with a major climate change case. The justices will hear an appeal […]