JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — If you are Black or Hispanic in a conservative state that already limits access to abortions, you are far more likely than a white woman to have one.And if the U.S. Supreme Court allows states to further restrict or even ban abortions, minority women will bear the brunt of it, according…Continue Reading
SYDNEY (AP) — Australian maritime experts said Thursday they believed they’ve found the wreck of one of the most important ships in the history of the South Pacific after it was scuttled in the U.S. more than 200 years ago.But archaeologists in the U.S. quickly countered by saying the findings were premature and a breach…Continue Reading
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gary Harris scored 22 points and Wendell Carter Jr. had 19 points and 18 rebounds to rally the Orlando Magic past the Indiana Pacers 119-118 on Wednesday night.Harris scored 10 points in the fourth quarter, including two key 3-pointers. He finished 6 of 11 from beyond the arc and thought his team…Continue Reading
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Two election initiatives — one aimed at expanding voter access and another designed to shore up election administration and oversight — inched forward Wednesday in the New Mexico Legislature with the support of state election regulators.Democratic Senate Majority Leader Peter Wirth urged colleagues on a panel to help expand voting…Continue Reading
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Spike Lee will direct a multi-part documentary for ESPN on Colin Kaepernick that features extensive interviews with the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback and access to his personal archive.ESPN Films announced Tuesday that Lee would weave never-before-seen footage from Kaepernick’s archive to provide “a full, first-person account of his journey.” Kaepernick…Continue Reading
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A consultant hired as part of a legal settlement has released recommendations for the Oregon State Hospital to at least temporarily ease a crisis of slow admissions and overwhelmed capacity. Dr. Debra Pinals, a behavioral health director from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, delivered her first of two…Continue Reading
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A former U.S. Navy captain pleaded guilty to bribery Wednesday for accepting nearly $68,000 in dinners, hotels, parties and prostitutes from a Malaysian defense contractor, prosecutors said.Donald Hornbeck, who entered the plea in San Diego federal court, acknowledged that while directing operations of combat ships in the 7th Fleet in the…Continue Reading
HONOLULU (AP) — Attorneys for the U.S. Navy on Wednesday appealed Hawaii’s order that it drain massive tanks that store fuel in the hills above Pearl Harbor, saying the state wrongly concluded the tanks posed an imminent threat that requires immediate action. A complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Honolulu asks a judge to…Continue Reading
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MOBILE, Ala. — Anyone and everyone on the new Giants coaching staff who is assigned to work with Daniel Jones in 2022 will have a vital role in helping to determine whether he makes it to 2023 as the team’s starting quarterback. And one of the most important members of head coach Brian Daboll’s staff,…Continue Reading