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FILE – A sign stands outside Planned Parenthood of Utah on June 28, 2022, in Salt Lake City. Planned Parenthood is shifting funding to its state affiliates and cutting national office staff to reflect a changed landscape in both how abortion is provided and how battles over access are playing out. The group, a major provider of abortion and other health services and also an advocate for abortion access, told its staff on Monday, May 22, 2023, that layoff notices would go out in June and provided The Associated Press with an overview Tuesday. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File) NYAB204 NYAB204

May 23, 2023 at 1:23 pm

As abortion battle shifts, Planned Parenthood to boost regional affiliate funds, cut national staff

Planned Parenthood is shifting funding to its state affiliates and cutting national office staff.

Protesters on both sides of the issue hold signs as North Carolina House members debate, Tuesday, May 16, 2023, in Raleigh, N.C., on whether to override Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of a bill that would change the state’s ban on nearly all abortions from those after 20 weeks of pregnancy to those after 12 weeks of pregnancy. Both the Senate and House had to complete successful override votes for the measure to be enacted into law. The Senate voted to override the veto earlier and the House also voted to override. (AP Photo/Chris Seward) NCCS111 NCCS111

May 17, 2023 at 7:33 am

Here are all of the abortion debates happening this week in US courts and statehouses VIEW

Here are key things to know about the latest abortion-related developments in courts and state legislatures.

May 5, 2023 at 12:59 pm

States add laws on pronouns, sports for transgender students

Republican-controlled states across the U.S. are adding restrictions on how schools should handle transgender students.

May 3, 2023 at 10:06 pm

In latest abortion law chapter: Bill signings, court rulings VIEW

In Montana, a court rebuffed one abortion restriction, but the governor quickly signed others into law.

April 28, 2023 at 10:34 am

2 abortion bans failed, 1 passed in US statehouses this week

With measures to protect abortion access becoming law in two states, a ban in a third state and court action elsewhere, the status of abortion...

April 25, 2023 at 1:28 pm

North Dakota’s latest try at abortion ban could face lawsuit

With the enforcement of one abortion ban held up by the courts, North Dakota lawmakers are trying a different version.

This artist sketch depicts Dominion Voting Systems attorney Justin Nelson, standing left, and Fox News attorney Daniel Webb, standing at right, speaking to Judge Eric Davis before finishing jury selection in Delaware Superior Court Tuesday, April 18, 2023, in Wilmington, Del. (Elizabeth Williams via AP) DEEW103 DEEW103

April 18, 2023 at 2:48 am

Fox, Dominion reach $787M settlement over election claims VIEW

Fox and Dominion Voting Systems have reached a $787 million settlement in the voting machine company’s defamation lawsuit.

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The Fox News studios and headquarters in New York City on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey) RPTS104 RPTS104

April 17, 2023 at 7:00 am

Fox News-Dominion libel case set to begin after brief delay VIEW

The Delaware judge overseeing a voting machine company’s $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News has delayed the start of the trial until Tuesday.

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FILE – New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks to reporters about legislation passed during a special legislative session in the Red Room at the state Capitol, July 1, 2022, in Albany, N.Y. For California, New York and some other states trying to position themselves as safe havens for those seeking abortions, a federal court ruling this week, Wednesday, April 12, 2023, could be a setback, adding barriers to obtaining one of the two drugs usually used in combination to end pregnancies with medication. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File) NY125 NY125

April 14, 2023 at 10:46 am

U.S. Supreme Court’s abortion pill order spares safe havens

States that are trying to position themselves as safe havens for women seeking abortions have been spared, at least until Wednesday.

FILE – This May 10, 2018, file photo shows an arrangement of fentanyl test strips in New York. After years of rising death tolls from a surge in drug addiction, Kentucky officials on Thursday, July 18, 2019, reported the first statewide drop in drug overdose deaths since 2013. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

April 12, 2023 at 2:26 am

An emerging threat: Drug mix of xylazine, fentanyl

The U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy is designating the tranquilizer xylazine when mixed with fentanyl as an emerging threat.