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October 08, 2021
The fight over abortion in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court Friday night quickly allowed Texas to resume banning most abortions, just one day after clinics across the state began rushing to serve patients again for the first time since early September.
Abortion providers in Texas had been bracing for the 5th U.S. Court of Appeals to act fast, even as they booked new appointm...
October 08, 2021
FILE – In this Oct. 2, 2021 file photo, people attend the Women’s March ATX rally, at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas. A federal judge has ordered Texas to suspend a new law that has banned most abortions in the state since September. The order Wednesday, Oct. 6, by U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman freezes for now the strict abortion law known as Senate Bill 8. (AP Photo/Stephen S...
October 08, 2021
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down a lower federal court ruling that temporarily blocked Texas from enforcing its ban on abortions as early as six weeks into a pregnancy.
The Department of Justice now has until Oct. 12 to reply to the ruling, and the ban remains in effect until then.
Before a lower court intervened, Texas was allowed to keep its abortion law, Senate Bill 8,...
October 08, 2021
Honoring the Giants, City Hall will glow orange Saturday night — Beat LA! After sunset, over 220 LED lighting fixtures will illuminate City Hall's exterior tomorrow with an orange hue; the building will also be lit Orange for Halloween this year. [sfgov.org]
Newsom signed three restaurant-related bills into law on Friday at Oakland's Kingston 11. Among those bills — all of which were origi...
October 08, 2021
On September 30, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom approved and signed SB 2 and SB 16.1 SB 2 created a decertification procedure for peace officers and removal/denial of qualified immunity for claims or actions brought under Tom Bane Civil Rights Act (Civil Code section 52.1). SB 16 impacts retention of peace officer employment records and access to employment records.
The following are general sum...
October 08, 2021
A supporter of reproductive rights holds a sign outside the Texas State Capitol building during the nationwide Women's March, held after Texas rolled out a near-total ban on abortion procedures and access to abortion-inducing medications, in Austin, Texas, U.S. October 2, 2021. Picture taken October 2, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Friday...
October 08, 2021
AUSTIN, Texas (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – A federal appeals courts Friday night allowed Texas to temporarily resume banning most abortions, just one day after clinics across the state began rushing to serve patients again for the first time since early September.
Abortion providers in Texas had been bracing for the 5th U.S. Court of Appeals to act quickly, even as they booked new appointments and reope...
October 08, 2021
Crime & Courts
A 35-year-old man was fatally shot by law enforcement officers early Friday morning after their efforts to serve warrants at a Salcha residence resulted in an exchange of gunfire, Alaska State Troopers wrote in an online alert.
When a team of Alaska State Troopers and local law enforcement officers arrived at the home around 7 a.m., Scott W. Hottinger left the home while ar...
October 08, 2021
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — During a conference with police chiefs all over the country, Winston-Salem Police Chief Catrina Thompson met a man named Dr. E.J. Greenwald, and what she learned at that conference could not only assist her on her journey to wellness but also all the officers she’s responsible for.
In the video above, hear fr...
October 08, 2021
Students in class at San Francisco International High School in March 2017.
California high school students will have to complete a semester of ethnic studies in order to graduate, starting with the class of 2030.
That new secondary school requirement, among the first in the nation, was signed into law Friday by Gov. Gavin Newsom, who said the courses will enable students to learn their own s...
