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In an op-ed criticizing Texas' new restrictive abortion law, actress Uma Thurman revealed Tuesday that she had an abortion as a teenager, saying it has been her "darkest secret until now." The new Texas law, the most restrictive measure in the U.S., bans abortions as early as six weeks of pregnancy, before most women know that they are pregnant. It also allows private citizens to sue abortion...

The map includes those who have been struck and killed in Pennsylvania. Yellow is PennDOT employees, orange is turnpike workers, red is fire, purple is EMS, green is towing, black is a municipal road crew worker and blue is police officers. (SOURCE: PennDOT) Since 2019, 136 first responders have been struck and killed while at an emergency scene or assisting the driver of a disabled vehicle. ...

Choreographer Hope Mohr (center) talks with Wiley Naman Strasser, Silk Worm, Belinda He and Karla Quintero before rehearsal of Mohr’s dance-theater project “Bacchae Before.” Photo: Scott Strazzante / The Chronicle There was one moment, on the first day of rehearsal for the dance-theater piece “Bacchae Before,” when choreographer Hope Mohr especially felt as if she were putting the principles ...

Texas’ Abortion Law Could Worsen the State’s Maternal Mortality Rate  TIME

Commentary A decades-old misdemeanor can force you into homelessness. A ‘clean slate’ would change that. Adam Abdullah, Mentor Program Coordinator shakes hands with Mark Palmer, a client at Second Chance Center in Denver, May 20, 2021. (Kevin Mohatt for Colorado Newsline) What should the penalty be for someone convicted of a minor, nonviolent drug offense? Many on the left would say none at...

Rivera was taken into custody Tuesday night, but had previously been let out earlier in the day as part of the state's new "Less Is More" act. The law, which was just recently signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul, largely eliminates the practice of incarcerating people for technical parole violations in New York. Here's the timeline outlined by RPD. July 10, 2021: Heather Majors is found stabbed in...

A new lawsuit will test whether public agencies can hide how much they are paying attorneys and determine how far they must go in searching for records sought under the Missouri Sunshine Law. The lawsuit, filed Sept. 10 in Jefferson City by lobbyist John Gaskin, of Flotron McIntosh, accuses the Missouri State Employees Retirement System of improperly closing the contracts with and bills from ...

WARSAW, Poland — Poland's constitutional court resumed proceedings Wednesday in a key case over whether Polish or European Union law has primacy in the EU member country. The ruling of the Constitutional Tribunal, when it eventually comes, is expected to define Poland's future relationship with the 27-member bloc. The court opened the case on a motion earlier this year from Polish Prime Minis...

North Carolina’s Republican lawmakers passed a 2018 voter ID law with the intent of making the voting process harder for Black residents, a panel of state judges ruled last week. In their decision, the three superior court judges that struck down the state's latest photo voter ID law ruled that Republican lawmakers had pushed through rules that intentionally discriminate against Black voter...

Julius Hall launched his campaign for Port Wentworth mayor in early June, citing concerns about growth in a city that has more than doubled in size over the last decade. He's lived in the Savannah suburb for six years and operates a media company, All Things Relevant Media. He's active in local politics, consulted local officials on their campaigns, and sat on the board of the Chatham County...