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'The woman has a heartbeat, too': Southeast Iowa residents react to Supreme Court ruling
The Hawk Eye via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAfter a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court Friday ended the constitutional right to abortion, Burlington area activists are reacting with dissatisfaction, but for different reasons. In overturning ...
Deepening drought, fish sticks around, Pistol Pete: News from around our 50 states
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAlabama Montgomery: The state has set a November execution date for a man convicted in the 1988...
Federal judge denies Joe Nathan James Jr.’s requests for stay of execution on July 28
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA federal judge on Wednesday denied Joe Nathan James Jr.’s requests for a stay of execution. Barring...
Attorneys for Richard Moore levy human rights group in push for relief from SC death row
Greenville News via Yahoo News· 3 months agoAs the South Carolina Supreme Court mulls over the future of the state’s death penalty, attorneys...
The week in politics: Everytown for Gun Safety to launch ad campaign ahead of special session
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 9 months agoEverytown for Gun Safety, a national nonprofit that advocates for gun control, will spend $100,000...
Alabama executions through the years: Facts, figures and failures
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 month agoAlabama’s handling, and mishandling, of executions in recent years has drawn national and international attention. But through the decades, the state has had an impact beyond its borders with ...
Sheriffs who see themselves as ultimate defenders of the Constitution are especially worried about...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoScott Jenkins, sheriff of Culpeper County, Va., is one of a large number of so-called...
31 stellar women in Cincinnati history, from Annie Oakley to Broadway stars
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 2 months agoLast year for Women’s History Month, we listed 31 historic Cincinnati women, one for each day of the...
Groups look to bail out Black mothers, caregivers in pretrial detention for Mother’s Day
Utah News Dispatch via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoYolanda Johnson’s nightmare began in the summer of 2021. As she recalls, a former boyfriend pushed...
Sister Helen Prejean: Alabama Just Showed Why We Must Kill the Death Penalty
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 3 months agoPhoto Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/GettyA few nights ago convicted murderer...