Abortion Politics in 2024

In the 2022 midterms, several high-profile Democratic candidates highlighted their Republican opponents’ role in restricting abortion access. Stacey Abrams in Georgia and Beto O’Rourke in Texas were ... Read More

How the abortion debate blew up last week

Abortion, the one issue that for decades united conservative Christian “pro-family” activists and rallied evangelical voters, blew up last week in the days before Americans watched a total eclipse of ... Read More

As medical perils from abortion bans grow, so do opportunities for Democrats in a post-Roe world

For much of her life, Angela Crawford considered herself a fairly conservative Republican — and she voted that way. But then a wave of court rulings and Republican-led actions in states restricted ... Read More

Trump the Front-Runner? Not So Fast.

As foreign leaders trek to Mar-a-Lago to restore their ties to the once and future president, they might be surprised to learn that the election isn’t as sealed as they seem to think. Read More

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Kids Can't Wait Any Longer For Social Media Safety When my son Conall took his life at age 17, it was devastating to me and our entire family. Conall was a caring, empathetic, and bright young man, ... Read More

What MAGA has planned for USAID — and the world

Could the Trump administration implement these ideas mentioned in Project 2025? Yes," said Tom Hart, the president of InterAction. “Should they? That is an entirely different question.” ... Read More

Election Updates: The sister of a slain Michigan woman contradicts Trump, saying he never contacted the family.

Voters in Wisconsin approved adding language to the State Constitution on Tuesday that will forbid officials from accepting donations of money or staffing to help run elections, The Associated Press ... Read More

Poland has a strict abortion law — and many abortions. Lawmakers are now tackling the legislation

Poland’s parliament held a long-awaited debate Thursday on liberalizing the country's strict abortion law. The traditionally Catholic nation has one of the most restrictive laws in Europe, but many ... Read More

Trump slams Arizona court’s abortion ruling, contradicting recent stance favouring state control: Live

Donald Trump has said that the Arizona court ruling outlawing abortion unless a patient’s life is in danger went too far. He made the remarks at a campaign event in Atlanta.Access to abortion is set ... Read More

Must It Be the Rest Against the West?

Indeed, Raspail claims that in depicting the French armed forces fleeing from confrontation rather than bloodily repulsing the armada, he shows he is no racist, for "I denied to the white Occident, at ... Read More

Meet the women who pioneered the development of IVF

These are the women who played a role in the development of IVF, from Miriam Menkin in the 1930s to Georgeanna Seegar Jones in the late 70s and 80s. Read More

What's happening in the Mid-Hudson Valley: April 13, 2024

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater will begin its first sail of the season, launching from its home port at the Hudson Valley Maritime Museum, 50 Rondout Landing, Kingston, at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 13. Read More