Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
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Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%.
An 86-year-old Missouri man has died just days after pleading guilty to a lesser charge in the 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black honour student who rang the white man's doorbell by mistake, prosecutors announced Wednesday.
Michigan Democrats win special elections, regain full control of state government
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Photo: NDTV It's often said that the law should apply to all, regardless of one's social status or political power. But in the United States, the notion of equal justice under the law has been put to the test during the tumultuous tenure of Donald J. Trump, a twice impeached, twice-indicted former president who seems to have made a sport out of flouting the rules without facing consequences.
Leaders of the U.S.House of Representatives & the head of the United States Postal Service today unveiled the new stamp honoring late civil rights leader, Rep. John R. Lewis. The stamp design features a 2013 photograph of the Georgia Democrat taken by Marco Grob for Time magazine.
"Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble.”
—Rep. John Lewis (1940-2020)
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