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Israel’s latest airstrikes in Gaza kill at least 15 including children

July 21, 2024, 1:45pm Latest News

Israeli airstrikes killed at least 15 people, including women and children overnight in Gaza, according to hospital officials and a body count by an Associated Press journalist on Sunday. Read story

Texas lawmakers last year made it easier for military veterans to become teachers.

Veterans can become certified teachers under new Texas law. Few opted for the classroom

Texas lawmakers last year made it easier for military veterans to become teachers.

July 21, 2024, 11:19am Nation & World

Faced with an educator shortage, Texas lawmakers last year made it easier for military veterans to become teachers. Read story

Taylor Shelton of Charleston was faced with wanting an abortion and being unable to find a South Carolina provider who could schedule the procedure within the state-mandated allowable timeframe. South Carolina passed legislation in 2024 that only allows an abortion during the first six weeks after conception.

‘The whole system is messed up.’ SC woman’s abortion ordeal is what awaits others

Taylor Shelton of Charleston was faced with wanting an abortion and being unable to find a South Carolina provider who could schedule the procedure within the state-mandated allowable timeframe. South Carolina passed legislation in 2024 that only allows an abortion during the first six weeks after conception.

July 21, 2024, 6:22am Health

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Taylor Shelton enjoys time with friends, reading, running and cooking with her partner. The Lowcountry resident connects to spirituality through meditation in yoga. She hikes and enjoys the mountains, but considers herself more of a beach girl. Read story

Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, speaks during Faith &amp; Freedom Coalition&rsquo;s God &amp; Country Breakfast, Thursday, July 18, 2024, in Milwaukee.

GOP vice presidential pick Vance revisits Appalachian roots as bitter divide over memoir lingers

Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, speaks during Faith &amp; Freedom Coalition&rsquo;s God &amp; Country Breakfast, Thursday, July 18, 2024, in Milwaukee.

July 21, 2024, 6:06am Nation & World

Newly minted vice presidential nominee JD Vance built his Wednesday night speech to the Republican National Convention around his own Appalachian roots, but it wasn’t the first time he had shared his personal story. Read story

Red-state cities and suburbs are becoming more diverse

July 21, 2024, 6:06am Nation & World

Growth in Asian, Black and Hispanic communities is transforming cities and suburban counties, especially in red states such as Florida, Indiana and Texas, according to a new Stateline analysis. The presidential swing states of Georgia, Nevada and Pennsylvania also were among the fastest-changing states. Read story

FILE - Smoke rises as police clash with protester during a Black Lives Matter protest near the Seattle Police East Precinct headquarters, July 25, 2020, in Seattle. Seattle has agreed to pay $10 million to 50 demonstrators who sued over the police department&rsquo;s heavy-handed response to racial justice protests in 2020, attorneys for both sides said Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted S.

Some police officers leave big cities for smaller towns to avoid heightened scrutiny

FILE - Smoke rises as police clash with protester during a Black Lives Matter protest near the Seattle Police East Precinct headquarters, July 25, 2020, in Seattle. Seattle has agreed to pay $10 million to 50 demonstrators who sued over the police department&rsquo;s heavy-handed response to racial justice protests in 2020, attorneys for both sides said Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted S.

July 21, 2024, 6:06am Latest News

Four years after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and the police murder of George Floyd, many big-city law enforcement agencies are struggling to fill their ranks. Read story

Why the election may slow plans to replace lead pipes

July 21, 2024, 6:00am Health

With the Environmental Protection Agency’s latest — and strictest — plan to minimize the risk of Americans drinking lead-contaminated water on the horizon, the debate over whether the rules go too far or not nearly far enough is reaching a tipping point. Read story

FILE - In this March 25, 2015 file photo, Margot Riphagen of New Orleans, La., wears a birth control pills costume during a protest in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington. A U.S. judge will hear arguments Friday, Jan. 11, 2019, over California’s attempt to block new rules by the Trump administration that would allow more employers to opt out of providing no-cost birth control to women. The new rules are set to go into effect on Monday, Jan. 14, 2019.

If lawsuit ends federal mandates on birth control coverage, states will have the say

FILE - In this March 25, 2015 file photo, Margot Riphagen of New Orleans, La., wears a birth control pills costume during a protest in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington. A U.S. judge will hear arguments Friday, Jan. 11, 2019, over California’s attempt to block new rules by the Trump administration that would allow more employers to opt out of providing no-cost birth control to women. The new rules are set to go into effect on Monday, Jan. 14, 2019.

July 21, 2024, 6:00am Health

David Engler had been pretty sure he didn’t want children. Then a frustrating school day two years ago helped seal the deal for the now 43-year-old substitute teacher. Read story

Poland&rsquo;s Prime Minister Donald Tusk, right, stands next to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, during the European Political Community meeting, near Oxford, England, Thursday July 18, 2024.

European leaders cast wary eye to Trump’s tepid Ukraine stance

Poland&rsquo;s Prime Minister Donald Tusk, right, stands next to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, during the European Political Community meeting, near Oxford, England, Thursday July 18, 2024.

July 21, 2024, 6:00am Nation & World

The prospect of a second U.S. presidency for Donald Trump, and what that means for the defense of Ukraine against Russian aggression is hanging over a major gathering of European leaders on the other side of the Atlantic. Read story

Cubans are still being recruited by Russia to fight in Ukraine

July 21, 2024, 5:06am Nation & World

Cubans are continuing to travel to Russia to join its war on Ukraine despite attempts by the government in Havana to clamp down on recruitment, according to a person familiar with the matter. Read story