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Supreme Court rules for deaf student in education case

March 21, 2023, 11:08am Latest News

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday for a deaf student who sued his public school system for providing an inadequate education. The case is significant for other disabled students who allege they were failed by school officials. Read story

FILE - New Hampshire Attorney General Michael Delaney speaks about drug abuse issues in Concord, N.H., Feb. 22, 2013. One of President Joe Biden's nominees to a federal appeals court has generated rare concern from some Democrats and outside groups over his signature on a legal brief defending a parental notification law in New Hampshire. Delaney, nominated for the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, based in Boston, said in written testimony to senators that he did not write the 2005 brief and otherwise had "extremely limited involvement" in the case that was brought while he was deputy attorney general in New Hampshire.

Biden’s appeals court nominee faces rare Democratic scrutiny

FILE - New Hampshire Attorney General Michael Delaney speaks about drug abuse issues in Concord, N.H., Feb. 22, 2013. One of President Joe Biden's nominees to a federal appeals court has generated rare concern from some Democrats and outside groups over his signature on a legal brief defending a parental notification law in New Hampshire. Delaney, nominated for the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, based in Boston, said in written testimony to senators that he did not write the 2005 brief and otherwise had "extremely limited involvement" in the case that was brought while he was deputy attorney general in New Hampshire.

March 20, 2023, 8:03am Politics

One of President Joe Biden’s nominees to a federal appeals court has generated rare concern from some Democrats and outside groups over his signature on a legal brief defending a parental notification law in New Hampshire, injecting the issue of abortion into his confirmation fight from an unexpected flank. Read story

This image provided by Betty Seaman shows Navy A-6 Intruder pilot Jim Seaman. Navy Capt. Jim Seaman died of lung cancer at the age of 61. His widow Betty Seaman has been part of a large group of aviators and their surviving spouses who have lobbied Congress and the Pentagon for years to look into the number of cancers aviators and ground crew face. In a new study the Pentagon has found alarmingly higher rates of cancer among aviators than in the U.S. general population, and has further reviews planned.

Higher cancer rates found in military pilots, ground crews

This image provided by Betty Seaman shows Navy A-6 Intruder pilot Jim Seaman. Navy Capt. Jim Seaman died of lung cancer at the age of 61. His widow Betty Seaman has been part of a large group of aviators and their surviving spouses who have lobbied Congress and the Pentagon for years to look into the number of cancers aviators and ground crew face. In a new study the Pentagon has found alarmingly higher rates of cancer among aviators than in the U.S. general population, and has further reviews planned.

March 19, 2023, 1:02pm Health

A Pentagon study has found high rates of cancer among military pilots and for the first time has shown that ground crews who fuel, maintain and launch those aircraft are also getting sick. Read story

Former Air Force officer gets prison term for Capitol attack

March 17, 2023, 12:46pm Politics

A retired Air Force officer who stormed the U.S. Capitol dressed in combat gear and carried zip-tie handcuffs into the Senate gallery was sentenced on Friday to two years in prison. Read story

FILE - Association of American Publishers President Pat Schroeder attends the AAP's 2004 general annual meeting in Washington on Feb. 26, 2004. Schroeder, a former Colorado representative and pioneer for women's and family rights in Congress, died Monday night, March 13, 2023, at the age of 82. Schroeder's former press secretary, Andrea Camp, said Schroeder suffered a stroke recently and died at a hospital in Florida, the state where she had been residing.

Former Rep. Pat Schroeder, pioneer for women’s rights, dies

FILE - Association of American Publishers President Pat Schroeder attends the AAP's 2004 general annual meeting in Washington on Feb. 26, 2004. Schroeder, a former Colorado representative and pioneer for women's and family rights in Congress, died Monday night, March 13, 2023, at the age of 82. Schroeder's former press secretary, Andrea Camp, said Schroeder suffered a stroke recently and died at a hospital in Florida, the state where she had been residing.

March 14, 2023, 8:13am Northwest

Former U.S. Rep. Pat Schroeder, a pioneer for women’s and family rights in Congress, has died. She was 82. Read story

FBI: Hate crimes showed another alarming rise in 2021

March 13, 2023, 5:00pm Nation & World

The number of hate crimes in the U.S. jumped again in 2021, continuing an alarming rise, according to FBI data released Monday. Read story

Sarah Bentley, second from left, leads songs at an International Women's Day Sit-In for Abortion Rights in the Texas State Capitol Rotunda, Wednesday, March 8, 2023, in Austin, Texas. Both abortion rights and anti-abortion protesters were present on the rotunda, speaking to curious passers-by, singing songs and occasionally chanting.

Abortion pill hearing made public after transparency concern

Sarah Bentley, second from left, leads songs at an International Women's Day Sit-In for Abortion Rights in the Texas State Capitol Rotunda, Wednesday, March 8, 2023, in Austin, Texas. Both abortion rights and anti-abortion protesters were present on the rotunda, speaking to curious passers-by, singing songs and occasionally chanting.

March 13, 2023, 3:49pm Politics

A judge is set to hear arguments this week in a lawsuit that poses a threat to the nationwide availability of medication abortion. The upcoming hearing became public Monday after reporting raised concerns that the case with major implications could unfold with little public oversight. Read story

Woody Guthrie’s family to Josh Hawley: Stop using his lyrics, insurrectionist

March 13, 2023, 9:30am Entertainment

Sen. Josh Hawley referenced Woody Guthrie last week when he sponsored a bill to prevent people associated with the Chinese Communist Party from owning U.S. farmland and called it the “This Land is Our Land Act.” Read story

Biden blames Trump deregulation for Silicon Valley Bank failure

March 13, 2023, 8:16am Business

President Joe Biden on Monday blamed the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and closure of Signature Bank on former President Trump’s 2018 decision to scrap some Obama-era banking regulations. Read story

Democratic Representative from New Hampshire Ann McLane Kuster (left) reacts as she speaks with Sgt. Aquilino Gonell of the US Capitol Police after he testified during the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the US Capitol adjourned their first hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on July 27, 2021.

Q&A: Chair of New Democrat Coalition seeks to bridge the congressional divide

Democratic Representative from New Hampshire Ann McLane Kuster (left) reacts as she speaks with Sgt. Aquilino Gonell of the US Capitol Police after he testified during the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the US Capitol adjourned their first hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on July 27, 2021.

March 12, 2023, 6:02am Politics

Rep. Ann McLane Kuster has been on the front lines of tight races, and over and over again she’s come out victorious. Read story