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Missouri Supreme Court weighs fate of amendment to restore abortion rights

Missouri Supreme Court weighs fate of amendment to restore abortion rights

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Whether Missouri voters get a chance weigh in on legalizing abortion is now up to state Supreme Court judges, who on Tuesday heard arguments in a case about Republican infighting that has stalled the amendment's progress.
US soldier who fled to North Korea had served 2 months in South Korea prison on assault charge

US soldier who fled to North Korea had served 2 months in South Korea prison on assault charge

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — An American soldier who had served nearly two months in a South Korean prison, fled across the heavily armed border into North Korea , U.S.
Man arrested on Capitol riot charges after prison sentence for white nationalist march in Virginia

Man arrested on Capitol riot charges after prison sentence for white nationalist march in Virginia

A man who served a prison term for joining torch-toting white nationalists in marching through the University of Virginia's campus in 2017 has been arrested on charges that he stormed the U.S. Capitol and attacked police officers.
Virginia NAACP demands to see governor's criteria for restoring voting rights to felons

Virginia NAACP demands to see governor's criteria for restoring voting rights to felons

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia NAACP on Tuesday called on Gov.
Guyana government reaches settlement with parents in dormitory fire that killed 20 children

Guyana government reaches settlement with parents in dormitory fire that killed 20 children

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana’s government says it will pay $25,000 to parents of each of the 20 children burned to death in a fire at a state-run high school in May, as part of a settlement to avoid any further claims in the case.
Pilot dies as small plane crashes into unoccupied home in New Mexico

Pilot dies as small plane crashes into unoccupied home in New Mexico

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A pilot has died after a small propeller plane crashed in an empty New Mexico home shortly after takeoff Tuesday, authorities said.
A 'person of interest' is being held in Oregon deaths of 4 women after governor revokes commutation

A 'person of interest' is being held in Oregon deaths of 4 women after governor revokes commutation

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A man considered a person of interest in the deaths of four women whose bodies were found in northwestern Oregon is being held in a state prison after Gov.
Pennsylvania prosecutor asks the state to take over the probe into a homicide suspect's jail escape

Pennsylvania prosecutor asks the state to take over the probe into a homicide suspect's jail escape

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Israeli protesters block highways, train stations as Netanyahu moves ahead with judicial overhaul

Israeli protesters block highways, train stations as Netanyahu moves ahead with judicial overhaul

JERUSALEM (AP) — Tens of thousands of protesters on Tuesday blocked highways and train stations and massed in central Tel Aviv during a day of countrywide demonstrations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious judicial overhaul plan.
Fargo police officer's funeral scheduled; 2 other officers remain hospitalized after shooting

Fargo police officer's funeral scheduled; 2 other officers remain hospitalized after shooting

Funeral services have been scheduled for the Fargo, North Dakota, police officer killed in a shooting that also left two other officers injured. The funeral service for Jake Wallin, 23, is set for 10:30 a.m.