Texas abortion law may reach high court ruling looms for clinics
In Texas a federal appeals court upheld most of HB2 mandating clinic standards, threatening 18 clinics possibly down to seven. Center for Reproductive Rights seeks stay and Supreme Court review, arguing the rules target closures, not safety, with implications for Roe v. Wade era precedents nationwide. Jervis, USA TODAY Austin correspondent.
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Pope encyclical aimed at uniting global climate action
The encyclical, set for December in Paris with leaders from over 190 countries, seeks to cap warming below 2 C. It faces skepticism from some conservative Catholics, while scientists like Katharine Hayhoe and Michael Mann praise its moral framing and call for public outcry to spur policy change. The document will be unveiled by a trio including a cardinal, an Orthodox leader, and a climate scientist identified as an atheist.
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Beech Grove Walmart brawl figure faces child neglect charges
Amber Stephenson, 34, of Indianapolis, is charged with neglect of a dependent and contributing to the delinquency of a minor for allegedly engaging her 6 year old son in a June 4 Beech Grove Walmart fight. Police were dispatched at 10 32 p m after a verbal exchange escalated into a melee between Stephenson and Rebecca Mills.
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Tamir Rice shooting officer accounts released in probe
A 224 page report from Cuyahoga County prosecutor Tim McGinty reveals Timothy Loehmann and his partner disputed accounts after the Tamir Rice shooting. Investigators say Loehmann said he faced a gun but witnesses noted the teen’s BB gun looked real. The document, released to the Rice family, awaits grand jury action.
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