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Arizona lawmakers vote to undo near-total abortion ban from 1864, with Gov. Hobbs expected to sign
By Anita Snow And Morgan Lee, The Associated Press on May 1st, 2024
PHOENIX (AP) – The Arizona Legislature approved a repeal of a long-dormant ban on nearly all abortions Wednesday, advancing the bill to Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs, who is expected to sign it. Two Republicans joined with Democrats in the Senate on the 16-14 vote in favor of repealing a Civil War-era ban on abortions that ... Read More »
1 responseArizona lawmakers vote to undo near-total abortion ban, with Gov. Katie Hobbs expected to sign
By Anita Snow, The Associated Press on May 1st, 2024
PHOENIX (AP) – The Arizona Legislature approved a repeal of a long-dormant ban on nearly all abortions Wednesday, advancing the bill to Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs, who is expected to sign it. Two Republicans joined with Democrats in the Senate on the 16-14 vote in favor of repealing a Civil War-era ban on abortions that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Arizona’s Democratic leaders get enough votes to repeal 19th century abortion ban
By Anita Snow, The Associated Press on May 1st, 2024
PHOENIX (AP) – Democrats in the Arizona Legislature made a final push Wednesday to repeal the state’s long-dormant ban on nearly all abortions, which a court said can be enforced. Voting wasn’t complete but the Senate had the 16 votes it needed to advance the bill. Fourteen Democrats in the Senate were joined by two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Active shooter ‘neutralized’ outside Wisconsin school, officials say, amid reports of shots, panic
By Todd Richmond, The Associated Press on May 1st, 2024
MOUNT HOREB, Wis. (AP) – Witnesses described children fleeing amid the sound of gunshots near a Wisconsin middle school where authorities said an active shooter was “neutralized” outside the building Wednesday. There were no reported injuries to those inside the school. Authorities in Mount Horeb said without giving details that the “alleged assailant” was harmed, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wisconsin school district says active shooter ‘neutralized’ outside middle school
By Todd Richmond, The Associated Press on May 1st, 2024
MOUNT HOREB, Wis. (AP) – A Wisconsin school district said an active shooter was “neutralized” outside a middle school in Mount Horeb on Wednesday, and no one inside the building was injured. Authorities said without giving details that the “alleged assailant” was harmed, and a witness said she had heard gunshots and seen children running. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wisconsin school district says person it called active shooter ‘neutralized’ outside middle school
By The Associated Press on May 1st, 2024
MOUNT HOREB, Wis. (AP) – A Wisconsin school district said a person it described as an active shooter was outside a middle school in Mount Horeb on Wednesday but the threat was “neutralized” and no one inside the building was injured. There was no immediate report of any shots fired and the district said in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UCLA cancels classes after violence erupts on campus over the war in Gaza
By Stefanie Dazio, Ethan Swope, Jake Offenhartz And Joseph B. Frederick, The Associated Press on May 1st, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Dueling groups of protesters clashed overnight at the University of California, Los Angeles, shoving, kicking and beating each other with sticks after pro-Israel demonstrators tried to pull down barricades surrounding a pro-Palestinian encampment. Hours earlier, police burst into a building occupied by anti-war protesters at Columbia University, breaking up a demonstration ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mayor says about 300 arrested in crackdowns on pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia and City College
By Stefanie Dazio, Ethan Swope, Jake Offenhartz And Joseph B. Frederick, The Associated Press on May 1st, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – New York City Mayor Eric Adams says about 300 people were arrested in police crackdowns on pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University and City College. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below. LOS ANGELES (AP) – Dueling groups of protesters clashed Wednesday at the University of California, Los ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dueling protesters clash at UCLA hours after police clear pro-Palestinian demonstration at Columbia
By Stefanie Dazio, Ethan Swope, Jake Offenhartz And Joseph B. Frederick, The Associated Press on May 1st, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Dueling groups of protesters clashed Wednesday at the University of California, Los Angeles, grappling in fistfights and shoving, kicking and using sticks to beat one another. Hours earlier, police burst into a building at Columbia University that pro-Palestinian protesters took over and broke up a demonstration that had paralyzed the school ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dueling protesters clash at UCLA after police clear pro-Palestinian demonstration at Columbia
By Stefanie Dazio, Ethan Swope, Jake Offenhartz And Joseph B. Frederick, The Associated Press on May 1st, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Dueling groups of protesters clashed Wednesday at the University of California, Los Angeles, grappling in fistfights and shoving, kicking and using sticks to beat one another. Hours earlier, police burst into a building at Columbia University that pro-Palestinian protesters took over and broke up a demonstration that had paralyzed the school ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Protesters clash at UCLA after police clear pro-Palestinian demonstrators from Columbia University
By Stefanie Dazio, Ethan Swope, Jake Offenhartz And Joseph B. Frederick, The Associated Press on May 1st, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Dueling groups of protesters clashed Wednesday at the University of California, Los Angeles, grappling in fistfights and shoving, kicking and using sticks to beat one another. Hours earlier, police carrying riot shields burst into a building at Columbia University that pro-Palestinian protesters took over and broke up a demonstration that had ... Read More »
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