The trial, now in its second week of testimony, has exposed the underbelly of tabloid journalism practices and the protections, for a price, afforded to Trump during his successful run for president in 2016.
Erica Nitschke
Columnist
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Biden calls for order in nationwide campus unrest over war in Gaza
Tent encampments of protesters calling on universities to stop doing business with Israel or companies they say support the war in Gaza have spread across campuses nationwide.
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Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Florida’s 6-week abortion ban takes effect as doctors worry women will lose access to health care
The new ban has an exception for saving a woman’s life, as well as in cases involving rape and incest. But health care workers are still prevented from performing an abortion on a nonviable pregnancy that they know may become deadly.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Marjorie Taylor Greene vows to force vote on ousting Speaker Johnson
Johnson has come under heavy criticism from some Republicans for moving forward with aid for Ukraine as part of a $95 billion emergency spending package that passed this month.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
What marijuana reclassification means for the United States
Attorney General Merrick Garland recommends loosening restrictions on marijuana, a historic shift in federal drug policy.
Posted inNation & World
UCLA faces criticism for failure to act to stop attack on pro-Palestinian encampment
Tent encampments of protesters calling on universities to stop doing business with Israel or companies that support the war in Gaza have spread across the country in a student movement unlike any other in the 21st century.
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Mammograms should start at 40 to address rising breast cancer rates at younger ages, panel says
Breast cancer death rates have fallen as treatment continues to improve. But breast cancer is still the second-most common cause of cancer death for U.S. women.
Posted inNation & World
EPA bans toxic chemical widely used as paint stripper, known to cause cancer
Methylene chloride, also called dichloromethane, is a colorless liquid that emits a toxic vapor that has killed at least 88 workers since 1980, the EPA said.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Hush money trial judge raises threat of jail as he finds Trump violated gag order, fines him $9,000
After court adjourned, the former president called the gag order ‘totally unconstitutional.’
Posted inNation & World
Protesters in custody after Columbia University calls in police to end pro-Palestinian occupation
Officers have taken protesters into custody after Columbia University called in police to end the pro-Palestinian occupation on the New York campus.