Day: April 21, 2023

Florida man charged in Alabama cold case after 8 years

10:53 pm April 21, 2023

Alabama law enforcement officials said Friday they’ve arrested a man accused of murder, eight years after the victim was reported missing from a Florida city. The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office in Alabama said Decody Herring, 32, was charged with the murder of Devin Kennedy of Pensacola, Florida. Kennedy was 22 at the time of his […]

Vermont Gov. Scott signs bill raising marriage age to 18 into law

10:52 pm April 21, 2023

A new Vermont law that raises the eligibility age for marriage to 18 takes effect in July. VERMONT SENATE PASSES BILL RAISING MARRIAGE AGE TO 18 Republican Gov. Phil Scott signed the legislation on Thursday, making Vermont the eighth state in the country to end child marriage. Supporters said it will reduce domestic violence and […]

Supreme Court preserves full access to medical abortion pill mifepristone

10:48 pm April 21, 2023

After delaying its decision earlier this week, the Supreme Court on Friday ruled that full access to the abortion pill mifepristone can continue as a lawsuit works its way through the lower federal courts. Mifepristone was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2000, and its use has been deregulated in recent years. […]

White House does not plan to evacuate all Americans in Sudan

10:14 pm April 21, 2023

The Pentagon has deployed forces and is developing options to assist in the possible evacuation of U.S. Embassy personnel from Sudan, but the White House said Friday there are no plans for now for a broader pullout of the potentially thousands of other Americans from the African country where warring factions are in a violent […]

Montana transgender lawmaker censured after ‘hate-filled testimony’ while debating bill

10:11 pm April 21, 2023

A transgender lawmaker in Montana was censured Thursday after she was accused of presenting a “hate-filled testimony” while debating a bill that would ban transgender medical care for minors. State Rep. Zooey Zephyr, a Democrat, had a message for those who voted in favor of the bill banning transgender medical care for minors. “The only […]