Day: April 1, 2024

Ohio law banning nearly all abortions now invalid after referendum, attorney general says

11:57 pm April 1, 2024

A 2019 law banning most abortions in Ohio is unconstitutional following an abortion referendum last year, the state’s Republican attorney general said in a court filing Monday. The filing comes after abortion clinics asked a Hamilton County judge to throw out the law since Ohio voters decided to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution […]

Polygamous sect leader pleads guilty in scheme to orchestrate sexual acts involving children

11:52 pm April 1, 2024

PHOENIX (AP) — The leader of an offshoot polygamous sect near the Arizona-Utah border has pleaded guilty to conspiring to transport underage girls across state lines in what authorities say was a yearslong scheme to orchestrate sexual acts involving children. Samuel Bateman also pleaded guilty on Monday in U.S. District Court in Phoenix to conspiring […]

Sami Michael, Iraqi-born and award-winning Israeli author and activist, dies at 97

11:50 pm April 1, 2024

JERUSALEM (AP) — Sami Michael, an award-winning Iraqi-Israeli author who was known for writing poignantly about oppressed minorities and the challenges faced by Jews from Arab countries, died on Monday. He was 97. His characters, who were often Arabic-speaking Jews like himself, opened a window into the particular pains and challenges faced by Mizrahi Jews […]

Squatters occupy $500K home mistakenly built on wrong lot, and now developer is suing land’s true owner

11:05 pm April 1, 2024

A Hawaii property owner is getting sued after finding out a half-million dollar house was accidentally built on her land. The legal quagmire has attracted squatters to the house, according to a neighbor who spoke to local news. “You already make a mistake, and then you build on my land without my permission. And then […]

Netanyahu announces Al Jazeera will no longer be allowed to broadcast from Israel

11:00 pm April 1, 2024

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Monday that Qatar-based news station Al Jazeera would no longer be allowed to broadcast from Israel due to a measure shutting down media outlets deemed a “security risk.” “Al Jazeera has harmed Israel’s security, actively participated in the October 7 massacre, and incited against IDF soldiers. It’s time to […]

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