A federal court has allowed Tennessee to ban abortions as early as six weeks into pregnancy.
June 2022
Biden, NATO to beef up military presence amid Russian aggression
As a NATO summit opened in Spain, the president denounced Putin for trying to ‘wipe out’ Ukrainian culture.
‘Silicon Heartland’ boon for Ohio, but families mourn homes
Those who have called rural land home for generations are lamenting the loss of their property to a massive development project.
Instagram hides some posts that mention abortion
In some cases, it’s requiring users to confirm their age before letting them view posts offering information about the procedure.
Former candidate Eliot Cutler, facing child porn charges, sells Portland home
The former Maine gubernatorial candidate is free on bail after being charged with 4 counts of possession of sexually explicit material of a child under 12.
Whale entanglements drop, but remain major threat, government reports
Four of the 53 whales entangled in 2020 were North Atlantic right whales, which are in the midst of population decline due to recent years of high mortality and poor reproduction.
Stocks slide on Wall Street as inflation worries persist
The indexes got off to a solid start on Tuesday, but gains faded by midday on consumer confidence news.
Turkey lifts its objections to Sweden, Finland joining NATO
The impasse had clouded a leaders’ summit in Madrid amid Europe’s worst security crisis in decades.
U.S. consumer confidence slumps to lowest level in 16 months
Persistent inflation and rising interest rates have Americans as pessimistic as they’ve been about the future in almost a decade.
Serena Williams’ return ends with first-round loss at Wimbledon
Williams, who hadn’t played in a year, loses to 115th-ranked Harmony Tan in a third-set tiebreaker.