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Today in History: June 26, Berlin Airlift begins

Jun. 26, 2024 00:20 AM EDT

Today in History Today is Wednesday, June 26, the 178th day of 2024. There are 188 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: In 1948, the Berlin Airlift began in earnest after the Soviet Union cut off land and water routes to the isolated western sector...

Brazil’s Supreme Court decriminalizes possession of marijuana for personal use

Jun. 25, 2024 22:22 PM EDT

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s Supreme Court on Tuesday voted to decriminalize possession of marijuana for personal use, making the nation one of Latin America’s last to do so, in a move that could reduce its massive prison population. With final votes cast on Tuesday, a...

Judge blocks Michigan's abortion waiting period, 2 years after voters approved abortion rights

Jun. 25, 2024 18:37 PM EDT

DETROIT (AP) — A judge on Tuesday blocked Michigan's 24-hour waiting period for abortions, saying it conflicts with a 2022 voter-approved amendment to the state constitution that guarantees abortion rights. The waiting period “forces needless delay on patients after they are able...

Editorial Roundup: Missouri

Jun. 25, 2024 12:06 PM EDT

St. Louis Post-Dispatch. June 23, 2024. Editorial: Gun sanity briefly prevails at the U.S. Supreme Court. (Now do Missouri.) The Supreme Court on Friday issued the kind of ruling that would once have been viewed as so obvious as to be unnecessary: Yes, the court said,...

Today in History: June 25, Korean War begins

Jun. 25, 2024 00:26 AM EDT

Today in History Today is Tuesday, June 25, the 177th day of 2024. There are 189 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 25, 1950, war broke out in Korea as forces from the communist North invaded the South. Also on this date: ...

Today in History: June 25, Korean War begins

Jun. 25, 2024 00:11 AM EDT

Today in History Today is Tuesday, June 25, the 177th day of 2024. There are 189 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 25, 1950, war broke out in Korea as forces from the communist North invaded the South. Also on this date: ...

Is Trump shielded from criminal charges as an ex-president? A nation awaits word from Supreme Court

Jun. 24, 2024 20:04 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the coming days, the Supreme Court will confront a perfect storm mostly of its own making: a trio of decisions stemming directly from the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Within days of each other, if not hours, the justices are expected to rule on...

Tennessee is sued over law that criminalizes helping minors get abortions without parental approval

Jun. 24, 2024 18:29 PM EDT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — As Tennessee prepares to become the second U.S. state to enact a ban against adults helping minors get an abortion without parental permission, a state Democratic lawmaker and reproductive rights activist on Monday filed a legal challenge alleging the statute is...

Supreme Court won't hear case claiming discrimination in Georgia Public Service Commission elections

Jun. 24, 2024 17:24 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court won't hear a case challenging Georgia's system of electing utility regulators statewide, a decision likely to clear the way for resuming elections to the Georgia Public Service Commission. The high court on Monday rejected claims that the power...

On the anniversary of the fall of Roe, Democrats lay the blame for worsening health care on Trump

Jun. 24, 2024 15:52 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is using the second anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe v. Wade to argue that Donald Trump is “guilty” of rolling back women's freedoms and setting off a nationwide health care crisis. Harris said Monday...