Abortion rights groups outspend opponents by more than 6 to 1 in ballot measure campaigns

Passan: A wild Game 1 more than lived up to the hype of this World Series

From a moonshot to fan interference to a walk-off grand slam, this game had it all.

Sports - ESPN - 3 days ago

Alabama man sentenced to more than 1 year for threats over Trump mug shot

An Alabama man was sentenced Tuesday to one year and nine months in prison for threatening a sheriff and a district attorney in Georgia over the jail mug shot of former President Donald Trump, ...

Trump is consistently inconsistent on abortion and reproductive rights

Donald Trump has been shifting his stances on abortion and reproductive rights

Health - ABC News - October 17

Democrats bet on abortion rights to fire up voters

Also in today’s newsletter, Trump takes a slim lead on the economy, according to our latest poll

World - Financial Times - 6 days ago

Harris calls attention to abortion rights in Michigan, Texas

One day after holding a rally with Beyoncé in Houston, Texas, focused on reproductive rights, Vice President Kamala Harris was in Michigan Saturday again campaigning on access to abortion, where ...

Hard-right Dutch government approves unprecedented package of measures to control migration

The hard-right Dutch government has announced tough measures aimed at reining in asylum requests

World - ABC News - 5 days ago

Middle East crisis live: US warns Israel it will withhold arms funding if Gaza aid doesn’t improve

US state department confirms reports that secretary of state and defense secretary warned Israel . See all our Middle East coverage here Israeli military strikes killed at least 40 ...

World - The Guardian - October 15

A Final Week of Campaigning, and Measured Words After Airstrikes on Iran

Plus, hear a long-lost Chopin waltz.

Top stories - The New York Times - 2 days ago

'Slot's more measured Liverpool pass biggest test yet'

Liverpool's "heavy metal" approach under Jurgen Klopp may be a thing of the past - but Arne Slot passed his first big test against Chelsea.

Mega-Donors Pour $8 Million Into Late Push Against N.Y. Abortion Measure

Opponents of the so-called Equal Rights Amendment have cast it as a broad attempt by Democrats to grant rights to transgender athletes and migrants.

Top stories - The New York Times - 4 days ago

Anti-Abortion Groups Have a Long To-Do List if Trump Wins

Activists on both sides say Trump could effectively ban abortion nationwide and establish fetal personhood, the longtime goal of the anti-abortion movement.

Top stories - The New York Times - 4 days ago

Citizens-only ballot measures make newly naturalized American voters feel on edge

For newly naturalized Americans voting for the first time, such a milestone is being marred by state ballot measures critics say are based on false narratives about noncitizens voting in large ...

Missouri sports betting ballot measure highlights national debate about tax rates

Missouri voters are considering whether to make the state the 40th jurisdiction to legalize sports betting

Sports - ABC News - 3 days ago

Judge dismisses lawsuit over old abortion rights ruling in Mississippi

A Mississippi judge has dismissed a lawsuit that challenged a potential conflict between a 2022 state law that bans most abortions and a 1998 state Supreme Court ruling that said abortion is ...

Health - ABC News - October 16

Harris stresses abortion rights and early voting in packed Atlanta rally

Thousands of supporters, including Usher, rally in battleground Georgia, as campaign focuses on early votes. Kamala Harris highlighted the threat to women’s reproductive rights and Donald Trump’s ...

World - The Guardian - October 20

Could anger over abortion rights swing the US election?

Democrats are betting that a backlash against increasingly prohibitive laws will help them win votes in key battleground states

Business - Financial Times - October 23

As Trump Campaigns, This Group Is Planning His Presidency

Also, the Los Angeles D.A. called for the Menendez Brothers to be resentenced. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.

Top stories - The New York Times - 5 days ago

Focus group: Voters who sat out 2020 consider their 2024 ballots

In the latest installment of NBC News' Deciders Focus Group series, voters who didn’t participate in the 2020 election discuss how memories of the Trump economy and the issue of abortion are ...

Politics - NBC News - 5 days ago

Ohio judge permanently blocks state's 6-week abortion ban

An Ohio county judge issued a permanent injunction Thursday blocking the state from enforcing its “heartbeat” abortion ban, the first time the entire law has been permanently blocked following the ...

Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago

Harris to interview with Fox News on Wednesday

Harris and Trump hold campaign events in battleground Pennsylvania.

Politics - NBC News - October 14

Florida health officials sued for censorship over abortion campaign ad

The citizen-led ballot initiative Floridians Protecting Freedom has filed a lawsuit against state health officials alleging political speech has been censored in the state. The Florida Department ...

Politics - The Hill - October 16

Harris will campaign in Texas to highlight state's abortion ban in a pitch to battleground voters

Vice President Kamala Harris plans to head to reliably Republican Texas just 10 days before Election Day to try to refocus her campaign against former President Donald Trump on reproductive care

Health - ABC News - October 22

Texas rally highlights Harris focus on abortion in closing days of campaign

Vice President Harris is leaning into abortion rights as a closing argument in the final days before the election, and will head to Texas this week to highlight the state as “ground zero of the ...

Politics - The Hill - October 22

DeSantis machine battles $100M 'yes' campaign in Florida’s abortion nail-biter

The campaign to pass a ballot measure enshrining abortion rights in Florida's Constitution has raked in cash in recent months, giving it a massive financial advantage over the opposition with days ...

Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago

Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6 Campaign Review

Treyarch's latest entry into the Call of Duty series uses creative mission design and its new omni-movement system to tell a fun but sometimes nonsensical story.

Tech - GameSpot - Yesterday

Israel ‘starting to implement’ north Gaza starvation plan, say rights groups

‘Generals’ Plan’ calls for closed military zone and evacuation, with those remaining treated as combatants and denied aid

Business - Financial Times - October 15

Human rights groups condemn EU summit with Saudi crown prince

Mohammed bin Salman attends Brussels meeting six years after the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. Human rights activists have condemned the EU’s decision to host the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin ...

World - The Guardian - October 16

Gun safety and pro-gun rights groups make battleground state push

Throughout the battleground states, gun safety advocates and pro-gun rights groups are both increasing efforts to turn out voters. CBS News correspondent Natalie Brand spoke to volunteers on both ...

How a rightwing machine stopped Arkansas’s ballot to roll back one of the strictest abortion bans

A Guardian investigation into the ballot’s demise reveals a confluence of rightwing actors working in parallel to ensure the measure was quashed before it ever reached voters. The day Roe died: ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Human rights groups urge Polish PM to shelve plan to suspend right to asylum

More than 60 NGOs including Holocaust memorial group tell Donald Tusk region’s volatility ‘doesn’t exempt us from humanity’. Human rights organisations and a Holocaust memorial group have urged the ...