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Under Trump, a Wink and a Nod at Anti-Abortion Violence
By undermining the FACE Act, Trump gives anti-abortion activists tacit permission to break laws.The New York Times - 12h -
Pentagon scrubs Biden-era abortion travel policy
The Pentagon has struck a Biden administration policy of covering travel costs for service members and their dependents who must cross state lines to receive abortions and other reproductive care, ...The Hill - 21h -
The Southport Killer Was Fixated on Extreme Violence. But Was it Terrorism?
Axel Rudakubana, who killed three girls in a stabbing spree at a dance class, was obsessed with violence but had no known ideology. His case has led to calls for a rethink of counterterror strategy.The New York Times - 1d -
Kennedy grilled by Senate Democrats on vaccines and abortion
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump's controversial nominee for Health and Human Services Secretary, attempted to recast his record as a vaccine skeptic as he faced tough questions from Senate ...NBC News - 1d -
RFK Jr. pushed to explain changing abortion position
Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-New Hampshire) brought up Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s past comments on abortion during his Senate confirmation hearing to be President Trump's secretary of Health and Human ...CBS News - 2d -
Extreme violence is impossible to understand but we must try
The Axel Rudakubana case shows the importance of the government looking beyond ideologyFinancial Times - 3d -
Trump bans funding for groups that aid abortion overseas
President Trump signed an order reinstating what's known as the Mexico City Policy. Critics say it will cut funding essential for health care in developing nations.CBS News - 6d -
Trump signs actions curtailing federal funding for abortion
President Trump on Friday took a pair of actions to limit U.S. government funding for abortions, reversing some of the Biden administration's efforts to increase access to the procedure. Trump ...The Hill - 6d -
Trump Reinstates Longstanding Republican Anti-Abortion Policy
The move came after he addressed thousands of abortion opponents in Washington to mark the 52nd anniversary of the Supreme Court’s 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade.The New York Times - 6d -
Cecile Richards, Abortion-Rights Powerhouse, Dies at 67
The activist modernized Planned Parenthood and transformed the organization into a formidable political player.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 24 -
March for Life: Abortion Opponents Raise Their Ambitions
The March for Life on Friday will bring together a movement invigorated by some early moves of the second Trump administration.The New York Times - Jan. 24 -
House Republicans pass 'born-alive' abortion bill
House Republicans on Thursday passed their version of a “born-alive” abortion bill one day after Democrats blocked the Senate version from advancing. The bill requires health care practitioners to ...The Hill - Jan. 23 -
Colombian drug gang violence kills 60 people
Attacks between guerrilla groups have also seen thousands displaced from the country's Catatumbo region.BBC News - Jan. 19 -
Baltimore sees sustained reduction in gun violence amid robust anti-violence efforts
Baltimore is seeing a sustained reduction in gun violence and city leaders believe investments in robust anti-violence efforts are finally paying offABC News - Jan. 19 -
Spain Overhauls Domestic Violence System After Criticism
Spain uses an algorithm to score how likely a domestic violence victim is to be abused again. A Times investigation last year identified flaws in the system.The New York Times - Jan. 17 -
Spain Overhauls Domestic Violence System After Criticism
Spain uses an algorithm to score how likely a domestic violence victim is to be abused again. A Times investigation last year identified flaws in the system.The New York Times - Jan. 17 -
Pakistan’s bet on Taliban backfires as violence surges
Islamabad had deadliest year in almost a decade following rise in terror attacksFinancial Times - Jan. 17 -
North Carolina governor announces new abortion protections
Democratic North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein issued an executive order Thursday that he believes will further protect reproductive health care access across the state. The order directs Cabinet ...The Hill - Jan. 16 -
House Passes Bill to Deport Immigrants Convicted of Violence Against Women
Scores of Democrats joined Republicans in approving the measure, even though existing law already allows immigrants with contested legal status who are convicted of sex crimes to be deported.The New York Times - Jan. 16 -
Gazans express joy and cautious optimism — but the violence isn't over yet
Palestinians wept as they took to the streets across Gaza to celebrate the news that, after 15 months of airstrikes, Israel and Hamas had agreed a ceasefire deal.NBC News - Jan. 16 -
More than a million Haitians forced from their homes amid gang violence
UN agency says more than half of the displaced people are children, as gang attacks see upswing in Port-au-Prince. More than 1 million people have been forced from their homes in Haiti amid a ...The Guardian - Jan. 14 -
Vance says Capitol rioters guilty of violence should not be pardoned
Incoming vice-president makes remarks on Fox News, but later says pardons still remain a possibility for some people. Donald Trump supporters who carried out violence during the US Capitol ...The Guardian - Jan. 13 -
Delta flight evacuated on tarmac after takeoff aborted
Delta Flight 2668 was traveling from Atlanta to Minneapolis-St. Paul when it suspended takeoff after "an indication of an engine issue," the airline said.ABC News - Jan. 10 -
‘If you are black, you are finished’: the ethnically targeted violence raging in Sudan
Refugees tell of attacks on darker-skinned people and non-Arab groups by Rapid Support Forces and its allies in Darfur. Husna Ibrahim Arbab had already lost her son in the early days of Sudan’s ...The Guardian - Jan. 10 -
Exiled Mozambique leader returns after months of violence in bid for power
Venâncio Mondlane holds ‘inauguration’ at airport amid fears that deadly stand-off with ruling party could destabilise regionFinancial Times - Jan. 9 -
Mozambique opposition leader returns after post-election violence
Venâncio Mondlane went into self-imposed exile after disputed elections in October, saying he feared being assassinated. Mozambique’s opposition leader, Venâncio Mondlane, has returned to the ...The Guardian - Jan. 9 -
Malawi sees influx of refugees from post-election violence in Mozambique
Marauding gangs and political unrest since October’s polls have driven thousands of Mozambicans across the border into Malawi, despite its drought, food and fuel shortages. On a sunny Saturday ...The Guardian - Jan. 8 -
Abortion Pills Prescribed by Pharmacists Are Newest Effort in Abortion Fight
Washington State’s program is the first, but other states are expected to try allowing pharmacists to prescribe the pills to counter growing efforts to curtail abortion access.The New York Times - Jan. 7 -
Death toll of Haiti gang violence rose to 5,600 in 2024, UN says
UN Human Rights Office adds that 2,200 were injured and nearly 1,500 kidnapped as international mission struggles. More than 5,600 people were reported killed in Haiti last year, the UN has said, ...The Guardian - Jan. 7 -
2024 election certification goes smoothly without violence or disruption
Congress certified President-elect Donald Trump as the winner of the 2024 presidential election on Monday. The ceremonial process took less than an hour, without disruption or challenges, in stark ...CBS News - Jan. 6 -
Trump's continuing effort to downplay Jan. 6 violence as 'day of love'
Monday marks the fourth anniversary of the violent events of Jan. 6, 2021 -- a day President-elect Donald Trump has continually tried to recast as a "day of love."ABC News - Jan. 6 -
Pelosi says violence of Jan. 6 Capitol attack 'didn't end that day'
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Sunday that the violence of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol “didn’t end that day.” “It didn't end that day,” Pelosi told CBS News’s ...The Hill - Jan. 5 -
Nancy Pelosi says violence of Jan. 6 "didn't end that day"
As Congress readies for the joint session to count the Electoral College votes four years after President-elect Donald Trump's supporters stormed U.S. Capitol, House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi ...CBS News - Jan. 5 -
Germany debates menace of ‘firework bombs’ after New Year’s violence
Deaths and clashes with police mar celebrations, with officials calling for tougher curbs on use of powerful fireworksFinancial Times - Jan. 3 -
New Year's attacks stoke fears of political violence
A pair of fatal attacks on New Year's Day have reignited concerns over political violence in the U.S. after an election already marked by multiple assassination attempts. The same day a Tesla ...The Hill - Jan. 3 -
Evening Report — Nation on edge after New Year's Day violence
{beacon} Evening Report © AP Photo/Gerald Herbert Security heightened nationally after New Year's attack THE NATION IS ON EDGE after two shocking instances of violence on New Year’s Day in New ...The Hill - Jan. 2 -
12:30 Report — FBI investigates New Year's Day violence
{beacon} 12:30 REPORT Happy New Year — and welcome to 2025! It’s officially that season when most of us still accidentally write 2024 on everything (or is that just me?) We also just exited the era ...The Hill - Jan. 2 -
Subway Violence Stubbornly Defies All Efforts to Quell It
A string of attacks has riders devising their own strategies to stay safe, even after years of official efforts to make New York’s vital transportation system secure.The New York Times - Jan. 2 -
Naples, Italy: A Popular Tourist Destination Suffering from Violence and Unemployment
The southern Italian city has become fashionable for tourists, models and actors in a social media age. Yet it remains merciless for many of its youth.The New York Times - Jan. 2