National
With Roe out the door, the next big abortion battle is already on the Supreme Court steps
When the conservative majority on the Supreme Court ruled that the right to abortion did not exist in the Constitution, they opened the door to questions about what rights do — or rather, in the case of a new petition before the court, whom they apply to.
DOJ appeals order to appoint special master for seized Trump records
The Department of Justice on Thursday appealed a federal judge’s decision to appoint a special master to review records seized from former President Donald Trump’s south Florida resort home.
Regional
‘Glimmer of hope’ for Los Angeles as homeless population increases only slightly over the last two years
The number of unhoused people living in Los Angeles has risen only slightly since 2020, according to officials from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, who announced the results of their annual homeless "point-in-time" count on Thursday.
Steve Bannon hit with state charges in NY for wall-building fundraiser fraud
A state prosecutor charged former Trump campaign strategist Steve Bannon on Thursday with six criminal counts related to a fraudulent fundraiser called We Build the Wall.
International
Queen Elizabeth, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, dead at 96
Queen Elizabeth II, the beloved British monarch, died Thursday at Balmoral Castle in Scotland at the age of 96. She was the longest-reigning monarch of the United Kingdom.
Blinken visits Kyiv, Ukraine northern offensive makes gains
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Thursday, a symbolic show of support for Ukraine that came on the same day that the White House pledged about $675 million more in military aid for the besieged country.
Scorching summer in Europe was hottest on record
The agency tasked with monitoring weather and climate for the European Union announced Thursday the continent experienced its hottest summer ever recorded this year.
French blood bank wrong to track sexual orientation of donors, rights court rules
Europe’s top rights court on Thursday sided with a man who was repeatedly turned away from donating blood in France after he refused to disclose information about his sex life nearly 20 years ago.
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