After Roe, the network of people who help others get abortions see themselves as ‘the underground’

NAMPA, Idaho — Waiting in a long post office line with the latest shipment of “abortion…

Marijuana backers eye proposed federal regulatory change as an aid to legalizing pot in more states

As the U.S. government moves toward reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug, there may be…

AP PHOTOS: South and Southeast Asian countries cope with a weekslong heat wave

South and Southeast Asian countries have been coping with a weekslong heat wave rendering record high…

A senior UN official says northern Gaza is now in ‘full-blown famine’

WASHINGTON — A top U.N. official said Friday that hard-hit northern Gaza was now in “full-blown…

Alabama court won’t revisit frozen embryo ruling

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Supreme Court on Friday declined to reconsider a controversial ruling that…

Safety lapses contributed to patient assaults at Oregon State Hospital, federal report says

Safety lapses at the Oregon State Hospital contributed to recent patient-on-patient assaults, a federal report on…

Court appearance for country star Morgan Wallen in chair-throwing case postponed until August

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — An initial hearing for country music star Morgan Wallen was postponed Friday until…

Arizona governor’s signing of abortion law repeal follows political fight by women lawmakers

PHOENIX — Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs’ signing of the repeal of a Civil War-era ban on…

E-waste is overflowing landfills. At one sprawling Vietnam market, workers recycle some of it

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — Dam Chan Nguyen saves dead and dying computers. When he…

Number of Americans applying for jobless claims remains historically low

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits was unchanged last week and remains historically low…