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Abortion pills are gaining ground as a method for ending pregnancies, and opponents are responding
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As states that already ban abortion look to further restrict access this year, much of the focus is on pills sent by out-of-state providers.
A survey released last week helps explain the emphasis. It suggests that more women in states with bans obtained abortions last year using the pills prescribed via telehealth than by travel ... (full story)
Newly discovered photos show astronaut Neil Armstrong after the Gemini 8 emergency
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NEW YORK (AP) — Sixty years after Neil Armstrong barely survived an emergency in orbit around Earth on Gemini 8, never-before-seen photos of his heroic return have been donated to the Ohio museum that bears his name.
Quick thinking saved Armstrong and fellow astronaut David Scott, who ended the mission early with a splashd ... (full story)
The Pro Football Hall of Fame honors 3 assistant coaches with the award of excellence
CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Influential special teams coach Mike Westhoff, former San Francisco 49ers offensive line coach Bobb McKittrick and longtime defensive coach Ted Cottrell will be honored with the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Awards of Excellence for the 2026 class.
The Hall announced on March 23 that the three assis ... (full story)
Student loans to go to Treasury Department as Trump continues to dismantle Education Department
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Education Department is handing off a portion of its student loan portfolio to the Treasury Department, a first step toward shedding management of all student loans as Trump administration officials dismantle the federal education agency.
Under an agreement announced March 19, the Treasury Depart ... (full story)
Jury finds Elon Musk misled investors during Twitter purchase, absolves him of some fraud claims
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A jury has found Elon Musk liable for defrauding investors by deliberately driving down Twitter's stock price in the tumultuous months leading up to his 2022 acquisition of the social media company for $44 billion. But it absolved him of some fraud allegations, finding that he did not “scheme” ... (full story)